... but since I'm using a pirated version, I don't have an activation serial or anything. What the hell do I do?
It's gonna brick itself in 30 days, and I forgot what I did to keep it from doing that last time I reinstalled.
If it is still quite a fresh copy of XP, you could consider downloading a pre-patched version with upgrades (http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5133836/Windows_XP_Professional_32-bit_en-US_-_Black_Edition_v2009.10.22). If you don't want to install Windows again, you could always just use any old XP keygen (http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4987867/Windows_XP_Pro_KeyGen__amp__Serial_Number_List_-_All_Valid) to activate it.
I would download the pre-patched version with upgrades if I were you.
The download for the Pre-patched version doesn't work.
You do know you click "Download torrent"
Not the big green "DOWNLOAD" as that is an ad
I know that. It gives me a 503 error when I try to get the torrent.
EDIT: Nevermind, it's done.
EDIT 2: Somehow I was able to boot into a previous installation and repair it. My problems are solved! Huzzah!