there is a tool called MUBLINDER that allows you to get rid of that nonsense and also download all the updates for XP:
http://www.p2plife.com/forums/Official_ ... -t320.html
I am assuming that you will be buying licence for you copy of windows in the next couple of days
Remember boys and girls , piracy isn't big and it's not clever.
(if you're using Vista, give me a PM and I'll tell you about that)