Re: Cloning OEM XP PC's?
- From: "furtherside@xxxxxxxxx" <furtherside@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 10 Mar 2006 05:02:36 -0800
Kerry Brown wrote:
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> kirjoitti
viestissä:%23io$SXNIGHA.2680@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You've run up against once of those openings in a process that is
now plugged up. There is a problem with the unauthorized use of
Product Keys on OEM PCs. While the license key is valid, it is not
used at the factory.There the OEMs use a master image (Different
Product Key)
and then apply the individual license sticker to the case or
underside of the notebook. To stop this use of the OEM keys,
Microsoft has
the product activation disabled - forcing a phone call to
activate. The major OEMs (HP, Dell & Gateway) may be affected but
seems to
vary between vendors. A Volume License version would be a better
choice
"William Stokes" <will@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OUW4HRNIGHA.2948@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,
I am trying to clone XP SP2 pc's that are purchased from HP with
Windows XP OEM licence. (Atleast it think so because there's the
-OEM- part in the product ID.)
All PC's have the XP product key sticker with the original
product key in it.
After image restore (with Ghost 8.3 and Sysprep run) the XP
want's me to activate the it. When I try activate it with the
original product key from the sticker the key is invalid!
Why is that? Do one need to have Volume Licenses in order to
clone XP pc's? Is there some way to get rid of the whole
activation when cloning several pc's? Can OEM XP's be cloned at
all?
Thanks
-Will
Sorry for the snipped reference, but for some reason (?) google
wouldn't let me reply/post to the OP's append.
I ran into this exact issue with the small lab of 25 computers I am
trying to set up for the school my daughter attends. Here's the link
to the topic where I was asking about the issues with Sysprep and the
"three try" limit:
http://snipurl.com/nepo
Anyway, I found that the limit is true, and Sysprep seems to be
shutting off access to the internet, thus requiring telephone
activation. I can't believe that I'm sitting in a room full of 25
computers, all with valid product license decals on them -- and
minisetup asks for the license key -- but that's not good enough. I
now have to make 25 six-minute phone calls keying in a 42 digit number
two times for each machine. That's 2.5 hours of time wasted.
There is no way we are spending money on a volume license when we
already have valid licenses on each OEM machine. I think MS really
missed the boat here and put a whole lot of folks who do this
small-scale customization/cloning of a few machines for small offices
or labs at a real disadvantage.
-Chris
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