Windows xp pro Cd question

[Greg Rozelle]

I went to a business that was throwing out a lot of old stuff, CD,
computer that were torn up, e.t.c.

One of those CD has Windows xp pro on it.

My questions.
How do I determine what type of license it has on the cd without
installing?

Retail, upgrade, oem, or Volume license or other type.

Also, I do not want to conflict with another person that may have the
same key. I am pretty sure windows genuine advantage checks and
make sure people do not have duplicate keys (except maybe for volume
licenses)



Greg Rozelle



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[Daave]

I went to a business that was throwing out a lot of old stuff, CD,
computer that were torn up, e.t.c.

One of those CD has Windows xp pro on it.

What kind of a CD is this? An original installation or recovery disk? Or
a copy? Also, OEM or retail? If OEM, generic or branded? Full or
upgrade?

My questions.
How do I determine what type of license it has on the cd without
installing?

Retail, upgrade, oem, or Volume license or other type.

Hmmm... The original disk would have this information printed on it, so
I guess you have a copy!

In the I386 folder, there should be a file named SETUPP.INI.
Double-click it. What is the Pid value?

Also see "Product IDs" at http://wiki.djlizard.net/Product_IDs .

Do you have a legit key? If so, *and* if the type of key you have
matches the type of XP installation media on the disk, you should be
good to go. (But that's a lot of ifs!)

 

[Greg Rozelle]

Hmmm... The original disk would have this information printed on it, so
I guess you have a copy!

In the I386 folder, there should be a file named SETUPP.INI.
Double-click it. What is the Pid value?

Crud, They threw out a volume license. The only way that is
transferable is if they threw out all of their computers that had this
one them. I have no way of knowing this.




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[Greg Rozelle]

What kind of a CD is this? An original installation or recovery disk? Or
a copy? Also, OEM or retail? If OEM, generic or branded? Full or
upgrade?


Hmmm... The original disk would have this information printed on it, so
I guess you have a copy!

In the I386 folder, there should be a file named SETUPP.INI.
Double-click it. What is the Pid value?

Also see "Product IDs" at http://wiki.djlizard.net/Product_IDs .

Do you have a legit key? If so, *and* if the type of key you have
matches the type of XP installation media on the disk, you should be
good to go. (But that's a lot of ifs!)

Thank you anyways.


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[Daave]

Thank you anyways.

I see from your other post it's a VLK. Oh well. :-(

You're welcome.

 

[Greg Rozelle]

Daave

For a Volume License

Does it have to be the computer or can it be the CD?

Example, they remove xp pro from all computers with that license,

Then give the cds & the key to the person


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[Daave]

Daave

For a Volume License

Does it have to be the computer or can it be the CD?

Example, they remove xp pro from all computers with that license,

Then give the cds & the key to the person

I would imagine it's an all-in-one deal. That is, I would imagine one
company could transfer its volume license to another company. (But I'm
just guessing!)

Also, from Microsoft:

Q. What does a Windows Volume License cover?

A. Volume Licensing covers upgrades only. Windows upgrades are designed
to upgrade previously acquired qualifying licenses. A Volume Licensing
Windows upgrade requires an existing Original Equipment Manufacturer- or
Full PackagedProduct-qualified desktop Operating System license.

I guess you could ask an intellectual property attorney.