XP needs reactivating.

[colin magpie]

I am running an old XP as a secondary unit and the dvd/cd died so I replaced it. The unit will not run windows past bootup. Window says it needs reactivating. I am aware that if some hardware is changed, it is likely to cause this problem, but how do I get around it?? The BIOS does not seem to offer a safe boot mode (??) I still have the product Key set. I followed the offered recommended method to reactivate but it is not connected to phoneline of internet. Yep I need assistance.

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