Product ID invalid message

[Mike Jones]

When trying to re-install xp home from my original
installation CD and entering the 25 digit product ID stuck
on the bottom of my laptop, I get a 'product ID invalid'
message.

I have recently installed SP1.

Does anyone know of the workaround?

 

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[Jim]

-----Original Message-----
When trying to re-install xp home from my original
installation CD and entering the 25 digit product ID stuck
on the bottom of my laptop, I get a 'product ID invalid'
message.

I have recently installed SP1.

Does anyone know of the workaround?
.

Hello
if you are thrying to restore your laptop with the
restore disk you shouldn't need a 25 digit key that is
the code that is on the bottom, it goes with the original
software. If you are repairing or reinstalling from a XP
Cd you will need the 25 digit code that come with the CD
it will be on a licence that looks just like the one on
the bottom just a different code.
Hope this helps
Jim

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You need to examine the Product Key very carefully. It's awfully
easy to mistake a "B" for an "8," a "G" for a "6," an "S" for a "5,"
or a "Q" for a "0" or "O." Fortunately, Microsoft had the good sense
to leave the "1's," "I's," "O's," and "0's" out of the equation.
Also, be sure that your CapsLock if _off_ while entering the Product
Key.

Troubleshooting Invalid CD Key Error Message During Windows XP Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310637


Bruce Chambers

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

And just how, pray tell, does the OP activate an OS he cannot even
install? For that matter, why should he even have to try, since he's
using an OEM copy that is very probably BIOS-locked to the laptop,
therefore needing no activation? You might try reading the post
before cutting and pasting an irrelevant answer.

Bruce Chambers

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Mike,

Additional steps to take:

Troubleshooting Invalid CD Key Error Message During Windows XP Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310637

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Alex Nichol]

When trying to re-install xp home from my original
installation CD and entering the 25 digit product ID stuck
on the bottom of my laptop, I get a 'product ID invalid'
message.

Check that very carefully in advanced, copying it to paper. It is very
easy to confuse; especially G and 6 B and 8 as well as S and 5