Re: Changing XP from OEM to Volume License

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 04/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 18:18:13 -0500

The only way to rectify the situation is to perform a "Repair Install"
using the Volume License CD and Product Key. You cannot simply
change the Product Key because the installation CDs are different.

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Jason" <jdheltne@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message:
 news:%23$kRiaAJEHA.2776@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
|I recently took over support for a small company where the origional IT tech
| loaded all their desktops with a single OEM copy of Windows XP, never
| activated it, and now they have expired and all users are locked out of
| their machines.  The company has now ordered legal licenses under the Open
| License program and are awaiting their keys from MS.  I was wondering if
| there is a way to register these 15 machines with the new keys from their
| Open License without having to completely reload windows on these machines?
| Additionally, is there anything I can do to get them working since they are
| simply awaiting the email with their keys from Microsoft, they have
| purchased legal licesnese?  As it is now, the company has ceased to function
| because of the tech that they have now since fired.
| 
| thanks,
| 
| Jason

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