authentication problem

I purchased a tower with Windows XP in Dec 06 to replace one running Windows
95 that crashed. My son was using it for games on disks and it was working
well for that. Then he got a new computer and we put the other one to use to
surf the net. The problem is that I have found out it was a pirated copy of
Windows XP and I of course cannot get any updates at all. Is there any way I
can use this computer - I don't want to spend a lot of money on it as I will
probably be replacing it with a new laptop in about 6 months. Is there
anything I can do in the meantime that would be a cheap fix - it is
incredibly slow. I put in a USB wireless adaptor to run off my DSL router
but it is painfully slow.
thanks.

In order to resolve your non-genuine licensing issue, please visit: www.microsoft.com/genuine
and click on "Validate Windows". When validation fails, you'll see a button to click on which will
provide information on your options which include how to acquire a WGA Kit.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Judy" wrote:

I purchased a tower with Windows XP in Dec 06 to replace one running Windows
95 that crashed. My son was using it for games on disks and it was working
well for that. Then he got a new computer and we put the other one to use to
surf the net. The problem is that I have found out it was a pirated copy of
Windows XP and I of course cannot get any updates at all. Is there any way I
can use this computer - I don't want to spend a lot of money on it as I will
probably be replacing it with a new laptop in about 6 months. Is there
anything I can do in the meantime that would be a cheap fix - it is
incredibly slow. I put in a USB wireless adaptor to run off my DSL router
but it is painfully slow.
thanks.