can i change my windows xp product code number without
reinstalling xp please i have broken myn cd and its oem
so no help from microsoft

Hi David,

Contact the OEM (if you can) for a replacement. This may help, if changing
the key is important to you:

HOW TO: Change the Volume Licensing Product Key on a Windows XP SP1-Based
Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=328874

Keep in mind that retail and OEM keys are not interchangeable, so you may
not be able to switch from an OEM key to a retail one. If this is the case,
you will need to do a repair installation with the new disk and key, see:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

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> can i change my windows xp product code number without
> reinstalling xp please i have broken myn cd and its oem
> so no help from microsoft