Is Product Key SP1 or SP2?

[Patrick Moran]

Hi. I am re-installing XP Home from a generic Windows XP Disk onto an older
machine. It has the product key on the side of the PC. But how can I tell if
the product key is for Service Pack 1 version or Service Pack 2? I have had
this problem many times and noted that service pack 1 product keys will not
work on a fresh service pack 2 installation. I was wondering if there is a
way to tell from the product key?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

There is no way to tell. However, the product key should
work with any generic OEM Windows Home Edition CD.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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Hi. I am re-installing XP Home from a generic Windows XP Disk onto an older
machine. It has the product key on the side of the PC. But how can I tell if
the product key is for Service Pack 1 version or Service Pack 2? I have had
this problem many times and noted that service pack 1 product keys will not
work on a fresh service pack 2 installation. I was wondering if there is a
way to tell from the product key?

 

[Patrick Moran]

Cheers for the reply. I have just re-installed XP SP2 from the Gold disk and
the product key didn't work. So I re-installed using another Gold disk with
SP1 and the product key worked! This happens to me a lot and sometimes the
other way around. Any suggestions? Many thanks

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Cheers for the reply. I have just re-installed XP SP2 from the Gold
disk and the product key didn't work. So I re-installed using
another Gold disk with SP1 and the product key worked! This
happens to me a lot and sometimes the other way around. Any
suggestions? Many thanks

SP2b?