Windows home edition key won’t work

If anybody could help it would be appreciated.
I downloaded Windows xp home edition sp3 to my desktop. When I try to enter the key that is on the sticker on the side of my pc it is telling me that the key is incorrect.
What can I do?
Answer #1
Windows XP Home OEM: removed-Bounce
Windows XP Home Retail: removed-Bounce
Enjoy!
28 day warning for posting serials.Read the rules please-Bounce
Answer #2
Thanks for the help but it is comeing up as unauthorized now when I entered the OEM key
Answer #3
Could you be a tad more specific,What exact message do you get?
Have you tried the retail key too?
Answer #4
I tried the retail key and it said incorrect key. Then tried the OEM key and it seemed to work but came up with a message to say that it was not an authorised key
I’ve just restarted the desktop and I wasn’t asked to enter the key so maybe it’s ok now.
Thanks again for the help
Answer #5
So now it’s coming up with a window
Let’s activate Windows
I clicked yes to activate it
Then I get a winsow Register with Microsoft
I hit no I don’t want to register let’s just activate windows
Now I get the message
The product key is unauthorised. Activation cannot be completed until a valid key is entered
There is a message number 45090 at the bottom of the window
Answer #6
Dude you can’t activate your windows with a pirated serial key!
You’d have to use an activation crack for that,Get this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?lbom88axbrzf9rc
Password: 22224F4F
Extract and use AntiWPA,If it wont work then try WPAKILL.
Do note that this may be picked up by your antivirus due to the way it works but it’s 100% clean. Better
disable it before using. Other then activation better also
get the windows genuine advantage crack so you could
update it:
http://www.google.com?t=2354964&start=0
Answer #7
Thanks for all the help Roberto
Actually realised I entered the key on the sticker wrong. There is a piece of the sticker scratched off.
Tried a few different possibilities and one worked