Windows XP service pack 1a

[Bill]

I ordered the Windows service pack 1a on CD-Rom from
Microsoft. When I attempted to install the service pack it
would not install and said there was a problem with the
regestration code. Is there some way around this other
then downloading each patch?

 

[Crusty \(-: Old B@stard :-\)]

SP1 will not install on pirated versions of Windows XP. No way around that
fact! Not saying that you have one, of course.

 

[Nicholas]

Error Message: The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326904

Only way to fix the problem is to perform a repair install
using a new XP CD and Product Key. Afterward, visit
the Windows Update web site to download all the critical
patches and updates.

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


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Nicholas

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| I ordered the Windows service pack 1a on CD-Rom from
| Microsoft. When I attempted to install the service pack it
| would not install and said there was a problem with the
| regestration code. Is there some way around this other
| then downloading each patch?

 

[Alex Nichol]

I ordered the Windows service pack 1a on CD-Rom from
Microsoft. When I attempted to install the service pack it
would not install and said there was a problem with the
regestration code.

A lot of copies have been put out by unscrupulous parties - often
selling to innocent people - which have used one of a couple of pirated
keys, with no payments going back to Microsoft. Microsoft has
explicitly prevented machines that were installed with these keys from
installing SP1. Check in Control Panel - System for the Product ID
number under your name - if it fits

XXXXX-640-0000356-23XXX
or
XXXXX-640-2001765-23XXX

Where X represents any digit, you have one of these keys. You can
approach the vendor for redress and provision of a legitimate copy,
threatening MSoft legal department - if no satisfaction, you could try a
report of the details to
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/reporting/default.asp