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| Thread ID: 119418 | 2011-07-22 04:17:00 | Window product keys | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1218313 | 2011-07-22 04:17:00 | May pop it here as it more a rant .. With my IT course we were given free software but I didn't download all the ISOs :rolleyes: and on a old laptop which acts as a print server, just too cheap getting a switch for the printer or whatever they are called. So I thought that 2000 had its time, so popped XP on it, well my product key was refused, perhaps diff CD version? Then I installed it with the product key it came with ... then thought I could switch it around ... would that work or not? Then that got me wondering about activations. Do they match the hardware? So that if you had to do a reinstall it won't bug you if you need to use it again. And if sig diff hardware it may ask you to call in right ... But if it sense that at the same time the same product key does it deactivate it? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1218314 | 2011-07-22 04:24:00 | COA must match whatever version you install. So if XP Home OEM then key can't be for XP Home Retail or XP Pro OEM. You see? Same with Office. Or Win7 or whatever Microsoft thing it is. Won't work at all if it doesn't. If you change hardware yes, Windows can decide it's on a new machine and want your to activate it again. I've always found that easy. The phone based activation asks: Is this being installed on one PC only: Answer yes. Has it been removed from the other PC? Now the correct answer should be no, cause what other PC? But the correct answer is yes. And there you go, it's activated again. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1218315 | 2011-07-22 05:35:00 | You can use use a XP Home OEM product key when installing XP using a XP Home Retail disc. Same with XP Pro and I have done the same with Win 7 Pro. (Earlier this week I used a Win 7 Pro 32bit OEM key on a Win 7 Pro Retail 64bit install disc - no, I didnt activate it, just wanted to see if it worked for when I do my upgrade from 32bit to 64bit). I'm guessing your key Nomad was an Academic or Volume Licence version which would require a different disc. |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1218316 | 2011-07-22 06:16:00 | There is a way to change a disc to another version if you only have access to that one. | CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1218317 | 2011-07-22 07:18:00 | Yeah .. but I don't have that version, just the email with the key on it. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1218318 | 2011-07-22 08:09:00 | Reported | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1218319 | 2011-07-22 08:13:00 | Reported For? |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1218320 | 2011-07-22 08:25:00 | For? Spamming. Isn't it obvious? |
pine-o-cleen (2955) | ||
| 1218321 | 2011-07-22 08:53:00 | Never ever trust a cleaner. They're always out to steal your stuff.. :pf1mobmini: |
Catweazle (2535) | ||
| 1218322 | 2011-07-22 09:14:00 | May pop it here as it more a rant .. With my IT course we were given free software but I didn't download all the ISOs :rolleyes: and on a old laptop which acts as a print server, just too cheap getting a switch for the printer or whatever they are called. So I thought that 2000 had its time, so popped XP on it, well my product key was refused, perhaps diff CD version? Then I installed it with the product key it came with ... then thought I could switch it around ... would that work or not? Then that got me wondering about activations. Do they match the hardware? So that if you had to do a reinstall it won't bug you if you need to use it again. And if sig diff hardware it may ask you to call in right ... But if it sense that at the same time the same product key does it deactivate it? The software is likely to be licensed under the MSDNAA programme. These are MSDN images which are the same as "retail" versions of the software - so if you have the licence key, you will need to find a "retail" ISO image, or an MSDN image. |
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