Incorrect XP PID

[Ollie]

Hello Yall,
I was trying to install a Retail version of XP Pro on
160G HDD but it would not recognize it. So I grapped my
OEM CD and tried the installation again, and it worked.
However I need to use the Product ID Code from the retail
version to stay legal, how can I switch the product ID
without having to reinstall (remeber I was not able to
get the retail copy to recognize the 160G HDD)

Thanks a lot

Ollie

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

OEM and Retail Version Product Keys are not interchangeable
so you cannot switch them.

What you need to do is make a SP1 Slipstream version of your Retail
Windows XP, then perform a "Repair Install" using the
Retail Product Key.

Create A Bootable Windows XP Installation CD Slipstreamed with SP1
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

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| Hello Yall,
| I was trying to install a Retail version of XP Pro on
| 160G HDD but it would not recognize it. So I grapped my
| OEM CD and tried the installation again, and it worked.
| However I need to use the Product ID Code from the retail
| version to stay legal, how can I switch the product ID
| without having to reinstall (remeber I was not able to
| get the retail copy to recognize the 160G HDD)
|
| Thanks a lot
|
| Ollie

 

[Michael Stevens]

Hello Yall,
I was trying to install a Retail version of XP Pro on
160G HDD but it would not recognize it. So I grapped my
OEM CD and tried the installation again, and it worked.
However I need to use the Product ID Code from the retail
version to stay legal, how can I switch the product ID
without having to reinstall (remeber I was not able to
get the retail copy to recognize the 160G HDD)

Thanks a lot

Ollie

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Change CD key.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#need2
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[Patrick Dunford]

OEM and Retail Version Product Keys are not interchangeable
so you cannot switch them.

What you need to do is make a SP1 Slipstream version of your Retail
Windows XP, then perform a "Repair Install" using the
Retail Product Key.

Create A Bootable Windows XP Installation CD Slipstreamed with SP1
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

I would be interested to know why you had problems with a 160 GB HDD.

Let me guess, you tried to format this as FAT32. The maximum partition
size is only 32GB from Windows XP setup. Make it a NTFS partition.