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What happens to a customer who tries to install SP1 onto a Windows XP install made with one of these pirated keys? Are there any exceptions to this?
"They will be unable to install the update until they have acquired genuine software and installed that software with a valid product key. Nothing will happen to their underlying Windows XP installation. Access to upgrades and service releases is a benefit that Microsoft offers to those who have acquired and use genuine Microsoft products only. There are no exceptions to this."
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp#wxpsp1
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/windowsxpsp1.asp
"They will be unable to install the update until they have acquired genuine software and installed that software with a valid product key. Nothing will happen to their underlying Windows XP installation. Access to upgrades and service releases is a benefit that Microsoft offers to those who have acquired and use genuine Microsoft products only. There are no exceptions to this."
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp#wxpsp1
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/windowsxpsp1.asp