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I have read that with a Royalty OEM key a Windows XP operating system may be installed without being bothered to activate. Having a Royalty OEM key, I have tried using a Windows XP Professional Royalty OEM key (using VMWare) on installations of Windows XP Professional (OEM) with both Windows XP Professional Generic OEM Microsoft Product Code and Windows XP Professional Royalty OEM Microsoft Product Code. For both tests Windows prompted for activation. How can OEM Windows XP Professional be installed with a Royality OEM key and not have the burden of (re)activation.

Great I had lost the location of the TechNet search page. Thanks. Also, it seems that "Show only bulletins that contain updates that have not been replaced by a more recent update." ("CHECK") does not fuction correctly. Some updates are displayed that are flaged with "The update for the selected product has been replaced by the update in the following bulletin(s):" ("REPLACED") when CHECK is checked. If CHECK is checked, would the results less items marked REPLACED, represent all the correct updates?

I now know the answers to the posed questions; it is "Yes" for both.

Section 1.7 from which EULA? Windows XP 32bit SP2 Pro OEM English (Also covers TPC and MCE) EULAID:XPSP2_RM.0_PRO_OEM_EN Thanks.

I want to create an installation disc for Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1. Service Pack 2 for Windows XP is not to be applied. How would I go about downloading all the relevant update patches for Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1?

Section 1.7 from which EULA?

When slipstreaming, is order of hotfix integration important? When applying hotfixes to an existing Windows instance, is order of hotfix application important?

Yes, asuming instalation with OEM keys accepted.EDIT: Actually the correct answer should be no; reinstallation would not occur, however installation may.