# Sort of a dodgy request

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**Created:** [September 27, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sort-of-a-dodgy-request/5992 "2002-09-27T04:29:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 27, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sort-of-a-dodgy-request/5992/1 "2002-09-27T04:29:58Z")

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ok so heres the deal  
keep it on the d.l.e.l. hehe

so i obtained a copy of max 4 from my friend - very legal stuff here -  
i installed it an it worked fine, this was when i had win98

so, i install the upgrade to winXP and bam i get these message now:

the os has changed please reinstall the program (impossible for me to do as i neglected to make a copy of the cd…doh)

and

a license error has occured, please restart your system blah blah blah

ok, im out of touch with this friend right now so does anyone know a way around this??

PLEASE HELP without my max im lost…where am i???  
thx