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Alternately, you could try calling Microsoft. They may be able to provide you with a key if you can read a serial number off the packaging or some such. I know people who've contacted Microsoft in the past to get working keys for legitimate software, so that might work. I've never done it myself so I don't know what the specifics are.
That said, I support Hain's recommendation of Ubuntu. If you don't plan on doing any gaming it's an excellent operating system that will probably suit all of your needs as well as or better than Windows. Imagine having any piece of software you may need available on a server for download on a whim with no cost involved whatsoever. That's Ubuntu.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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