COA Label Version

[Clayton]

Hi,
I am a computer repairer and was wondering if there is anywhere I can find
out which COA labels on computers relate to which version of Windows XP
installed on the pc.
I get many systems brought in without the media and the COA label attached
to the side of the case and would like to know if the systems being shipped
are installed with non SP or SP 1 or 2 so we can use our back up copies of
XP to repair the installation or reinstall.
I found that if I use a non SP XP cd and using the COA key it will not work
as it is a SP-1 installation key.

Thanks
Clayton

 

[Clayton]

So you are telling me that if I was to use a SP-2 CD from Microsoft that the
COA key will work from a system that was purchased in 2001?

 

[Clayton]

SP-2 CD from Microsoft is when I buy OEM versions from my supplier it comes
with SP-2 much like the slipstreaming that we do, I know that if I am going
to do a repair install or clean install using this disk and then using the
computers COA it will not work as I need to be using the correct version of
XP that came with the computer.