XP Product ID Query (013?)

[Guest Neilo]

Hi Guys,

 

Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info on the

internet.

 

I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know that

different parts of the product ID indicate different things but have come

across one that is confusing me. For example, I know that

xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is replaced with OEM its an

OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume licence. What I dont know is what 013

means. Can anybody shed any light on this?

 

Thanks guys.

[Guest Daave]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

Neilo wrote:

> Hi Guys,

>

> Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info on

> the internet.

>

> I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know that

> different parts of the product ID indicate different things but have

> come across one that is confusing me. For example, I know that

> xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is replaced with

> OEM its an OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume licence. What I

> dont know is what 013 means. Can anybody shed any light on this?

 

This page has the info you need:

 

http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Product_IDs

 

Hmmm, The Channel ID 013 isn't listed!

 

What about the rest? For instance, what is the MPC?

[Guest Ghostrider]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

 

Neilo wrote:

> Hi Guys,

>

> Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info on the

> internet.

>

> I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know that

> different parts of the product ID indicate different things but have come

> across one that is confusing me. For example, I know that

> xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is replaced with OEM its an

> OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume licence. What I dont know is what 013

> means. Can anybody shed any light on this?

>

> Thanks guys.

 

 

How about an upgrade of a a prior Windows OEM installation as the

qualifying product?

[Guest Neilo]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

Thanks Daave. I had checked that page with no joy. The MPC is 55274 : XP

Pro generic OEM if its any help.

 

"Daave" wrote:

> Neilo wrote:

> > Hi Guys,

> >

> > Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info on

> > the internet.

> >

> > I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know that

> > different parts of the product ID indicate different things but have

> > come across one that is confusing me. For example, I know that

> > xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is replaced with

> > OEM its an OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume licence. What I

> > dont know is what 013 means. Can anybody shed any light on this?

>

> This page has the info you need:

>

> http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Product_IDs

>

> Hmmm, The Channel ID 013 isn't listed!

>

> What about the rest? For instance, what is the MPC?

>

>

>

[Guest Daave]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

Neilo wrote:

> "Daave" wrote:

>

>> Neilo wrote:

>>> Hi Guys,

>>>

>>> Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info on

>>> the internet.

>>>

>>> I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know that

>>> different parts of the product ID indicate different things but have

>>> come across one that is confusing me. For example, I know that

>>> xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is replaced with

>>> OEM its an OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume licence. What I

>>> dont know is what 013 means. Can anybody shed any light on this?

>>

>> This page has the info you need:

>>

>> http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Product_IDs

>>

>> Hmmm, The Channel ID 013 isn't listed!

>>

>> What about the rest? For instance, what is the MPC?

> Thanks Daave. I had checked that page with no joy. The MPC is 55274

> : XP Pro generic OEM if its any help.

 

YW. What is it you need to know, specifically? And where are you getting

this PID from? A COA sticker? From a program like Belarc Advisor? Do you

have access to a generic OEM CD of XP Pro?

[Guest Neilo]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

I'm trying to make sure that the software I am using, corresponds with the

licence that I have. And as pointed out, 013 is not expected. The COA is an

OEM sticker so I was expecting OEM in the PID.

 

I got the PID simply by right clicking My Computer and going into Properties.

 

Any ideas anyone?

 

 

 

"Daave" wrote:

> Neilo wrote:

>

> > "Daave" wrote:

> >

> >> Neilo wrote:

> >>> Hi Guys,

> >>>

> >>> Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info on

> >>> the internet.

> >>>

> >>> I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know that

> >>> different parts of the product ID indicate different things but have

> >>> come across one that is confusing me. For example, I know that

> >>> xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is replaced with

> >>> OEM its an OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume licence. What I

> >>> dont know is what 013 means. Can anybody shed any light on this?

> >>

> >> This page has the info you need:

> >>

> >> http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Product_IDs

> >>

> >> Hmmm, The Channel ID 013 isn't listed!

> >>

> >> What about the rest? For instance, what is the MPC?

>

> > Thanks Daave. I had checked that page with no joy. The MPC is 55274

> > : XP Pro generic OEM if its any help.

>

> YW. What is it you need to know, specifically? And where are you getting

> this PID from? A COA sticker? From a program like Belarc Advisor? Do you

> have access to a generic OEM CD of XP Pro?

>

>

>

[Guest Daave]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

Neilo wrote:

> "Daave" wrote:

>

>> Neilo wrote:

>>

>>> "Daave" wrote:

>>>

>>>> Neilo wrote:

>>>>> Hi Guys,

>>>>>

>>>>> Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info

>>>>> on the internet.

>>>>>

>>>>> I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know

>>>>> that different parts of the product ID indicate different things

>>>>> but have come across one that is confusing me. For example, I

>>>>> know that xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is

>>>>> replaced with OEM its an OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume

>>>>> licence. What I dont know is what 013 means. Can anybody shed

>>>>> any light on this?

>>>>

>>>> This page has the info you need:

>>>>

>>>> http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Product_IDs

>>>>

>>>> Hmmm, The Channel ID 013 isn't listed!

>>>>

>>>> What about the rest? For instance, what is the MPC? Thanks Daave.

>>>> I had checked that page with no joy. The MPC is 55274 XP Pro

>>>> generic OEM if its any help.

>>

>> YW. What is it you need to know, specifically? And where are you

>> getting this PID from? A COA sticker? From a program like Belarc

>> Advisor? Do you have access to a generic OEM CD of XP Pro?

> I'm trying to make sure that the software I am using, corresponds

> with the licence that I have. And as pointed out, 013 is not

> expected. The COA is an OEM sticker so I was expecting OEM in the

> PID.

>

> I got the PID simply by right clicking My Computer and going into

> Properties.

 

Apologies for confusing the PID with the key. The key (not the PID) is

found on the COA sticker. That may or may not match the key on your hard

drive. For instance, if you have a Royalty OEM like a Dell, the key on

the hard drive is known as a "golden master" (similar to a volume

license). That will be different from the unique key on the COA sticker.

 

Bottom line is that unless you have upgraded along the way, your license

is what came with the computer. What is the make and model and history

(e.g., did you purchase it new or used? Did it once have a volume

license?) of this computer? Did you receive documentation and

installation media with it? Have you or someone else upgraded it along

the way, and if so, how?

 

Is the key on your hard drive the same as the one on the COA sticker?

Use Belarc Advisor to find out:

 

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

[Guest Neilo]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

 

 

"Daave" wrote:

> Neilo wrote:

> > "Daave" wrote:

> >

> >> Neilo wrote:

> >>

> >>> "Daave" wrote:

> >>>

> >>>> Neilo wrote:

> >>>>> Hi Guys,

> >>>>>

> >>>>> Hope someone here can help as I'm unable to find any useful info

> >>>>> on the internet.

> >>>>>

> >>>>> I would like to know what part of the product ID means. I know

> >>>>> that different parts of the product ID indicate different things

> >>>>> but have come across one that is confusing me. For example, I

> >>>>> know that xxxxx-011-xxxxxxx-xxxxx is an upgrade, and if 011 is

> >>>>> replaced with OEM its an OEM licence, and 270 would mean volume

> >>>>> licence. What I dont know is what 013 means. Can anybody shed

> >>>>> any light on this?

> >>>>

> >>>> This page has the info you need:

> >>>>

> >>>> http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Product_IDs

> >>>>

> >>>> Hmmm, The Channel ID 013 isn't listed!

> >>>>

> >>>> What about the rest? For instance, what is the MPC? Thanks Daave.

> >>>> I had checked that page with no joy. The MPC is 55274 XP Pro

> >>>> generic OEM if its any help.

> >>

> >> YW. What is it you need to know, specifically? And where are you

> >> getting this PID from? A COA sticker? From a program like Belarc

> >> Advisor? Do you have access to a generic OEM CD of XP Pro?

>

> > I'm trying to make sure that the software I am using, corresponds

> > with the licence that I have. And as pointed out, 013 is not

> > expected. The COA is an OEM sticker so I was expecting OEM in the

> > PID.

> >

> > I got the PID simply by right clicking My Computer and going into

> > Properties.

>

> Apologies for confusing the PID with the key. The key (not the PID) is

> found on the COA sticker. That may or may not match the key on your hard

> drive. For instance, if you have a Royalty OEM like a Dell, the key on

> the hard drive is known as a "golden master" (similar to a volume

> license). That will be different from the unique key on the COA sticker.

>

> Bottom line is that unless you have upgraded along the way, your license

> is what came with the computer. What is the make and model and history

> (e.g., did you purchase it new or used? Did it once have a volume

> license?) of this computer? Did you receive documentation and

> installation media with it? Have you or someone else upgraded it along

> the way, and if so, how?

>

> Is the key on your hard drive the same as the one on the COA sticker?

> Use Belarc Advisor to find out:

>

> http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

>

>

The reason I have started this, is because the paperwork we receive from our

suppliers is not very detailed so cannot be used as proof of licence. We buy

our PCs (mainly Dell) through a 3rd party who then put an image onto our PCs.

I am not convinced that things should be done in this way. I want to be

sure that we are correctly licenced, and not left in the lurch due to the 3rd

party not doing their job properly. The PCs all have OEM stickers on them,

but a lot of them dont have OEM PIDs, they have this 013 PID. I may well be

wrong, but to me, it seems a bit odd.

[Guest Daave]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

Neilo wrote:

> The reason I have started this, is because the paperwork we receive

> from our suppliers is not very detailed so cannot be used as proof of

> licence. We buy our PCs (mainly Dell) through a 3rd party who then

> put an image onto our PCs. I am not convinced that things should be

> done in this way. I want to be sure that we are correctly licenced,

> and not left in the lurch due to the 3rd party not doing their job

> properly. The PCs all have OEM stickers on them, but a lot of them

> dont have OEM PIDs, they have this 013 PID. I may well be wrong, but

> to me, it seems a bit odd.

 

On the PCs that have the oddball 013 in the PID, are they all Dells? Are

you running the proper OS on them you have the license for? That is, did

you purchase a volume license or are you using the license that came

with the PC? If the latter, does the OS match what is on the COA

sticker(s)? That is, if the sticker states "Windows XP Professional," is

that what you are running? When updating online, does everything check

out with WGA? If so, I really wouldn't worry about it.

[Guest Plato]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

=?Utf-8?B?TmVpbG8=?= wrote:

>

> I'm trying to make sure that the software I am using, corresponds with the

> licence that I have. And as pointed out, 013 is not expected. The COA is an

> OEM sticker so I was expecting OEM in the PID.

>

> I got the PID simply by right clicking My Computer and going into Properties.

>

> Any ideas anyone?

 

Yes. In the future, explain what 013 is, explain what COA is, and

explain what PID is for those of us who have no time to look it up.

 

 

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http://www.bootdisk.com/

[Guest Daave]

Re: XP Product ID Query (013?)

 

Plato wrote:

> =?Utf-8?B?TmVpbG8=?= wrote:

>>

>> I'm trying to make sure that the software I am using, corresponds

>> with the licence that I have. And as pointed out, 013 is not

>> expected. The COA is an OEM sticker so I was expecting OEM in the

>> PID.

>>

>> I got the PID simply by right clicking My Computer and going into

>> Properties.

>>

>> Any ideas anyone?

>

> Yes. In the future, explain what 013 is, explain what COA is, and

> explain what PID is for those of us who have no time to look it up.

 

Why should he do it in the future? He already did it in the past.