Sysprep - OEM License Keys

[aj]

I want to image several hundred pc using sysprep and
Symantec Ghost 8.0. Unfortunately, I do not have VL
licenses. I have OEM XP Licenses with the appropriate COA
for each PC. I want to push new images to each of these
PCs. Can I use the OEM license key in the sysprep inf
file? If so, how do I get the actual key? I know when I
look at system properties, the product key is the same
for all the PCs, in the format "xxxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-
xxxxx". Is this what I would use or is there a way to
get the key in the "xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx"
format? Each of the COA stickers on the PCs are
different.
Thanks for any help
aj

 

[Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Hello AJ,
That is why you do not use OEM media and you use Volume media. If you
sysprep OEM media you will need to collect all those product keys from the
stickers on the sides of the boxes and build a process to distribute them
one to each machine.
Now you can install with one key and change them afterwards but the easiest
solution is to use Volume media.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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