registration question.

[Guest]

If i know the cd key on the pc i have... can i put in a different windows xp
cd in other than the original but put in the original cd key for registration?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Your Product Key will only work with an identical
version of the Windows XP CD it came with. If it
is an "OEM" Product Key, it will not work with a
"Retail Version" of Windows XP, and vice versa.

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| If i know the cd key on the pc i have... can i put in a different windows xp
| cd in other than the original but put in the original cd key for registration?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

As long as it is the same type: home/pro, retail/OEM, etc, then yes.
Otherwise not.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[S.Sengupta]

Product Keys and CD types cannot be mixed & matched.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Ken Blake]

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If i know the cd key on the pc i have... can i put in a
different
windows xp cd in other than the original but put in the
original cd
key for registration?

Yes, as long as it's the same type of CD (Home vs Professional,
Full vs Upgrade, retail vs OEM). Otherwise no.

 

[Kelly]

You don't need a CD key for registration only activation.

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