Hello,

I have run into a problem imaging Dell pc's. The pc's came with XP pro on
them, but I needed to make an image using ghost to get all of them with the
same programs installed. When I use the volume license key in the sysprep
confiuration file, after the image is pushed I am asked to enter a valid key.
So I had to get the key off of the sticker on the machine in order for it to
work.

My question is, how to I get the volume license key to work on these new
computers?

Dell said the have to send out the pc's with an OS on it.

TIA

Eric

Eric K wrote:
> I have run into a problem imaging Dell pc's. The pc's came with XP
> pro on them, but I needed to make an image using ghost to get all of
> them with the same programs installed. When I use the volume license
> key in the sysprep confiuration file, after the image is pushed I am
> asked to enter a valid key. So I had to get the key off of the
> sticker on the machine in order for it to work.
>
> My question is, how to I get the volume license key to work on these
> new computers?
>
> Dell said the have to send out the pc's with an OS on it.

Are you using the Volume License CD/Media?
Sounds like you are using the media that came with the machine and not the
actual volume license media.

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Hi,

It was with the VL media.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> Eric K wrote:
> > I have run into a problem imaging Dell pc's. The pc's came with XP
> > pro on them, but I needed to make an image using ghost to get all of
> > them with the same programs installed. When I use the volume license
> > key in the sysprep confiuration file, after the image is pushed I am
> > asked to enter a valid key. So I had to get the key off of the
> > sticker on the machine in order for it to work.
> >
> > My question is, how to I get the volume license key to work on these
> > new computers?
> >
> > Dell said the have to send out the pc's with an OS on it.
>
> Are you using the Volume License CD/Media?
> Sounds like you are using the media that came with the machine and not the
> actual volume license media.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Eric K wrote:
> I have run into a problem imaging Dell pc's. The pc's came with XP
> pro on them, but I needed to make an image using ghost to get all of
> them with the same programs installed. When I use the volume license
> key in the sysprep confiuration file, after the image is pushed I am
> asked to enter a valid key. So I had to get the key off of the
> sticker on the machine in order for it to work.
>
> My question is, how to I get the volume license key to work on these
> new computers?
>
> Dell said the have to send out the pc's with an OS on it.

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Are you using the Volume License CD/Media?
> Sounds like you are using the media that came with the machine and
> not the actual volume license media.

Eric K wrote:
> It was with the VL media.

The problem I have with that is that if it was installed using Volume
License Media - it would not accept the Dell OEM keys..

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

If you use VL media, you must also use VL licence keys.

"Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Eric K wrote:
>> I have run into a problem imaging Dell pc's. The pc's came with XP
>> pro on them, but I needed to make an image using ghost to get all of
>> them with the same programs installed. When I use the volume license
>> key in the sysprep confiuration file, after the image is pushed I am
>> asked to enter a valid key. So I had to get the key off of the
>> sticker on the machine in order for it to work.
>>
>> My question is, how to I get the volume license key to work on these
>> new computers?
>>
>> Dell said the have to send out the pc's with an OS on it.
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
>> Are you using the Volume License CD/Media?
>> Sounds like you are using the media that came with the machine and
>> not the actual volume license media.
>
> Eric K wrote:
>> It was with the VL media.
>
> The problem I have with that is that if it was installed using Volume
> License Media - it would not accept the Dell OEM keys..
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>