Installing legitimate XP over unlicensed activation

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Carlos

The following Microsoft FAQ answer almost covers my
question, but...
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What should a customer do if they find they unwittingly
acquired a pirated copy of Windows XP? How can a customer
acquire a legitimate license for Windows XP if they find
that theirs is pirated?

The customer should go back to the point of purchase and
demand a refund or a genuine copy of Windows XP. Customers
can also contact Microsoft directly at
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/reporting/default.asp and
report the piracy.

Customers can acquire a legitimate copy of Windows XP from
a trusted retailer or PC manufacturer.
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....if a customer buys a legitimate copy and then installs
over their current illegal OS will their be any problems.
If the customer has a legitimate copy of Windows ME can
they use the XP update version to overwrite their illegal
installation and simply activate in the normal fashion.

Any information on this matter would be appreciated,

Thank you
 
You don't have to install XP again. All you have to do is replace the
pirated key/license with the purchased key/license. This will make windows
legal according to the ms eula. To change the key:


1) Run regedit and go to:
HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents
In the right pane double click on "oobetimer" and change at least one
digit of this value

(ie: change hex "CA" to "AC"). This will deactivate windows.
Exit regedit.

2) Choose run from the start menu and type in this command
c:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a

3) Choose activate by phone.

4) Choose Change Product Key.

5) Type in the new product key.
CLICK UPDATE

6) Now reboot.

7) After reboot, re-enter command from step 2 to verify activation.
 
purplehaz said:
You don't have to install XP again. All you have to do is replace the
pirated key/license with the purchased key/license. This will make
windows legal according to the ms eula. To change the key:


1) Run regedit and go to:


HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents
In the right pane double click on "oobetimer" and change at least one
digit of this value

(ie: change hex "CA" to "AC"). This will deactivate windows.
Exit regedit.

2) Choose run from the start menu and type in this command
c:\windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a

3) Choose activate by phone.

4) Choose Change Product Key.

5) Type in the new product key.
CLICK UPDATE

6) Now reboot.

7) After reboot, re-enter command from step 2 to verify activation.
Click to expand...

I believe that only works if the pirated version and the legal Product
Key are the same flavor. A pirated VL copy of XP would need a valid VL
Product Key, or a pirated retail copy of XP would need a valid retail PK
.. . . .

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kurttrail said:
I believe that only works if the pirated version and the legal Product
Key are the same flavor. A pirated VL copy of XP would need a valid VL
Product Key, or a pirated retail copy of XP would need a valid retail PK
. . . .
Click to expand...
Ya I believe that's right. I just assumed that if the person had a pirate xp
pro that they would replace it with a real xp pro. But yes if they had an xp
pro pirated key and wanted to goto xp home then my post would not work.
 
Carlos said:
...if a customer buys a legitimate copy and then installs
over their current illegal OS will their be any problems.
If the customer has a legitimate copy of Windows ME can
they use the XP update version to overwrite their illegal
installation and simply activate in the normal fashion.
Click to expand...

You should be able to install the legit upgrade over the legit ME, or by
showing the setup the ME CD (as long as that is not an OEM restore one,
which you would have to use for restore initially). At worst you will
have to format the disk. As an illegitimate copy of XP may have dubious
code modules anyway, a complete reinstall is probably a good thing
 
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