legitamising my Xp Pro ..?

[tarquinlinbin]

Hello,
my situation is this, i have a pc which has the "dodgy" corporate
licence install of xp pro, i think this is the serial no

55274-640-0000356-23046

A friend has a pc which has packed up on him. It was an OEM machine
with win xp pro and a system recovery disk (compaq). If i buy it off
him, can i use this to make my xp pro legit?. He has now got a new
machine with the latest version of xp on it (2003?)

Thanks

jo
Change the 900 to 670 in the return email address to reply

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

That number is the PID, used when contacting Microsoft. If you have a
'dodgy' license, you'll need an XP CD that can perform a 'Repair' install to
change the existing 25 Alpanumeric Product Code.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

A Compaq Recovery CD will only work on the specific
Compaq computer it came with. It cannot be used to
install Windows XP on any other computer.

You receive a "The product key used to install Windows is invalid" error message:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326904&Product=winxp

If you are getting the following error message when attempting to update:

"The product key used to install Windows is invalid"

You'll have to purchase a new "Full Version" of Windows XP Professional
and perform a "Repair Install" using the new Windows XP Pro CD and Product Key
that comes with it. (You cannot simply change the Product Key)

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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:

| Hello,
| my situation is this, i have a pc which has the "dodgy" corporate
| licence install of xp pro, i think this is the serial no
|
| 55274-640-0000356-23046
|
| A friend has a pc which has packed up on him. It was an OEM machine
| with win xp pro and a system recovery disk (compaq). If i buy it off
| him, can i use this to make my xp pro legit?. He has now got a new
| machine with the latest version of xp on it (2003?)
|
| Thanks
|
| jo
| Change the 900 to 670 in the return email address to reply

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

If your friends Compaq died, so did the license for Windows XP
assigned to that computer.
Read the EULA for details.
Also the Compaq Restore CD probably will not install on another
computer.

You need to buy Windows XP Pro:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/invalpk.htm

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hello,
my situation is this, i have a pc which has the "dodgy" corporate
licence install of xp pro, i think this is the serial no

55274-640-0000356-23046

A friend has a pc which has packed up on him. It was an OEM machine
with win xp pro and a system recovery disk (compaq). If i buy it off
him, can i use this to make my xp pro legit?. He has now got a new
machine with the latest version of xp on it (2003?)

Thanks

jo
Change the 900 to 670 in the return email address to reply

No. The WinXP OEM license that came with your friend's Compaq
cannot be transferred to any other computer. It lives and dies with
the first computer on which it was installed. Also, it would work
from a technical stand-point, as Compaq uses BIOS-locking to ensure
that the OEM licenses they sell cannot be installed on any other
computers.

If you really want to "go legit," you'll have to do it the
old-fashioned way: buy a legitimate license.

--

Bruce Chambers

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