Re: Product Key... how to identify in system?

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Basilisk Pie wrote:

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
Basilisk Pie wrote:
Now I've done it... sigh: I'm unsure which of my CoA's goes with
which
computer. ('Put the CoA's on the door panels, then mixed up the
panels. )

It doesn't matter. The product is not on the CD. The key has to
match the CD only with respect to whether it is Retail or OEM, Full
vs. Upgrade, and Home vs. Professional.

Of course having the correct CoA -does- matter when one has to
reload the system from scratch and re-enter the correct CoA's Product
Key: with two systems' CoA's confused, I risked giving the system I
was reloading the same PK as was in use on another system.


Yes, having the correct Product Key matters in that situation. I mistakenly
thought you were referring to the CD.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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But Mark's and your links solved that problem by identifying the
other system's PK, thereby implying the dead one's PK.


I thought I was in the clear, having established the correct
CoA/PK, but found I was missing the original installation disk (WinXP
Pro "SP0"). I got a copy of a WinXP Pro SP2 disk and loaded that,
presuming my "SP0" PK would work, but NO! It says "The Product Id
you entered is not valid."

The CoA has neither "OEM" nor "Upgrade" on it, just "Windows(r) XP
Professional 1-2CPU" as a title. I've tried googling for the other
strings on the label (0932RY, 00045-446-742-138, and X08-73060) to
see if they implied Upgrade or OEM but they generated no hits. I
built all these systems, and numerous others, and have used various
products ([Retail, OEM]x[Upgrade, Full]x[Home, Pro]) at different
times.

So, now I probably have to find how to order a replacement CD, BUT
I'm uncertain -which- variation of WinXP Pro is appropriate for my
CoA... and if I have to get an "SP0" CD for my PK to work! Very
frustrating...

Thanks for your help!


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