Use different CD to reinstall

[Alias]

I have a SP1 XP Pro CD which I used to install XP on this machine. I am
planning to buy a SP2 XP Pro CD for another machine but can I use it on this
machine with the old product key number to reinstall or repair install?

Thanks!

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Yes, as long as its the same version. If SP1 is a "Full Retail Version",
then it will work with a SP2 "Full Retail Version" CD.

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Windows XP - Shell/User
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| I have a SP1 XP Pro CD which I used to install XP on this machine. I am
| planning to buy a SP2 XP Pro CD for another machine but can I use it on this
| machine with the old product key number to reinstall or repair install?
|
| Thanks!
| --
| Alias

 

[Alias]

They're both OEMs.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Yes.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| They're both OEMs.
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| Alias

 

[Alias]

Generic OEMs, not restore disks.
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[Yves Leclerc]

If they are both "generic" OEM XP install CD then you should not have any
problems. The only time where your may have problems is when the OEM CD is
specifically "locked" to a mass-produced line of PCs (like some Dells) or
that you get a factory recovery CD.