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-----Original Message-----
From: JP Vossen <jp@jpsdomain.org>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 3:08 PM
To: PANTUG General <PANTUGGeneral@lists.pantug.org>
Subject: [PANTUGGeneral] XP product codes and VMs
I'm going to need to build to XP Pro desktops, in VMs. I really don't feel like building 2 of them, so I'd like to build 1 VM, get it all set, then just copy it.
I have 2 XP Pro shrink-wrapped retail license codes, how can I "apply" one to the second VM after I copy it?
Stear, Brad wrote:
> > I've used
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/ to discover prodkeys for M$
> > software, works like a charm. It only tells you the prodkeys, doesn't
> > let you change them. Good for discovering what install key was used
> > on what system.
> > (Love the tagline: Software spawned from sheer boredom)
Funny, but I'll probably stick with M$ approved.
> > There's a M$-approved method built into XP to force a prodkey change:
> >
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874
> > But I haven't tried it.
Hummm: "If you try these steps on OEM media or on retail media, you will
not change the product key." I'll stick with the below...
> > There's also the Windows Product Key Update Tool:
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx
> > Which I have used in the past.
That looks like it might be the ticket.
**Make sure to run a SID changer over the second reprodkeyed (I just made a new word!) installation for good measure.**
(JP: I use SysInternals NewSID for this.)
Russ Wenner wrote:
> Instructions to change the product key on Windows XP
>
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window-on-windows/?p=672
> Here's a video presentation on how to do it.
>
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/itdojo/?p=116
Drew Lehman wrote:
Build [the VM with] all options etc. Then sysprep it. Copy it and then apply license as needed.
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