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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 2:21 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Llamallamadingdong
(404 messages posted)
Don't know if this will help, but you can use 'Magical Jellybean Keyfinder' to change
your product key.
On Tuesday, May 16, 2006 at 12:38 pm, MJ wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?:
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>OK, its complicated, I'll try to make it easy.
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>1) Get computer, comes with Gateway OEM copy of XP. Yay.
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>2) XP install trashes and OEM CD not found.
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>3) XP Pro Retail purchased, installed, activated.
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>4) Then I find the OEM CD.
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>OK, so I have computer A, with a working OEM copy not installed and a working retail
>copy installed. Then I have computer B, sad and lonley w/o a copy of XP.
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>I'm not a pirate, I've purchased XP legit. I'd rather not reinstall windows on the
>old computer. If I tell them that I switched, and get the XP Pro on the new computer,
>will they be able to tell when I connect to Windows Update? Will the old key cease
>to work? etc.
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>Thanks :)
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