My laptop has got several problems all pointing to needing a reinstall. Its genuine - and I can extract the key from the registry.
But where can I get a copy of XP Professional to install? A bit reluctant to use torrents, but would be over the moon if someone could point me to a genuine iso.
For a laptop, you may have to buy a replacement disc from the manufacturer. Many laptop vendors use custom ISO's for many of their models and the original key you got will only work with their custom ISO. I would contact them first.
Genuine and iso in the same phrase are a difficult catch for windows xp on the internet. Try for a used cheap retail copy on Ebay :)
Depending on where you work, you might check with your IT department. I ran into a similar issue with Vista a little while back, explained that I had a legitimate key (shoot, I think I even brought my laptop in to show them), and they were happy to burn a copy for me.
Each IT department will handle this in their own way, but it never hurts to ask.
