Old Product Key

[Guest Dozer0715]

Here at work we have an old Micronpc with XP Pro on it, sticker reads:

Windows XP Professional 1-2CPU. The laptop is fried so trying to salvage the

product code from it. Have another laptop with XP Home installed, but it

needs to be XP Pro to log into network. Is this product code for XP Pro

service pack 1? I can not get it to accept the new code when trying to

upgrade the newer laptop to XP Pro.

 

Thank you in advanve.

[Guest Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Re: Old Product Key

 

Sorry, but you cannot use the OEM Windows XP product key

on a different computer. It is only license for the original computer

it came with. If the computer died, so did the OEM license.

 

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Windows Desktop Experience -

Windows Vista Enthusiast

 

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"Dozer0715" <Dozer0715@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B7F764D3-C0CF-4884-BC91-CB0AA0F19043@microsoft.com...

Here at work we have an old Micronpc with XP Pro on it, sticker reads:

Windows XP Professional 1-2CPU. The laptop is fried so trying to salvage the

product code from it. Have another laptop with XP Home installed, but it

needs to be XP Pro to log into network. Is this product code for XP Pro

service pack 1? I can not get it to accept the new code when trying to

upgrade the newer laptop to XP Pro.

 

Thank you in advanve.

[Guest Joan Archer]

Re: Old Product Key

 

I would assume the XP Pro died with the laptop if it was an OEM version as

usually they are tied to the machine they are first installed on and cannot

be transferred to another machine.

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Joan Archer

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http://lachsoft.com/photogallery

 

"Dozer0715" <Dozer0715@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B7F764D3-C0CF-4884-BC91-CB0AA0F19043@microsoft.com...

> Here at work we have an old Micronpc with XP Pro on it, sticker reads:

> Windows XP Professional 1-2CPU. The laptop is fried so trying to salvage

> the

> product code from it. Have another laptop with XP Home installed, but it

> needs to be XP Pro to log into network. Is this product code for XP Pro

> service pack 1? I can not get it to accept the new code when trying to

> upgrade the newer laptop to XP Pro.

>

> Thank you in advanve.

[Guest VanguardLH]

Re: Old Product Key

 

Dozer0715 wrote:

> Here at work we have an old Micronpc with XP Pro on it, sticker reads:

> Windows XP Professional 1-2CPU. The laptop is fried so trying to salvage the

> product code from it. Have another laptop with XP Home installed, but it

> needs to be XP Pro to log into network. Is this product code for XP Pro

> service pack 1? I can not get it to accept the new code when trying to

> upgrade the newer laptop to XP Pro.

>

> Thank you in advanve.

 

OEM license sticks to the first computer on which it is installed.

Replaced the fried motherboard in the old Micron host, then reinstall

the OEM license of Windows on it. Of course, getting a mobo for a

laptop isn't easy and might mean having to buy salvaged parts.

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Old Product Key

 

Dozer0715 wrote:

> Here at work we have an old Micronpc with XP Pro on it, sticker reads:

> Windows XP Professional 1-2CPU. The laptop is fried so trying to

> salvage the product code from it. Have another laptop with XP Home

> installed, but it needs to be XP Pro to log into network. Is this

> product code for XP Pro service pack 1? I can not get it to accept

> the new code when trying to upgrade the newer laptop to XP Pro.

>

> Thank you in advanve.

 

To expand on what others have said, the product keys have nothing to do with

SPx. OEM disks have special product codes that marry up with the BIOS. That

is, a specific BIOS requires a specific product key. Certain OEM disks

require a specific BIOS (and product key).

 

In your case, the product key for the MicronPC will work only with the CD

for a MicronPC. It may even require a MicronPC BIOS chip.

 

Sorry.

 

Is there not a software solution somewhere for a XP-Home machine to connect

to a domain?

[Guest DL]

Re: Old Product Key

 

You dont need xppro to log on to a network, but you do to logon to a domain

 

"Dozer0715" <Dozer0715@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:B7F764D3-C0CF-4884-BC91-CB0AA0F19043@microsoft.com...

> Here at work we have an old Micronpc with XP Pro on it, sticker reads:

> Windows XP Professional 1-2CPU. The laptop is fried so trying to salvage

> the

> product code from it. Have another laptop with XP Home installed, but it

> needs to be XP Pro to log into network. Is this product code for XP Pro

> service pack 1? I can not get it to accept the new code when trying to

> upgrade the newer laptop to XP Pro.

>

> Thank you in advanve.

[Guest Dozer0715]

RE: Old Product Key

 

Thank you for the help and info. Guess we'll be looking to buy another

product code.