Originally Posted by
BigLar
I'm sure a lot of you have gone through the process of installing a new OS (XP in this case): put the CD in, do a format, and let 'er go. In most cases, before you get too far along, it asks you for the registration number (off the COA sticker) and if you don't have a good one, it stops.
XP is certainly not a "new" OS.

It's already End of Life. Support for it ends early next year.