Posted January 10, 200619 yr I made this thread alrady in another forum but it was deleted. Listen, I need some help here, you guys can come in a say "lol noob" all you like, because I don't give a shit. Basicly, I built my own PC and installed my friends Windows XP Professional with key code and everything. I need to update and I'm getting this bullshit message: http://img350.imageshack.us/img350/5917/untitled6on.png I've tried that thing where you paste "javascript: etc" but I still get the error. I can't click "Manage Add-ons" in IE because I don't have SP2. Help would be appreciated.
January 10, 200619 yr Author If I do get another key, what will I do with it? I've already installed Windows...would have have to re-install it?
January 10, 200619 yr no the same thing happened to me jsut a couple of months ago. what happened what that i had two copys of xp, one sp2 and the other a verison of xp not even sp1 which was the first release of xp in 2002. i installed the first version by accident and relaixed that after everything was on my comp. i could not download the updates since i needed to install sp2 and it kept giving me an error abour a fake cd key, which was because the xp was not sp1 but a prior release. i dont know if this was your problem with sp2 trying to install but if you don't have sp1, your problem might be similar and youll have to do without updates. (in the past they have screwed up my cracked progs anyway) If the probem is that it is a crakced verison of xp then youll have to either get another key and try it or dl sp2 and create a new os. i think there is a way to put the xp os on your drive without repartitioning your whole other xp and having to reisntall the programs. this might onyl be for the new vista beta though, 5270.
January 11, 200619 yr your going to need a new copy of windows and a new key. I am assuming your friend has an OLD version (pre-SP2) and his is probably bootlegged also. So no activation is required. Windows update does a activation check now so if you aren't legit you cannot update. You are going to need a new key and to reinstall with that key. If you are getting a new key just get the new copy of windows with it. If you boot offa the CD you have a choice to install another version or overwrite the old version or clean format and reinstall(i.e. delete partition and reinstall). If you dont have any of the updates I would clean install anyway and do all the updates first before the programs because installying a ton of updates now will prolly jack up your system and bog it down or make some programs unstable. I have had this same problem and have looked for hacked servicepacks and updates that I could possibly install but to no avail. This was for my g/f's brothers computer. He had to buy a new copy in the end. If you just want javascript then just download firefox or some other browser.
January 12, 200619 yr havent heard about the update check for the key but i have heard about windows having an install patch with windows updates since if you install the update, people who have cracked versions, can't dl updates. you can get around that thouhg by copying and pasting a commnad into your browser for javascript which disables it and lets you upadte agian. and yeah sittin sideways was right about installing corporate which is what i have but just can't update because of my "prior" 2002 verison of xp. im probably just going to overwrite my partition or some shit later when i have time. and yeah pm me if you want a valid corporate key. or just dl sp2 corp.
January 12, 200619 yr Author The Javascript thing doesn't work. Also this copy of Windows is legit, my friend got it from his work, he's the boss there, so it has been installed on many computers.
January 12, 200619 yr yeah if you have to change your cd key you can find a key changer for xp which is what i have instead of reinstalling the whole thing. you can also reinstall xp sp2 on your partition without getting rid of your programs or files by overwriting the partition that sp1 or the "prior verison" is on. pm me for the key changer as i see that is your onyl option besides overwriting the partition which i would recommend you do if you still must have the updates.
January 25, 200619 yr Author Sorry for bumping but I still can't update Windows to SP2. I really need help.
January 26, 200619 yr try extracting the setup using winrar, that how I got mediaplayer to install without a valid key.
January 26, 200619 yr change CD key, use the thing that's on the front page here (@ http://www.myg0t.com), and download SP2. teh edn.
January 26, 200619 yr I believe changing CD key isnt needed.. I also had the same thing. I could update untill SP2 with the javascript void code pasted in the line, but the SP2 installer seems to have its own checker. I installed 'Trixie' for that purpose and that worked. I believe further explaining of that is in the thread about this matter in news section.
January 26, 200619 yr Author I've tried Trixie, and I still got the error. I had the script fin and ticked the box. This isn't tech support, stfu and gtfo. no u
