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Carey Frisch [MVP]
If you are getting the following error message when attempting to update:
Error Message: The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326904&Product=winxp
You'll have to purchase a new "Full Version" of Windows XP Professional
and perform a "Repair Install" using the new Windows XP Pro CD and Product Key
that comes with it. (You cannot simply change the Product Key)
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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| I posted this at another newsgroup but get answers which totally don't help.
|
| I AM ABLE to go to the update site and run the update, but XP SP1 won't take
| because of product key issues. I'm trying to get around that, but in the
| meantime:
|
| There really is something weird about this installation beyond that which I
| can't figure out. I DO NOT LIKE auto-insert notification so I use REGEDIT
| and change 1 to 0. I reboot, and low & behold it's gone right back to 1! It
| won't stay at 1 no matter what I do.
|
| There is a key-change EXE in the %system/root/oobe folder. When I
| double-click it, NOTHING happens at ALL.
|
| Tips?
|
| LRH
Error Message: The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326904&Product=winxp
You'll have to purchase a new "Full Version" of Windows XP Professional
and perform a "Repair Install" using the new Windows XP Pro CD and Product Key
that comes with it. (You cannot simply change the Product Key)
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| I posted this at another newsgroup but get answers which totally don't help.
|
| I AM ABLE to go to the update site and run the update, but XP SP1 won't take
| because of product key issues. I'm trying to get around that, but in the
| meantime:
|
| There really is something weird about this installation beyond that which I
| can't figure out. I DO NOT LIKE auto-insert notification so I use REGEDIT
| and change 1 to 0. I reboot, and low & behold it's gone right back to 1! It
| won't stay at 1 no matter what I do.
|
| There is a key-change EXE in the %system/root/oobe folder. When I
| double-click it, NOTHING happens at ALL.
|
| Tips?
|
| LRH