Installing windows xp through bootcamp or parallel

I am no longer using a pc, but I still have the disks and code for windows. When I tried to install, I was told that the code is not valid. Do I have to buy a new software package of windows? Windows came preinstalled on my dell computer. I haven't gotten rid of the computer yet, so should I uninstall it?
Can anyone help a newbie? I'd rather not have to pay for the software again if I can help it.

Watchung Hills:
I have a couple of questions for you:
1) Which windows version were you using?
2) Did the Windows CD/Code that you were using to install come with your Dell?
Axel F.

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Error installing windows xp via bootcamp

Hi guys,
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Greetings Appelonians
I am privileged to have attained a brand new Macbook Pro 2010. I am not completely new to Apple and have used 'boot camp' on my other iMac's have have owned previously. In the process of installing Windows XP on the new Macbook Pro, I came upon a few challenging errors, some I have solved, but others getting the best of me at them moment. I am going to run through my situation I am at the moment, starting with my initial challenge, the solutions I came up with and at last the cul de sac I am at the moment.
The family of errors all evolved with me trying to install Windows XP on my Mac
A) Windows on my Macbook
1) I used Boot Camp to create a 50gm partition for Windows XP.
2) I booted up with the WinXP Install CD (original)
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4) Rebooted and got my first error after choosing to have the Macbook reboot with the newly installed WinXP partition.
Error
Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
<windows_root>\System32\hal.dll
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windows_root\System32\hal.dll missing or corrupt:
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Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem.
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[quote][boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOW S
[operating systems]
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3) This fixed the issue and Windows started after the reboot, remember still that my WinXP installation is still incompete.
B) Blue Screen of Death
1) During the WinXP run screen, my second error popped up as one of the dreaded [URL="http://justasktheitguy.com/software/blue-screen-unmountablebootvolume-stop-0x000000ed-0xaaaaaaaa0xbbbbbbbb0xcccccccc0xdddddddd/"]Blue Screen of Death[/URL], as found at the mentioned link.
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4) Now I know that Mac does not use a BIOS but a EFI and this is where I am stuck.
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Hope some one out there can assist me, please.

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