Help with License

G

Guest

Dear Readers,

I got legal computer with legal software include windows XP its now 2,5
years old.
It was time for an reinstall to clean up.
Now i want to activate Windows XP and I put in the product code on the
sticker on my computer.
And now he keeps saying its false product key.
The computer has been bought from Dell.

how can i solve this?
 
P

Paul Riemerman

I'm a tad confused. Providing your copy of XP caame with your Dell, it
should not need a key.
Paul Riemerman
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP]

Your Dell computer should have come with a
Dell Windows XP Reinstallation CD. Since the
CD has a BIOS-lock mechanism, you should not
have been prompted to insert the Product Key.
Did you use a different Windows XP CD?

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| Dear Readers,
|
| I got legal computer with legal software include windows XP its now 2,5
| years old.
| It was time for an reinstall to clean up.
| Now i want to activate Windows XP and I put in the product code on the
| sticker on my computer.
| And now he keeps saying its false product key.
| The computer has been bought from Dell.
|
| how can i solve this?
 
K

kurttrail

Paul said:
I'm a tad confused. Providing your copy of XP caame with your Dell, it
should not need a key.
Click to expand...

You are definately confused. All Dells come with a Product Key sticker.

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"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"
 
K

kurttrail

Carey said:
Your Dell computer should have come with a
Dell Windows XP Reinstallation CD. Since the
CD has a BIOS-lock mechanism, you should not
have been prompted to insert the Product Key.
Did you use a different Windows XP CD?
Click to expand...

What BS! Have you ever reinstalled the OS on a Dell?

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S

Steve N.

kurttrail said:
What BS! Have you ever reinstalled the OS on a Dell?
Click to expand...

Obviously not. He probably hasn't done 90% of the things he offers his
own brand of "sound advice" on :)

Steve
 
G

Guest

Yes, I have a Dell laptop and reformatting the drive
and reinstalling Windows XP, using the Dell provided
Reinstallation CD, does not require entering the
Product Key, and Product Activation is not required.
 
K

kurttrail

Carey said:
Yes, I have a Dell laptop and reformatting the drive
and reinstalling Windows XP, using the Dell provided
Reinstallation CD, does not require entering the
Product Key, and Product Activation is not required.
Click to expand...

Bullsh*t. The PK is required.

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G

Guest

I used the orginal Installation CD-roms i got with the dell computer.
I reinstalled Windows XP 3x now.
And the first 2x i had no problems with the product key.
For the rest i didn't bought and put in any new hardware.

The strange thing also is i need to insert 2x the license key, before that
it was only 1x when i had to install the upgrade.
And there he accepts the product key, but when he starts to ask for
activation he denies the product key.

Details:

Computer from Dell 2,5 year old
I use the orginal CDs i got with the computer from Dell
I use the product key from the sticker thats attached on my computer
Yes sticker is from Windows XP.
I must say the 3th reinstall i installed SP2, Drivers for videocard, Dell
PowerDVD before activation. (i think thats not the problem)
and as last its from a clean install and format, maybe last virus also
messed arround in my Bios or something that i don't know.
Virus name was AcrolEhelper.Acrolobj (not complete sure i try to forget
virus names...)


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G

Guest

Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition provided by Dell do not
require WPA or a Product Identification (PID) number for customers, because
Dell has implemented System Locked Pre-installation (SLP) on the Windows XP
CDs. SLP automatically activates by checking the BIOS for specific
information, thus giving the appearance that activation is not required. Each
time a user logs on to a computer, the computer goes through SLP and verifies
that the computer has the proper BIOS information. If this check succeeds,
the process is completely transparent to the user.

Note: SLP applies only to Windows XP and not to Office XP. Additionally,
Windows XP upgrades do not implement SLP, and thus, require activation.

If SLP fails, Windows XP falls back to WPA. Some situations that could cause
SLP to fail include:

* An improper BIOS flash that does not include the proper SLP information.

* The end user replaces a motherboard with one that does not contain the
OEM-specific version of the BIOS, and therefore, does not have the proper SLP
information.

* The end user breaks the End Users Licensing Agreement (EULA) and attempts
to load SLP-enabled media onto a different computer.

* A virus has infected the computer.

Ref: Dell Support
 
G

Guest

You are not making clear what procedure you are using.
Please answer the following questions:

1. What operating system was originally installed on your Dell PC?
2. Did your Windows XP upgrade CD come from Dell?
3. If your Windows XP upgrade CD came from Dell, are you entering
the Product Key that came with the Dell Windows XP upgrade CD,
or are you trying to enter the Product Key that originally came with
your Dell PC which will only work with the original Windows
operating system Dell installed?
4. Did you scan your PC for the presence of viruses and spyware?
 
K

kurttrail

Carey said:
Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home Edition provided by Dell
do not require WPA or a Product Identification (PID) number for
customers, because Dell has implemented System Locked
Pre-installation (SLP) on the Windows XP CDs. SLP automatically
activates by checking the BIOS for specific information, thus giving
the appearance that activation is not required. Each time a user logs
on to a computer, the computer goes through SLP and verifies that the
computer has the proper BIOS information. If this check succeeds, the
process is completely transparent to the user.

Note: SLP applies only to Windows XP and not to Office XP.
Additionally, Windows XP upgrades do not implement SLP, and thus,
require activation.

If SLP fails, Windows XP falls back to WPA. Some situations that
could cause SLP to fail include:

* An improper BIOS flash that does not include the proper SLP
information.

* The end user replaces a motherboard with one that does not contain
the OEM-specific version of the BIOS, and therefore, does not have
the proper SLP information.

* The end user breaks the End Users Licensing Agreement (EULA) and
attempts to load SLP-enabled media onto a different computer.

* A virus has infected the computer.

Ref: Dell Support
Click to expand...

Link? And PID isn't the same as PK.

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B

Bruce Chambers

Moemoe17 said:
Dear Readers,

I got legal computer with legal software include windows XP its now 2,5
years old.
It was time for an reinstall to clean up.
Now i want to activate Windows XP and I put in the product code on the
sticker on my computer.
And now he keeps saying its false product key.
The computer has been bought from Dell.

how can i solve this?
Click to expand...



You need to examine the Product Key very carefully. It's awfully
easy to mistake a "B" for an "8," a "G" for a "6," an "S" for a "5," or
a "Q" for a "0" or "O." Fortunately, Microsoft had the good sense to
leave the "1's," "I's," "O's," and "0's" out of the equation. Also, be
sure that your <CapsLock> is _off_ while entering the Product Key --
this isn't supposed to make a difference, but I've seen it do so, on
rare occasions.

Troubleshooting Invalid CD Key Error Message During Windows XP Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310637

If that fails, contact Dell for assistance.


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B

Bruce Chambers

kurttrail said:
Bullsh*t. The PK is required.
Click to expand...


Not on any Dell on which I've used the original Dell OEM CD to reinstall.


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K

kurttrail

Bruce said:
Not on any Dell on which I've used the original Dell OEM CD to
reinstall.
Click to expand...

LOL! That's Bull, too. The PK is necessary for installation and use.

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Kurt
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
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T

Tom

kurttrail said:
LOL! That's Bull, too. The PK is necessary for installation and use.
Click to expand...

I have a Dell, and this one does not require me to use the PK if I reinstall
the OS. I have done this twice now since I have had this PC. Now, my
previous Dell, I had to enter the PK, because the PC did not initially come
with XP, but Dell gave me the Pro upgrade as part of the deal when I bought
the previous PC.

In any event, when reloading is completed, and I am going to load Windows
for the first time, it checks the sum, and verifies that I am using the
correct disk for the PC I have.
 
B

Bruce Chambers

kurttrail said:
LOL! That's Bull, too. The PK is necessary for installation and use.
Click to expand...


No, it isn't. Not if the OEM CD is the one that is BIOS-locked to the
computer on which it is being installed. The Product Key requested.
Your nearly complete ignorance of technical matters is showing, Kurt.
Cut your losses before you make an even bigger fool of yourself than you
usually do in your unending quest for the last word.


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