How to activate my CDKey

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Dear All,

I bought a notebook. And there is a winxp pro pre-
installed with a legal CDKey in my notebook. The CDkey is
leballed at the buttom of my notebook. Anyway, my winxp
cannot been updated to sp2 even sp1. The system told me
that my CDKey is illegal. I think that my CDKey hasn't
been activated. Now, how can I activate my CDKey. Thanks
for your help.

Regards,
Aries
 
Take it to the guy who sold you the laptop with the pirated
OS and see if he'll give you your money back or a legal,
shrink-wrapped MS XP CD.
You could try calling MS on their 800 number (should have
popped up with the error message) and explain what you have,
but it sounds like your "legal" product key isn't valid.


message | Dear All,
|
| I bought a notebook. And there is a winxp pro pre-
| installed with a legal CDKey in my notebook. The CDkey is
| leballed at the buttom of my notebook. Anyway, my winxp
| cannot been updated to sp2 even sp1. The system told me
| that my CDKey is illegal. I think that my CDKey hasn't
| been activated. Now, how can I activate my CDKey. Thanks
| for your help.
|
| Regards,
| Aries
 
Go to this website for a "keyfinder" utility. Once you have it installed
and then activated, it should give you the 'key' to what OS is
actually installed. That 'key' may or may not be the same as the
sticker. Good luck: I was 'taken' by a dishonest repair place that put
"XP" in my computer when I was a greenhorn. Fortunately, mine will
upgrade, but it has lost some of the auxiliary programs, and I have no
way of restoring them.

http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
 
Dear All,
No it means you have a stolen licence, probably a volume ('corporate') one.
Where did you purchase the notebook from? Let me guess - eBay, right? You
now need to purchase a 'full retail' version of XP and use it to perform a
repair installation. If you did purchase it on eBay, you will need to report
the seller to both eBay and MS.
 
Well, perhaps he doesn't need to buy a new copy of XP.

The laptop has a sticker on it. Assuming that this is a legitimate
sticker for the OEM copy that the laptop probably originally came with,
if he can find an OEM CD, I would think that he could legally use that
key. After all, it's an OEM key, presumably, and it's licensed to (tied
to) that particular computer.
 
Barry said:
Well, perhaps he doesn't need to buy a new copy of XP.

The laptop has a sticker on it. Assuming that this is a legitimate
sticker for the OEM copy that the laptop probably originally came
with, if he can find an OEM CD, I would think that he could legally
use that key. After all, it's an OEM key, presumably, and it's
licensed to (tied to) that particular computer.

Sorry, but you'd be wrong. The key is not only tied to the specific
computer, it's tied to the specific disc that was supplied with the unit. It
will *NOT* work with any other disc other than the one that was supplied
with the unit. If he doesn't have that, he will either have to force the
seller to give it to him or, as I stated earlier, he will need to purchase a
full version and perform a repair installation.
 
Try this First.
It may not be illegal. (I know barry said that, but it a little more
detailed and he moght to have to reinstall x)

Check Out The Key fix here
http://www.angelfire.com/in4/computertips/key.html



Well, perhaps he doesn't need to buy a new copy of XP.

The laptop has a sticker on it. Assuming that this is a legitimate
sticker for the OEM copy that the laptop probably originally came with,
if he can find an OEM CD, I would think that he could legally use that
key. After all, it's an OEM key, presumably, and it's licensed to (tied
to) that particular computer.

http://www.angelfire.com/in4/computertips/
 
Sorry, but you'd be wrong. The key is not only tied to the specific
computer, it's tied to the specific disc that was supplied with the unit. It
will *NOT* work with any other disc other than the one that was supplied
with the unit. If he doesn't have that, he will either have to force the
seller to give it to him or, as I stated earlier, he will need to purchase a
full version and perform a repair installation.

Hidden preinstalled keys are not tied to a machine. I know this for a
fact. Because emachine and others use volume license key to install
xp on all their computers.

I can use two keys with my oem if I want.
I could use emachine hidden preinstalled key-Which requires no
activation.

Or I could use the key on the back of my machine which dose require
activation.

I know I tested both methods.

Greg R

http://www.angelfire.com/in4/computertips/
 
I believe that your answer is simply wrong.

The product key is not tied to a specific disk. It may, AT MOST, be
tied to a disc for that model (e.g. if I buy two Toshiab A45's at Best
Buy, on the shelf side-by-side, the enclosed CDs will be identical and
interchangeable). It may only be tied to the mfgr. (e.g., in this
example, multiple models of laptops, but all made by Toshiba). But it's
not tied to a particular single physical CD that came with the laptop.
 
Greetings --

That's not true, at all. No OEM is going to go to the added
expense of individually keying and then mastering each and every CD
they send out.

Bruce Chambers
--
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Miss said:
Sorry, but you'd be wrong. The key is not only tied to the specific
computer, it's tied to the specific disc that was supplied with the unit. It
will *NOT* work with any other disc other than the one that was supplied
with the unit.

You should say rather a CD from the same series as the one supplied.
That may be specific to the maker of the machine, or may be a 'generic'
OEM one - in which case it could be used on a different make that had
also used such a CD (and of course with that machine's key). But the
key could not be used with a CD from a different series - eg retail, or
Home vs Pro
 
Exactly.

I had one a few weeks ago that had a known virus causing the key not
to be 'valid'.
A call to MSoft and mention of the word 'virus' moved them into
service mode and we dealt with the key issue. The telephone method of
activating is the best and shortest way of dealing with it.

As I understand it, both the CD and the sticker are what is paid for
and possession means it is legit. Getting it/them to work is what we
are talking about.

If one has both items, then it can be dealt with. Otherwise there will
be problems.

IMHO.
Joe
 

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