XP SP1 Won't Install, Autorun Changes Don't Stay

[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

--
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

 

[Larry R Harrison Jr]

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