Re: new motherboard--must buy new copy of XP?!!

Reburn your oem and try this [
Unlocking WinXP's setupp.ini

WinXP's setupp.ini controls how the CD acts. IE is it an OEM version or
retail? First, find your setupp.ini file in the i386 directory on your WinXP
CD. Open it up, it'll look something like this:
ExtraData=707A667567736F696F697911AE7E05
Pid=55034000
The Pid value is what we're interested in. What's there now looks like a
standard default. There are special numbers that determine if it's a retail,
oem, or volume license edition. First, we break down that number into two
parts. The first five digits determines how the CD will behave, ie is it a
retail cd that lets you clean install or upgrade, or an oem cd that only
lets you perform a clean install? The last three digits determines what CD
key it will accept. You are able to mix and match these values. For example
you could make a WinXP cd that acted like a retail cd, yet accepted OEM
keys. Now, for the actual values. Remember the first and last values are
interchangable, but usually you'd keep them as a pair:
Retail = 51882 335
Volume License = 51883 270
OEM = 82503 OEM
So if you wanted a retail CD that took retail keys, the last line of your
setupp.ini file would read:
Pid=51882335
And if you wanted a retail CD that took OEM keys, you'd use:
Pid=51882OEM ].

Works for an HP oem cd.

The OP does not have a conventional Microsoft OEM Windows XP CD.
He has an "eMachine Restore/Recovery CD". Your suggestion will not
work.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Reburn your oem and try this [
| Unlocking WinXP's setupp.ini
|
| WinXP's setupp.ini controls how the CD acts. IE is it an OEM version or
| retail? First, find your setupp.ini file in the i386 directory on your WinXP
| CD. Open it up, it'll look something like this:
| ExtraData=707A667567736F696F697911AE7E05
| Pid=55034000
| The Pid value is what we're interested in. What's there now looks like a
| standard default. There are special numbers that determine if it's a retail,
| oem, or volume license edition. First, we break down that number into two
| parts. The first five digits determines how the CD will behave, ie is it a
| retail cd that lets you clean install or upgrade, or an oem cd that only
| lets you perform a clean install? The last three digits determines what CD
| key it will accept. You are able to mix and match these values. For example
| you could make a WinXP cd that acted like a retail cd, yet accepted OEM
| keys. Now, for the actual values. Remember the first and last values are
| interchangable, but usually you'd keep them as a pair:
| Retail = 51882 335
| Volume License = 51883 270
| OEM = 82503 OEM
| So if you wanted a retail CD that took retail keys, the last line of your
| setupp.ini file would read:
| Pid=51882335
| And if you wanted a retail CD that took OEM keys, you'd use:
| Pid=51882OEM ].
|
| Works for an HP oem cd.