XP Activation

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Franky

Hi

I am doing some work for a company who have 2 PC's which currently do not
have valid product keys associated to them so I purchased 2 valid ones for
them. The 2 PC's are running XP Pro

I have tried to place these keys onto the system but for some reason they
keep failing & was wondering, do I need to deactivate the invalid keys (by
modifying the registry) & then activate using the valid keys

or

do I do a XP repair option on these pc's, will this ensure that the 2 PC's
then have valid keys?

I have tried using the Xppid but this did not work so would be grateful if
someone can point me in the right direction

Many thanks
 
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| Hi
|
| I am doing some work for a company who have 2 PC's which currently do not
| have valid product keys associated to them so I purchased 2 valid ones for
| them. The 2 PC's are running XP Pro
|
| I have tried to place these keys onto the system but for some reason they
| keep failing & was wondering, do I need to deactivate the invalid keys (by
| modifying the registry) & then activate using the valid keys
|
| or
|
| do I do a XP repair option on these pc's, will this ensure that the 2 PC's
| then have valid keys?
|
| I have tried using the Xppid but this did not work so would be grateful if
| someone can point me in the right direction
|
| Many thanks
 
Franky said:
Hi

I am doing some work for a company who have 2 PC's which currently do not
have valid product keys associated to them so I purchased 2 valid ones for
them. The 2 PC's are running XP Pro

I have tried to place these keys onto the system but for some reason they
keep failing & was wondering, do I need to deactivate the invalid keys (by
modifying the registry) & then activate using the valid keys

or

do I do a XP repair option on these pc's, will this ensure that the 2 PC's
then have valid keys?

I have tried using the Xppid but this did not work so would be grateful if
someone can point me in the right direction

Many thanks
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If you are trying to install a WinXP Service Pack and getting the
following:

The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q326904

You need to purchase and a _legitimate_ retail or OEM full license
of WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CDs and Product Keys.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341



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