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I purchased Russian Windows XP Pro so I can complete the work on a project
developed for a Russian company. When it asks for the Product Key, I am faced
with a Product Key that has English characters and a keyboard that will only
produce Russian characters.
What I have tried:
1. Copy all the files off the Russian Windows XP CD, create a WINNT.SIF
file, add the product code to the WINNT.SIF file, burn a new install CD with
the new WINNT.SIF file and re-run the install. Works great right up to the
Product Key. It's there in the window just like the tag that came with the
software, but I get a message (in Russian, of course) saying that it's
invalid).
2. Type the Product Key in the window from an American keyboard (shows
Russian characters) using the American letters. Invalid Product Key.
3. Attempt to transliterate the English characters to the Russian
equivalent. Works for most letters, but there is no Russian equivalent to the
Q.
4. Search the Internet far and wide. No help.
5. Search the Microsoft Support Site. Very little help, but great
information on MUI.
6. Leave a message here.
I am pretty confident that I am missing something that any Russian developer
would instinctively know.
HELP!?
Ace
developed for a Russian company. When it asks for the Product Key, I am faced
with a Product Key that has English characters and a keyboard that will only
produce Russian characters.
What I have tried:
1. Copy all the files off the Russian Windows XP CD, create a WINNT.SIF
file, add the product code to the WINNT.SIF file, burn a new install CD with
the new WINNT.SIF file and re-run the install. Works great right up to the
Product Key. It's there in the window just like the tag that came with the
software, but I get a message (in Russian, of course) saying that it's
invalid).
2. Type the Product Key in the window from an American keyboard (shows
Russian characters) using the American letters. Invalid Product Key.
3. Attempt to transliterate the English characters to the Russian
equivalent. Works for most letters, but there is no Russian equivalent to the
Q.
4. Search the Internet far and wide. No help.
5. Search the Microsoft Support Site. Very little help, but great
information on MUI.
6. Leave a message here.
I am pretty confident that I am missing something that any Russian developer
would instinctively know.
HELP!?
Ace