XP Pro license key on sticker is not valid

Hi,
I have a HP desktop machine with window XP Pro license sticker on it. System hard disk is not working anymore and i need to reinstall the xp pro on new hard disk.
I don't have any xp installation cd with me, i have tried the xp pro installation cd from my friend but it is not accepting the license key given on the sticker.
What are my options? I have heard that microsof can issue a new license key as long as motherboard has not been changed.

If you do not have the Original OS disc for that computer, you can`t do anything. Every license is keyed to the disc/computer it came with. If you had the disc, then you could call microsoft and ask them for a new License for free, so you could reinstall
on your computer or any computer. But only 1 OS license per computer, This is the only exception to the rule. Example: if my computer stopped working and had to get another computer, or replace the hard drive, I can use My existing XP OS from my original computer/harddrive,
in most cases the license wil not work, that`s why you have to call for a new license for your existing original Legal copy of XP, disc, and license.
So using your friends will not work. Unless you use his license, but that would render his computer usless.

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