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More info?)
On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 08:00:22 +1000, "Dave" <me@home> wrote:
> Donald,
> I have two legal versions of XP on my machines.
> One is home (OEM) and the other is pro (Retail).
> Through the network, windows update is only seeing my OEM product key
> because I installed anti-spyware on both machines and it used the OEM
> version for validification instead of the retail version.
> How do I get it to see the retail version?
Sorry, Dave. You will have to wait for a network-support person to
answer this question, since I know almost nothing about networks.
I do know that:
1) The Pro (Retail) CD may be used to install and activate XP as many
times as you needed, on as many computers as you want, as long as it
is installed AND activated on ONLY one (1), (uno), (adin), (ein), (un)
machine at a time. That is, the license may be transferred to as many
machines as needed, as long as it is to only ONE machine at a time.
(It may not be installed and activated on TWO or more machines at the
same time.)
2) The Home (OEM) CD may be used to install and activate XP as often
as needed, as long as it is installed and activated on the FIRST
machine it was installed on ONLY.
Donald
>
> Dave
> "Donald McDaniel" <dlmcdaniel2005@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:3b7fg1l7jsm8g4n8ffr6euf3n0e03mlord@4ax.com...
> > On Sun, 21 Aug 2005 06:17:59 +1000, "Dave" <me@home> wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry, I should have explained my problem a little better.
> >> I have 2 computers networked, and I downloaded & installed Microsoft
> >> Anti-spyware on my main computer which has on OEM version of windows XP
> >> home
> >> and I went through the Windows genuine validation process.
> >> Several months later Installed the same program on my other computer
> >> through
> >> the network which has Windows XP Professional retail.
> >> Now when I go to Windows Update web site on my comp with XP Pro, I am
> >> told
> >> that I have an invalid product key as it is using the key from my OEM
> >> home
> >> version computer.
> >> Is there a way around this problem?
> >> Dave
> >>
> >
> > There is absolutely no LEGAL and Microsoft-supported way around your
> > "problem."
> >
> > I can understand why you are receiving this message if you used the
> > same product key for an installation on a second machine, when it was
> > already used to install and activate on the first, as you wrote.
> >
> > That is is what Windows Product Activation is designed to do. In your
> > case, it worked as it should. Product activation is designed to help
> > insure that the same product key is not used to install and activate
> > XP on more than ONE machine. This is supposed to reduce casual
> > copying and passing on of your XP install disc to a friend or relative
> > by everyone and his cousin.
> >
> > You just can't use the same product key it on more than one machine
> > anymore. Of course, you CAN use the same CD key for more than one
> > installation, but each subsequent attempt to activate the
> > installations on them will bring up this message. Otherwise, you will
> > have to start and run those installations in Safe Mode after the
> > 30-day grace period, since you can only run XP in safe mode once the
> > grace period is expired without you successfully activating the
> > installation.
> >
> > Donald L McDaniel
> > Please reply to the original thread
> > so that conversations may be kept in order
> > =======================================================
>
Donald L McDaniel
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