WinXP Pro+Activation Key?

The key is actually not legal. The license for Windows XP does not allow you to transfer that operating system to another computer. When you junked your Dell, you lost the right to use that copy of Windows XP.

While the the actual key may be legal, it is probably not the right "type" of key. If it was the same key that you originally had on your laptop, it is OEM. An OEM key is not valid for use in a virtual environment.

In addition, without the OEM recovery software that loads the OS, which initially came with the laptop, that key won't work.

Here's why. The XP Serial numbers are not interchangeable between OS types. OEM number won't work if used in conjunction with a retail CD and a retail number won't work with OEM software. Volume license keys won't work with either of those two either.

The key is an OEM key. It's tied to the original hardware and can't be transferred to another machine.

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