Re: XP Activation, Change Code

First, the retail CD key will not be accepted by the VLA (not corporate
edition. Corp. Edition is used in labelling pirated versions.) There is a
special file/setting which test the CD key with the installed version. If
the setting is looking for VLA key then the retail key will not be accepted.

You can normally do a repair reinstall on top of the installed version. Or
wait until you need to reformat.


"JustUs" <JustUs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1DFC3DF6-C377-42E2-9D13-AA0D38FC34B3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have been using coporate XP Pro with SP2 and all the updates and am now
> doing the right thing :). I have a purchased legal retail copy of XP Pro.
> How
> do I change the activation code WITHOUT a reinstall? Would like a response
> from a MVP..


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