Installing windows media center 2005

[btcomm1]

Ok, so I have an HP computer that has windows MCE installed on it. The hard drive went bad, the HD has the recovery partiion on it, so I'm trying to install MCE with cds I got, I'm trying to use the key that is on the case but it won't let me. So I'm trying to find a way to change the key and activate windows. I found this

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?act=ST&f=70&t=82638

I don't really completely understand what this does or if it would work in MCE and in the instructions they say

[section title] = SLP Identifier
PATH = Location of the OEMBIOS file set
RANGE = Comma separated list of memory ranges <32bit address>:<size> if no range is specified
the default range of 0xE0000:0x20000 is used (see example)
MATCHARG = will replace @@@@ in CMD with its value (see example)
CMD = Command to run if a match is found

PATH, RANGE, MATCHARG, and CMD are optional

Examples:
The following example will search for "Gateway" @ F000:32F0 and F000:3110
for 0x20(hex) bytes. If found it will copy the OEMBIOS fileset from
".\Gateway\" to the appropriate directories and run "SystemRoot%\notepad.exe c:\boot.ini"

[Gateway]
PATH=".\Gateway\"
RANGE="0x000F32F0:20, 0x000F3110:20"
MATCHARG="c:\boot.ini"
CMD="%SystemRoot%\notepad.exe @@@@"

I do not understand the range part, does anyone know if this will work? Also is this for making a cd or for activating windows?

 

[coolpurplefan]

I had an HP before and found HP would answer technical support emails. If you still have the information on where and when you got your PC, you could try contacting their tech support.

 

[Shawn]

It won't let you activate with the cd key on the case, or it won't let you install it at all?