Description

 both a VALID key and the XP SP3 update have been integrated into the cd..

make sure that in ur bios settings, the boot order is first cd and then hdd


-----DRIVERS-----

drivers not included... get them from the "drivers cd" that came w/ ur computer AND/OR go to the following links

i recommend downloading the drivers from the internet b/c the cd probably has outdated drivers and stuff

----COMPUTER MANUFACTURER (these USUALLY have very crappy/outdated drivers for graphics/video cards and other pieces of important hardware, but the links are good for identification of your computer's hardware at least..)

dell           http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/

hp             http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

asus           http://support.asus.com/download/

ibm/lenovo     http://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/pc/

----GRAPHICS/VIDEO CARD

nvidia         http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx

ati            http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.HTML

omega (3rd party nvid/ati drivers that work better for gaming)
               http://www.omegadrivers.net/omega_drivers.php

----INTEL
 http://downloadcenter.intel.com



YOU NEED DRIVERS SO THAT UR COMPUTER CAN EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE ITS HARDWARE