will product key for XP media centre work for XP OEM disk?

[123Jim]

Hi all,
I have a windows XP home OEM disk ... but I have a laptop with a product key
for 'XP Media Centre' ..

Can I use this XP home OEM disk to install XP onto the Laptop?

cheers

 

[Billns]

Hi all,
I have a windows XP home OEM disk ... but I have a laptop with a product key
for 'XP Media Centre' ..

Can I use this XP home OEM disk to install XP onto the Laptop?

cheers

Is the OEM disk for your laptop specifically? And does it have its own
product key?

If yes to both, it should work.
Otherwise, you could try and see what happens.

Is your laptop still working ok? If so, why do you want to install XP
Home in place of XP Media Center?

Bill

 

[smlunatick]

Hi all,
I have a windows XP home OEM disk ... but I have a laptop with a product key
for 'XP Media Centre' ..

Can I use this XP home OEM disk to install XP onto the Laptop?

cheers

NO. CD Keys are product specific. You need a CD that matches the CD
key.

 

[Bickford Schmeckler]

No.

: Hi all,
: I have a windows XP home OEM disk ... but I have a laptop with a product
key
: for 'XP Media Centre' ..
:
: Can I use this XP home OEM disk to install XP onto the Laptop?
:
: cheers
:
:

 

[Daave]

Hi all,
I have a windows XP home OEM disk ... but I have a laptop with a
product key for 'XP Media Centre' ..

Can I use this XP home OEM disk to install XP onto the Laptop?

cheers

The answer is no, assuming you attempt to use the XP MCE key with the XP
Home CD. (Then again, if your XP Home CD is *unused*, you could use the
XP Home installation CD along with its corresponding XP Home Product Key
to perform a Clean Install on the laptop. But I doubt that is the
situation!)

What is the make and model of this laptop? For all you know, the hard
drive might have a hidden recovery partition.

 

[123Jim]

Is the OEM disk for your laptop specifically? And does it have its own
product key?

If yes to both, it should work.
Otherwise, you could try and see what happens.

Is your laptop still working ok? If so, why do you want to install XP Home
in place of XP Media Center?

The OEM disk has it's own key, but that key is being used on the computer
for which the CD was purchased ..

The laptop has an illegal copy of Vista installed (not by me), but a valid
key for 'XP media Centre' on the base.

The laptop is working fine with this illegal copy of Vista .. occasionally
there's a message about 'this copy of vista is not genuine' .. and also a
bubble: 'you need to validate this copy of Vista - click here' ..

I have opted not to click there yet, as I assume it will be locked down in
the near future.. and I 'd rather Microsoft 'does' that to the owner's
laptop.. and not me ..

The strange thing is this invalid Vista has been installed for a year I am
told .. I am having no problems updating it with service pack 2 .. I thought
that would be block for an MS OS that has not yet been validated ..

 

[123Jim]

NO. CD Keys are product specific. You need a CD that matches the CD
key.

That is a shame ..I thought the restriction was only between , OEM versus
Retail and home edition versus Pro

I guess I can contact the Laptop makers for an XP disk?

 

[Shenan Stanley]

That is a shame ..I thought the restriction was only between , OEM
versus Retail and home edition versus Pro

I guess I can contact the Laptop makers for an XP disk?

Windows XP Home Edition is not even close to the same class as Windows XP
Media Center Edition. MCE is a superset of WIndows XP Professional and was
only sold as an OEM product - with systems for the most part.

Yes - you would need to contact the laptop manufacturer and/or read the
manual/stuff that came with the laptop to see how one would go about
restoring this device to its original state.

As for your assumption...

The product key for XP goes by the edition _and_ type (Home, Professional,
Media Center, TabletPC, etc *&* OEM, Retail, Volume, etc...)

 

[123Jim]

The answer is no, assuming you attempt to use the XP MCE key with the XP
Home CD. (Then again, if your XP Home CD is *unused*, you could use the XP
Home installation CD along with its corresponding XP Home Product Key to
perform a Clean Install on the laptop. But I doubt that is the situation!)

What is the make and model of this laptop? For all you know, the hard
drive might have a hidden recovery partition.

It's an: advent 7110 Model number: eaa-88
I'm not sure where it was purchased .. I should find that out tomorrow

 

[Daave]

It's an: advent 7110 Model number: eaa-88

This page should help:

http://support.thetechguys.com//recoverymedia/

 

[123Jim]

This page should help:

http://support.thetechguys.com//recoverymedia/

Thanks .. that's just what's needed.

I have a question about the life of XP .. which I 'll put out in a separate
thread.
i.e. how long before Microsoft stop supporting it?

 

[John R]

I have a question about the life of XP .. which I 'll put out in a
separate thread.
i.e. how long before Microsoft stop supporting it?

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifean31

John R.

 

[Daave]

Thanks .. that's just what's needed.
YW.

I have a question about the life of XP .. which I 'll put out in a
separate thread.
i.e. how long before Microsoft stop supporting it?

Extended support (in the form of security updates) -- for Service Pack
*3* -- through April, 2014.

 

[dadiOH]

The OEM disk has it's own key, but that key is being used on the
computer for which the CD was purchased ..

The laptop has an illegal copy of Vista installed (not by me), but a
valid key for 'XP media Centre' on the base.

Since you don't mind MS illegalities, just use the OEM key on the other
computer too. It will work fine as long as it isn't an OEM for a specific
brand of machine (Dell, etc.)

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

[123Jim]

Since you don't mind MS illegalities, just use the OEM key on the other
computer too. It will work fine as long as it isn't an OEM for a specific
brand of machine (Dell, etc.)

Well .. I don't think that is quite correct . .. I don't get too shocked or
excited if someone has had unlicensed software installed by someone else ..I
would inform them of the situation .. Often they don't even know .. or maybe
they suspect something .. However, I am certainly not in the business of
installing unlicensed software in anyone's computer . I don't need the
hassle

 

[dadiOH]

Well .. I don't think that is quite correct . .. I don't get too
shocked or excited if someone has had unlicensed software installed
by someone else ..I would inform them of the situation .. Often they
don't even know .. or maybe they suspect something .. However, I am
certainly not in the business of installing unlicensed software in
anyone's computer . I don't need the hassle

Who's going to hassle you? Not me. Besides, your OEM CD *is* legal and
licensed, yes?

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

 

[123Jim]

Who's going to hassle you? Not me. Besides, your OEM CD *is* legal and
licensed, yes?

If I install an OEM single hardware licensed XP on two different computers,
I have the feeling that Microsoft update or the 'Microsoft genuine bootleg
detector' software will be able to identify the second computer and make it
display the 'not genuine' message, then disable it.. I can't think how else
would it work ..
Then I get the hassle from whoever's computer I installed it on. no?

 

[Bickford Schmeckler]

:
: If I install an OEM single hardware licensed XP on two different
computers,
: I have the feeling that Microsoft update or the 'Microsoft genuine bootleg
: detector' software will be able to identify the second computer and make
it
: display the 'not genuine' message, then disable it.. I can't think how
else
: would it work ..
: Then I get the hassle from whoever's computer I installed it on. no?
:
Well, Duh! Looks like you have earned your HoopleHead award.

 

[123Jim]

:
: If I install an OEM single hardware licensed XP on two different
computers,
: I have the feeling that Microsoft update or the 'Microsoft genuine
bootleg
: detector' software will be able to identify the second computer and make
it
: display the 'not genuine' message, then disable it.. I can't think how
else
: would it work ..
: Then I get the hassle from whoever's computer I installed it on. no?
:
Well, Duh! Looks like you have earned your HoopleHead award.

What is the point of you? Do the world a favour and go take a walk off a
very high cliff )

 

[dadiOH]

If I install an OEM single hardware licensed XP on two different
computers, I have the feeling that Microsoft update or the 'Microsoft
genuine bootleg detector' software will be able to identify the
second computer and make it display the 'not genuine' message, then
disable it..
Nope

Then I get the hassle from whoever's computer I installed it on. no?

I thought it was your laptop. No matter, same answer...nope.

On second thought, I really can't say re MS update as I never use it. I
strongly doubt it though.

--

dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico