XP PRO post installation registration

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Joe;
Registration is optional so that has nothing to do with it.
What exactly were you sent?
There is no such thing as "Corporate" Windows XP Pro.

See if this applies:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/invalpk.htm
You may need to contact whoever sent it to you.

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"Joe Ingram" <Joe Ingram@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3B96911B-5D15-4B12-BF99-DC5CDC0058A0@microsoft.com...
> The USAF MARS Program sent us a Corporate copy of XP PRO, ADOBE 6.0 and
> Office 2003. All programs update normally except XP PRO. When I
> installed,
> I could not register when Installing (going online) because I had to
> install
> the driver for the wireless unit.
>
> How do I register XP PRO now? As it is now I cannot upgrade to SP2
> because
> Microsoft does not recognize my copy as being valid. The same thing
> happens
> when I go to Microsoft and have them check my system for a valid XP PRO
> installation. Have reloaded once and same results. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Joe Ingram wrote:
> The USAF MARS Program sent us a Corporate copy of XP PRO, ADOBE 6.0 and
> Office 2003. All programs update normally except XP PRO. When I installed,
> I could not register when Installing (going online) because I had to install
> the driver for the wireless unit.
>
> How do I register XP PRO now? As it is now I cannot upgrade to SP2 because
> Microsoft does not recognize my copy as being valid. The same thing happens
> when I go to Microsoft and have them check my system for a valid XP PRO
> installation. Have reloaded once and same results. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe



If you are trying to install a WinXP Service Pack and getting the
following:

The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] us;Q326904

You need to purchase and use a _legitimate_ full retail copy of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CD and Product Key.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/direc [...] US;Q315341


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