MSFT Action Pack Product IDs?

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I have a question about the MSFT Action Pack. I have been a subscriber
for a few years now and have two machines on which I installed WinXP
Pro last year using the CD and product keys that were on the sticker on
the back of the CD sleeve. I re-upped in March and got the new XP CD
(gold, hologram, very fancy). I am trying to install XP Pro on another
box this morning, but there is no product key stickers on the CD
sleeve. I have searched high and low and can't find anything in the AP
materials they sent me that has a product key on it. Any ideas where
to look or what to do next to get this installed? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Call: 1-877-283-1925 for assistance.


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| I have a question about the MSFT Action Pack. I have been a subscriber
| for a few years now and have two machines on which I installed WinXP
| Pro last year using the CD and product keys that were on the sticker on
| the back of the CD sleeve. I re-upped in March and got the new XP CD
| (gold, hologram, very fancy). I am trying to install XP Pro on another
| box this morning, but there is no product key stickers on the CD
| sleeve. I have searched high and low and can't find anything in the AP
| materials they sent me that has a product key on it. Any ideas where
| to look or what to do next to get this installed? Thanks.

 

[Ron Martell]

I have a question about the MSFT Action Pack. I have been a subscriber
for a few years now and have two machines on which I installed WinXP
Pro last year using the CD and product keys that were on the sticker on
the back of the CD sleeve. I re-upped in March and got the new XP CD
(gold, hologram, very fancy). I am trying to install XP Pro on another
box this morning, but there is no product key stickers on the CD
sleeve. I have searched high and low and can't find anything in the AP
materials they sent me that has a product key on it. Any ideas where
to look or what to do next to get this installed? Thanks.

Do your Product Keys from the previous XP CD sleeve work? They
should.

As I recall the Action Pack CD comes with 2 Product Keys, each of
which is valid for 5 machines.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

 

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Nope, the previous ones didn't work. I tried that first. I called the
phone number that Carey provided, and the CSR apologized for
inadvertently leaving them out. She couldn't give me anything over the
phone or via email, she is going to mail them to me. In the meantime,
my box is hung up on waiting for product key numbers, can't go ahead
nor back. So I ended up rebooting it, then reformatting the hard drive
and installing from last year's XP Pro SP1 CD, then running SP2
upgrade. Not ideal, but it eventually got me up and running.