Re: Activation Question
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 06/14/04
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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 22:03:17 -0400
As long as you're upgrading from Home, you can purchase the upgrade version.
Each CD key is not unique to the CD, its unique to the product (Home, Pro, Full Retail, Upgrade Retail, OEM and etc.).
As part of Activation, if it fails, you should be offered the chance to enter a new CD key. This must be a key for the same version that you installed.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:E8CECE68-1706-4A81-B209-2E6458BA5DD5@microsoft.com... > This is very helpful. Here is an important question - do I need to purchase the FULL retail package or can I purchase the UPGRADE retail package. > > And actually ... will the procedure you just listed work with the Full version OEM CD that I have (ie the repair procedure)?? Do you think that would work? > > Thanks again. > > "D.Currie" wrote: > >> It sounds like you bought an OEM version which will only do a clean install. >> Maybe. Unless you're going about it in an odd way or there was a problem >> with the original install. >> >> If you bought the full retail, it should do the repair install over what >> you've got now, which will change the key. If you've got the same version >> installed as you're trying to install now, it's not going to let you choose >> "upgrade" as it's the same, not a newer or "higher" version. >> >> What you want to do is boot from the cd (don;t run it from within Windows), >> skip the first choice to do a repair, choose the second time it asks about >> doing a repair install, and it will fix your problem. >> >> "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:CD34BA22-51FF-4813-816B-053C5CE625C7@microsoft.com... >> > No I actually purchased the full version, not the upgrade version. Again, >> it is *not* letting me choose "Upgrade(Recommended)" in the drop-down list >> when I start the installation. In other words, what I am saying is that the >> additional copy of XP that I purchased will *only* do a Full Install and not >> an Upgrade. What I am asking is, is there a way around this? Or better >> yet, will it hurt anything to go ahead and do a Full Install (ie, will it >> hurt my software to do a Full Install?) Is there a way to 'tell' Windows >> that I have a legitimate second copy of Windows XP Pro now without actually >> reinstalling it? Thanks again for your help. >> > >> > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote: >> > >> > > No, Windows Product Activation for XP enforces the EULA. One license, >> one machine. >> > > >> > > You will need to purchase another copy of XP Pro for the second >> computer, and you obviously purchased the upgrade version, so no, it won't >> do a clean install. >> > > >> > > >> http://www.microsoft.com/products/info/product.aspx?view=22&type=ovr&pcid=2abf99cd-a5e4-469c-802e-55ca8ec542d5 >> > > >> > > Click the link above and look in the right pane for instructions on how >> to purchase an additional license. However, the discount is not that >> substantial. You can probably find an upgrade version, retail box with CD >> for the same price. >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display >> > > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes >> > > http://www.dougknox.com >> > > -------------------------------- >> > > Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro >> > > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm >> > > -------------------------------- >> > > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. >> > > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. >> > > >> > > "Tim" <Tim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:C0E50557-6AD0-4A69-A3E6-9E89F48C5DE6@microsoft.com... >> > > > Hello, >> > > > I have an activation question. I have a PC and laptop, each that came >> with Windows XP Home. I purchased XP Pro and upgraded the laptop. I was >> told that it worked like Office XP Pro and that you could install it on both >> a PC and laptop, and I installed the same copy of XP Pro on the PC. Well, >> obviously I was unable to activate this copy, because, as I found out by >> researching it after the fact, Windows XP Pro DOESN'T let you install a copy >> on both a PC and laptop. So now I have an un-activated copy of Windows XP >> Pro on my PC that is counting down the days. I bought another Windows XP >> Pro CD, and when I began the installation, it says that it CANNOT UPGRADE >> Windows, that it HAS to install a CLEAN copy of Windows. I guess it can >> upgrade Home Edition to Pro, but it can't upgrade an already-installed copy >> of Pro to another copy of Pro. Anyway -- is there an easy way around this? >> Will installing a clean copy in the same directory as my current copy of >> Windows mess up my software? Is there a registry key where I can enter the >> new product key and then re-activate? Is that possible? I want to avoid >> formatting the hard drive and starting over right now because I just don't >> have the time to do that. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks. >> > > >> >> >>
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