Other than suspecting bigger is better I don't get this 32bit/64bit stuff, I'm guessing I've always been on 32bit anyway.
Other than a plaything installed within Windows I'm flicking ubuntu because it's just too hard to use, typical example... compare installing Google Earth in ubuntu & XP, it's like chalk & cheese.
The way I see it my options are...
1) Go with a clean XP install from you. (preferred)
2) Clone my old HDD on to my new one. (do you have any exp in this?)
3) Refit my old HDD (XP) and grab the serial number off it then use that number on my pirated XP pro disk.
It seems to me that the black list of numbers is within SP2 because my pirate disk installs & runs fine until I run SP2 on it.
I reckon they're robbers, I've already paid for XP Pro. (I think) LOL!
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