sp1 oem cd-key can use in sp3 oem setup?

[hello moto]

someone told me before...
if you enter cd-key from sp1 oem xp during sp2 oem xp setup, i will get
stuck at the "enter code" screen because setup won't recognize the sp1
cdkey.
now, i heard that sp3 oem setup don't have to enter cdkey during setup but
later when setup completed, then enter the key when internet access is
available.

my question is, can i use cdkey from sp1 oem in sp3 oem disc installation?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

someone told me before...
if you enter cd-key from sp1 oem xp during sp2 oem xp setup, i will get
stuck at the "enter code" screen because setup won't recognize the sp1
cdkey.
now, i heard that sp3 oem setup don't have to enter cdkey during setup
but later when setup completed, then enter the key when internet access
is available.

my question is, can i use cdkey from sp1 oem in sp3 oem disc installation?

Service Pack installation don't require the use of any Product Key, at all.

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[hello moto]

i'm talking about the new OEM SP3 XP disc that comes with a new PC.
I would like to use that disc to reinstall XP at another PC by using the old
sp1 CD-Key

 

[Patrick Keenan]

someone told me before...
Incorrectly.

if you enter cd-key from sp1 oem xp during sp2 oem xp setup, i will get
stuck at the "enter code" screen because setup won't recognize the sp1
cdkey.
Nope.

now, i heard that sp3 oem setup don't have to enter cdkey during setup but
later when setup completed, then enter the key when internet access is
available.

Only if you are doing an OS install, clean, upgrade, or repair, are you
required to enter the key.

During these types of installs, you enter the key fairly close to the start
of Setup, after the GUI portion has begun. You cannot proceed without a
valid key.

You must, however, use a key that matches the install disk type - retail,
upgrade, OEM, VL, etc.

Service pack installs do not require use of a key.

my question is, can i use cdkey from sp1 oem in sp3 oem disc installation?

It is not necessary to use a key at all if you're installing a service pack.

HTH
-pk

 

[Patrick Keenan]

i'm talking about the new OEM SP3 XP disc that comes with a new PC.
I would like to use that disc to reinstall XP at another PC by using the
old sp1 CD-Key

That's a totally different quesiton than installing SP3.

The service pack level doesn't matter at all. It is entirely irrelevant.

What matters is that the key type matches the install media type - retail,
upgrade, OEM, VL, etc.

In addition, some OEM CDs seek a specific BIOS signature, and won't install
on PCs from a different manufacturer (i.e., Dell CDs won't install on any
other brand of PC).

So, if the SP1 system was made with a retail or upgrade disk, and you try to
use an OEM SP3 CD, no, it won't work. But if you use the same type of CD,
yes, it should work. The service pack level is not an issue.

If you can't do this, get the original SP1 CD and slipstream it to SP3, or,
if you can't do that, download the full SP3 installer, save it to CD, and
use that as soon as the basic install is complete and after you've installed
the basic drivers.

HTH
-pk

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No, each CD is tied to the original OEM machine.

i'm talking about the new OEM SP3 XP disc that comes with a new PC.
I would like to use that disc to reinstall XP at another PC by using the
old
sp1 CD-Key

 

[Bruce Chambers]

i'm talking about the new OEM SP3 XP disc that comes with a new PC.
I would like to use that disc to reinstall XP at another PC by using the
old sp1 CD-Key

Ah! Why didn't you say that the first time? That _might_ work.
Product Keys are bound to the specific type and language of CD/license
(OEM, Volume, retail, or full) with which they are purchased. For
example, a WinXP Home OEM Product Key won't work for any retail version
of WinXP Home, or for any version of WinXP Pro, and vice versa. An OEM
Product Key will not work to install a retail product. An Italian
Product Key will not work with an English CD. But I've never heard of
the Service Pack level being a matter for concern.

Of course, using an OEM installation CD raises its own set of problems.
Most OEM installation media made in recent years (which would certainly
include anything with SP3 incorporated) are BIOS-locked by the computer
manufacturers to be usable only on the specific make/model computer for
which they were designed. You could almost certainly use an unbranded,
generic OEM CD to do what you want, but I won't expect a branded OEM CD
to install on any other make/model computer.


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Help us help you:


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They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot