Thanks for the responses. Just so everyone knows, by using the correct serial from the technet article, i was able to install OEM Windows XP Pro and not have to activate the software.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/oempreac.mspx Thanks again for the help. Octavio Shawn K. O'Shea wrote: > itsupport wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I successfully installed windows xp on one of my machines, and everything >> works except for product activation. I used the XP OEM disc, and the serial >> on the side of the machine, but windows was unable to activate. I tried >> another OEM serial just to double check, but that also did not activate. >> During the installation process, I had to comment out several lines from the >> TXTSETUP.SIF file because I kept receiving errors saying unable to find a >> particular file. This was a solution I found by reading through the mailing >> list response, but I now think this could be the potential source of the >> problem. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated. >> >> >> > Microsoft disabled the ability to Internet activate many OEM product > keys back in Feb of 2005 (see > http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/69878/microsoft-disables-oem-windows-product-keys.html). > > The TechNet article, "Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing > Windows XP", implies that unattended installs from OEM media can be > performed using a special product key provided in the article > (MVF4D-W774K-MC4VM-QY6XY- R38TB for 32bit WinXP). > > See the TechNet article for more info: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/oempreac.mspx > > I've never tried that, so would be interesting to know if it works. > > -Shawn > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > unattended-info mailing list > unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ unattended-info mailing list unattended-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
