You should be able to use any OEM CD of Win XP to reinstall the OS as long 
as the computer has a valid COA and license (key code).
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Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 6:54 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Should I format?


> My daughter gave me her old  HP Compaq nc6120 using WinXP Sp 2 with 37.24
> GB ...  She left some of the  stuff you need to run it and made me a 
> wireless
> connection for me.  It is  very slow.... though.  It took me 4 hours to do
> a scan disk and 5 hours to  defrag.
>
> I dont know whether to keep it and format, then putting my  own WinXP on
> there or if MS would allow me to use my CD.  If so, would  it still be 
> slow?
> I'm sure the HP is at least 6 or 7 years old.   Harriet
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