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xp install help?

ok so i have an xp pro tag on my net-vista and every time i try to install using it it says it is not veiled and i cant get threw install with out it   

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Jan 12, 2010. 8:06 PMMahavishnuMan says:
If you have an XP Pro tag, that means it was factory installed with XP Pro.  That key will only work in the OEM version of XP supplied by the manufacturer (and not with a retail XP disc).
Jan 13, 2010. 7:14 AMMahavishnuMan says:
It'll install, but an OEM key (like the one on the tag) will not authorize a retail copy of XP; after 30 days, you'll get locked out.  If you used the retail key, you have nothing to worry about (unless, of course, it's registered to another computer).
Jan 12, 2010. 11:32 AMRe-design says:
Are you saying the message says "not valid"?  If so then the key code you're typing in is incorrect.  Are you sure you are typing it in right?

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