Comments on: How to Avoid the XP Product Activation After a Reinstall http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html Know your technology head on Fri, 25 May 2012 13:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Billhttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-376486 Bill Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:41:00 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-376486 My apologies, I ommitted a couple of points which might be relevant. My Win 7 installation now includes Service Pack 1, and I have installs for XP Pro SP2 and SP3. I have not installed SP3, regarding it as unnecessary for my requirements.Bill My apologies, I ommitted a couple of points which might be relevant. My Win 7 installation now includes Service Pack 1, and I have installs for XP Pro SP2 and SP3. I have not installed SP3, regarding it as unnecessary for my requirements.

Bill

]]> By: Billhttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-376479 Bill Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:25:09 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-376479 Is there a procedure that would facilitate installing XP Pro from an OEM disk dating from around 2007 as dual-boot on a computer already running Windows 7 Professional without running into the product key problem? Presumably I would still be "legal" from Microsoft's perspective as I don't have XP Pro installed on any other machine. Is it possible that an attempt to do so could cause a product key problem for the Windows 7 Professional installation? It was installed from a full retail disk. I didn't have any product key problems with a replacement hard disk installation.Belated thanks to those who responded very helpfully to my two postings last year.Regards, Bill Is there a procedure that would facilitate installing XP Pro from an OEM disk dating from around 2007 as dual-boot on a computer already running Windows 7 Professional without running into the product key problem? Presumably I would still be “legal” from Microsoft’s perspective as I don’t have XP Pro installed on any other machine. Is it possible that an attempt to do so could cause a product key problem for the Windows 7 Professional installation? It was installed from a full retail disk. I didn’t have any product key problems with a replacement hard disk installation.

Belated thanks to those who responded very helpfully to my two postings last year.

Regards, Bill

]]> By: Derek Dominohttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-318919 Derek Domino Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:54:45 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-318919 Click the Start button and select Run. Type or paste the folowing line:notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hostsClick OK.An editor window will appear with a file that ends with this line:127.0.0.1 localhostBe careful not to change that line or anything above it. Add a new line at the bottom:127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.comSave the file and exit. Click the Start button and select Run. Type or paste the folowing line:

notepad c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts

Click OK.

An editor window will appear with a file that ends with this line:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Be careful not to change that line or anything above it. Add a new line at the bottom:

127.0.0.1 mpa.one.microsoft.com

Save the file and exit.

]]> By: Clif Sipehttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-296870 Clif Sipe Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:43:21 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-296870 I don't believe the files from a different version of Windows, or from a different computer will work. It wouldn't hurt to try though. I don’t believe the files from a different version of Windows, or from a different computer will work. It wouldn’t hurt to try though.

]]> By: WGhttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-296613 WG Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:23:44 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-296613 I want to install XP Pro from an OEM disk on to a computer presently running XP Home. Will the 2-file key trick you advocate work to install XP Pro with the current files on the XP Home system? I should be legal and above board, the machine that originally ran XP Pro now runs Windows 7.If it's relevant, I don't have an XP Home installation disk, it came pre-installed with recovery disks. I don't particularly want to preserve XP Home. I want to install XP Pro from an OEM disk on to a computer presently running XP Home. Will the 2-file key trick you advocate work to install XP Pro with the current files on the XP Home system? I should be legal and above board, the machine that originally ran XP Pro now runs Windows 7.

If it’s relevant, I don’t have an XP Home installation disk, it came pre-installed with recovery disks. I don’t particularly want to preserve XP Home.

]]> By: Jayhttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-296576 Jay Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:43:31 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-296576 The is why I switched to Ubuntu The is why I switched to Ubuntu

]]> By: Billhttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-94930 Bill Fri, 07 May 2010 11:50:38 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-94930 I have a very serious problem. After my XP Home OS was trashed by rogue software - a trial of a thing named TuneUp - I did a clean install, including HDD reformat of Windows XP Pro, from a purchased OEM disk. This was Service Pack 2, subsequently upgraded to SP3. I had conclusively mislaid the product key. I had to access data on the machine VERY urgently and I did not then know that under some circumstances Microsoft might agree to provide a replacement. I found what I now know must have been a pirate key on the Net which enabled installation but NOT activation. This of course left me functional but 30 days before meltdown - about 20 days left as I write this. Various retailers want around £100 for retail with matching product key. - this would be paying twice over just to continue use on the same computer. I have neither need nor intention of installing XP Pro on any other computer. I have tried a number of applications claiming to deal with this problem but none of them work. A Belarc profile shows that the pirate key has replaced the original one on the system so your advice re saving the file containing the key doesn't work. I have now found two keys, one of which might be the original, but neither work. I am about to upgrade the HDD and it looks like I will just be passing the problem on when I install XP. I have retrieved a key from the disk, but it is seemingly one Microsoft use in production and does not work. It is 76487-OEM-0015242-71798. The keys I have, one of which which might or might not be the original, are CD87T-HFP4G-V7X7H-8VY68-W7D7M and FC8GV-8Y7G7-XKD7P-Y47XF-P829W (or P819W - I believe it to be the latter, but the box will not accept it). The pirate key which has enabled this install and which is now stored on the system but will not activate is QQHHK-T4DKG-74KG7-BQB9G-W47KG. In these circumstances is it likely that Microsoft would issue a replacement? Is there any other solution? I am not trying to defraud anyone, just to keep on using the product I legitimately bought. I have a very serious problem. After my XP Home OS was trashed by rogue software – a trial of a thing named TuneUp – I did a clean install, including HDD reformat of Windows XP Pro, from a purchased OEM disk. This was

Service Pack 2, subsequently upgraded to SP3. I had conclusively mislaid the product key. I had to access data on the machine VERY urgently and I did not then know that under some circumstances Microsoft might agree to provide a replacement.

I found what I now know must have been a pirate key on the Net which enabled installation but NOT activation. This of course left me functional but 30 days before meltdown – about 20 days left as I write this. Various

retailers want around £100 for retail with matching product key. – this would be paying twice over just to continue use on the same computer. I have neither need nor intention of installing XP Pro on any other computer.

I have tried a number of applications claiming to deal with this problem but none of them work. A Belarc profile shows that the pirate key has replaced the original one on the system so your advice re saving the file containing the key doesn't work. I have now found two keys, one of which might be the original, but neither work. I am about to upgrade the HDD and it looks

like I will just be passing the problem on when I install XP. I have retrieved a key from the disk, but it is seemingly one Microsoft use in production and

does not work. It is 76487-OEM-0015242-71798.

The keys I have, one of which which might or might not be the original, are CD87T-HFP4G-V7X7H-8VY68-W7D7M and FC8GV-8Y7G7-XKD7P-Y47XF-P829W (or P819W – I believe it to be the latter, but the box will not accept it). The pirate key which has enabled this install and which is now stored on the system but will not activate is QQHHK-T4DKG-74KG7-BQB9G-W47KG. In these circumstances is it likely that Microsoft would issue a replacement? Is there any other solution? I am

not trying to defraud anyone, just to keep on using the product I legitimately bought.

]]> By: clif.noteshttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-46741 clif.notes Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:00:14 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-46741 Thanks for the comment La Digue. I'm happy I can help.Clif Thanks for the comment La Digue. I’m happy I can help.

Clif

]]> By: La Diguehttp://techie-buzz.com/how-to/avoid-windows-xp-activation.html/comment-page-1#comment-46736 La Digue Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:09:15 +0000 http://techie-buzz.com/?p=10754#comment-46736 I will definitely use this information next time i need to re-install windows XP on my computer. Thanks to you, I've acquired interesting stuff worthy being shared. All in all, great post. I will definitely use this information next time i need to re-install windows XP on my computer. Thanks to you, I’ve acquired interesting stuff worthy being shared. All in all, great post.

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