The compaq install should not require a key nor activation, just as a
Dell install on Dell hardware does not require a key or activation.
There should be a valid Compaq key on a sticker on the side of the machine.
Jim Edwards wrote:
a coworker had two computers infected with who know what. Anyway I asked
for the boxes and ALL disks. Didn't see the compaq reinstall disk so i
used the dell.
Now what do I need to do to get the compaq valid key in this bitch to
get it activeated? Calling MS is a waste.