Changing product key

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I purchased a laptop for resale - as an OEM and had my vendor pre-install
the OS (XP Pro sp2) on the machine with the intent of branding and changing
the product key to that which was purchased by my customer. The branding
went off with out a hitch but I can't get the installation invalidated to
change the product key per KB328874. I need to take care of this before I
deliver the system so if anyone has a clue, please advise me as soon as
possible. Thanks in advance.

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Regards,

Jerry M. Gartner

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How to change the Windows XP Product Activation Key Code
http://labmice.techtarget.com/wind [...] angeID.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] hoose.mspx

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"Jerry M. Gartner" wrote:

| I purchased a laptop for resale - as an OEM and had my vendor pre-install
| the OS (XP Pro sp2) on the machine with the intent of branding and changing
| the product key to that which was purchased by my customer. The branding
| went off with out a hitch but I can't get the installation invalidated to
| change the product key per KB328874. I need to take care of this before I
| deliver the system so if anyone has a clue, please advise me as soon as
| possible. Thanks in advance.
|
| --
|
| Regards,
|
| Jerry M. Gartner

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

That's the info from the KB article cited in my original post - but thanks
anyway!


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Regards,

Jerry M. Gartner
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> How to change the Windows XP Product Activation Key Code
> http://labmice.techtarget.com/wind [...] angeID.htm
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] hoose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Jerry M. Gartner" wrote:
>
> | I purchased a laptop for resale - as an OEM and had my vendor
> pre-install
> | the OS (XP Pro sp2) on the machine with the intent of branding and
> changing
> | the product key to that which was purchased by my customer. The
> branding
> | went off with out a hitch but I can't get the installation invalidated
> to
> | change the product key per KB328874. I need to take care of this before
> I
> | deliver the system so if anyone has a clue, please advise me as soon as
> | possible. Thanks in advance.
> |
> | --
> |
> | Regards,
> |
> | Jerry M. Gartner
>