Re: Finding the XP OS installation Type

Thank you very much. Your information has helped me to research this matter
with VERY favorable results. I am posting the results here In case you are
interested. I don't have the ProductID data for the 2 Dell entries in the
middle. Thanks again.

Windows XP Combo Home/Pro = WXPHFPP_EN 08/23/01 1:00 AM (01:00:00)

Windows XP Home Retail = WXHFPP_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55277-000
Windows XP Home Retail w/ SP1 = XRMHFPP_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55277-000
Windows XP Home Retail w/ SP1a = X1AHFPP_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55277-000
Windows XP Home Retail w/ SP2 = VRMHFPP_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55277-000
Windows XP Home Upgrade = WXHCCP_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55285-000
Windows XP Home Upgrade W/SP1 = XRMHCCP_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55285-000
Windows XP Home Upgrade W/SP1a = X1AHCCP_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55285-000
Windows XP Home Upgrade W/SP2 = VRMHCCP_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55285-000
Windows XP Home OEM = WXHOEM_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55277-OEM
Windows XP Home OEM w/ SP1 = XRMHOEM_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55277-OEM
Windows XP Home OEM w/ SP1a = X1AHOEM_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55277-OEM
Windows XP Home OEM w/ SP2 = VRMHOEM_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55277-OEM
Windows XP Home Volume = WXHVOL_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-270
Windows XP Home Volume W/ SP1 = XRMHVOL_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-270
Windows XP Home Volume W/ SP1a = X1AHVOL_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-270
Windows XP Home Volume W/ SP2 = VRMHVOL_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-270

Windows XP Home (SP2) DELL System Install = XP2_PER_ENG
Windows XP Pro (SP2) DELL System Install = XP2_PRO_ENG

Windows XP Pro Retail = WXPFPP_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro Retail w/ SP1 = XRMPFPP_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-000
Windows XP Pro Retail w/ SP1a = X1APFPP_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-000
Windows XP Pro Retail w/ SP2 = VRMPFPP_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-000
Windows XP Pro Upgrade = WXPCCP_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55276-000
Windows XP Pro Upgrade w/ SP1 = XRMPCCP_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55276-000
Windows XP Pro Upgrade w/ SP1a = X1APCCP_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55276-000
Windows XP Pro Upgrade w/ SP2 = VRMPCCP_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55276-000
Windows XP Pro OEM = WXPOEM_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-OEM
Windows XP Pro OEM w/ SP1 = XRMPOEM_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-OEM
Windows XP Pro OEM w/ SP1a = X1APOEM_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-OEM
Windows XP Pro OEM w/ SP2 = VRMPOEM_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-OEM
Windows XP Pro Volume = WXPVOL_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-270
Windows XP Pro Volume w/ SP1 = XRMPVOL_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-270
Windows XP Pro Volume w/ SP1a = X1APVOL_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-270
Windows XP Pro Volume w/ SP2 = VRMPVOL_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00)
55274-270
Windows XP Pro Tablet PC w/SP1 Disc1 = XRMPFPP_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM
(08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro Tablet PC w/SP1a Disc1 = X1APFPP_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM
(08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro Tablet PC w/SP2 Disc1 = VRMPFPP_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM
(08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro MSDN = WXPFPP_EN 08/23/01 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro MSDN w/ SP1 = XRMPFPP_EN 08/29/02 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro MSDN w/ SP1a = X1APFPP_EN 03/31/03 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro MSDN w/ SP2 = VRMPFPP_EN 08/04/04 8:00 AM (08:00:00) 55274-000
Windows XP Pro Evaluation = WXPEVL_EN

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ROMASURUS !!!


"R. McCarty" wrote:

Not easy, but the first 5 characters of the Product ID ( not Key) match
the Disk designator found in the i386 file Setupp.Ini. This file contains
the
code that identifies the type of XP disk you are dealing with by the string
PID.
For example: An XP Professional OEM Disk has a PID = 55274OEM
Once installed the Product ID will begin with the 55274 string.
I don't know of a chart that fully lists all products, but you might be able
to decipher the original source type from the Product ID.


"Roman C. Schaefer" <RomanCSchaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:F68BF6F3-4DD0-4CB0-BD9F-25F269E9A332@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I know how to find if the OS is Pro or Home. What I want is a way to find
out
what type of installation has installed the OS. My meaning here is, was
the
OS installed with an XP OEM disk, An XP Retail Disk, An XP Corpotate Disk,
An
XP Action Pack Disk, An Xp upgrade Disk and so on. There has to be a
program
that will read this data from the Registry and let me know What OS to use
during a reinstall or a Repair Install.
This may not seem like a problem, but with the Genuine Advantage as it is
now, I would like to know if the XP Pro or Home that I am working on is a
OEM, Retail or Corp. This would save some time in the beginning because if
I
knew that the XP Pro on the POS system is a Corp. Copy then I wouldn't
have
to was time with the system and just advise the owner that his 4 year old
XP
Pro with SP1 is probably pirated and he will have to buy a new license
before
I continue.

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ROMASURUS !!!



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