Ok Well heres the story plain and simple..... My Pc Crashed, I lost my back up disk, Went to a Pc Shop got a Copy of Home Edition SP2 now when I try to activate my Pc I cant. My Pc originally came with SP1 and so yeah... I have 30 days to activate my Windows.... I guess my Key was for SP1 and Being Sp2 it dosnt reconize it? So what are my options BESIDES calling micr0$0Ft..... cuz I Will prolly get some Foregin non-english speaking person Title Edited - Please follow new forum rules from now on -- Martin L