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The bits are the intelectual property of Microsoft and you cannot sell a CD-R. If you are bound by the SBLA or EULA you cannot transfer the keys without the media. If you are not bound by the SBLA or EULA you can sell the keys but the purchaser would not be licensed to use them.
How did you get these keys? What type of keys are they?
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Hi folks
I need 25 XP Pro licenses. Is it legal for me to buy used computers on ebay for 65usd and use that license on my computer?
Or do any know how low price its possible to get on 25 xp licenses. (oem)
Thanks
No, OEM licenses are tied to the computer that they are origionally installed on and cannot be transferred to another computer.
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Thirdly, How do you recgonize a royalty key from a COA key? is there any way to tell other then trying them all??
MGADIAG will tell you if you are using a SLP or COA key.
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Acronis Recovery Manager will do what you want. You need to contact their OEM sales division if you just want that component because it is normally not sold by itself.
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You need to edit the R2SPLevel entry in R2INTL.INF.
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The Volume is managed by the audio drivers and how they store that information varies by device. any manipulation should be done through the multimedia API.
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WSIM needs this information to know what options to provide to you while editing the XML file. The installer doesn't use this information.
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Be sure to install Update Rollup 2 ASAP after MCE is installed. There are a number of updates (included in UR2) that if installed seperately will cause the instalation of UR2 to fail. http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/articles/487537.aspx
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The only way your gonna solve this is to get/find/buy/borrow/steal a Genuine Dell or Holographic OEM CD. As thats the only disks that will accept your COA number.
That may not be the answer your after, but its the right best your gonna get from this foreigner.
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what is the purpose or significance of needing or the requirement to have a "holographic" CD from the factory? if using this method produces four required files (not including the winnt.sif here, only the oembios.* files) could these files be used in a generic OEM cd to essentially recreate the pre-activated installation? by "generic" i mean an ISO created from one of the forementioned 9 in 1 or 11 in 1 "warez" internet releases.
The Hologram CD ensures that you have the rest of the required files and that everyone is starting with the same files. Starting with a different source may or may not work. (Also warez distibutions cannot be discussed on this forum and they often have other illegal cracks that may interfere with the procedure)
i only ask this out of educational interest and not because i am trying to anything "illegal". i have a brand spanking new Dell system that has come with an XP reinstall CD, but i have not used it nor do i know if it "restores" the activation or if it is a straight XP install disc that I would have to use my COA key on or if it is built in with the SLP key.If you have the Dell CD you don't need this. In setting up this procedure I compared a Dell CD to a hologram CD and wrote a program that would generate the files that were different.
how does using this method differ or how is it different than the "OEMScan - Automated Multi Manufacture Pre-Activation Utility" thread? or does it not differ?OEMScan is an offshoot of this method. The differances are as follows:
- This method will only work with 1 manufacturer and OEMScan will work with multiple manufacturers
- This method replaces the files before Windows is installed and OEMScan changes them after Windows is installed
- This method doesn't require any additional software to be run or configured on the target PC
from the sound of it both methods get the SLP key, and create the oembios.* files... is this correct?Yes.
Ultimately what I want to accomplish is to be able to create a custom install CD using nLite/etc that is already activated--which normally would not be possible unless you started with a VLK source/key--on my laptop (which legit coa, slp, etc) and my Dell desktop (ditto on the legit). I have a restore cd for the Toshiba that restores it to factory, including the activation, but also including all the junk software. And as I said, I'm not sure what the Dell restore CD is... if it's just a straight XP install of it its an actual "restore" cd..If you want your CD to work for multiple manufacturers use OEMScan, otherwise use this procedure
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thanks severach
But i think i didn't explain my question properly;
I am trying to understand why there would be a oembios file (2B9D18CF) since my understanding is that the normal oembios file (such as HP/Dell/etc) are to pre-activate the computer.
hense what purpose does the oembios file (2B9D18CF) serve if it cannot pre-activate the computer?
Is it like a requirement that all OEM windows copies have a OEMBIOS file?
If this was the case then i guess one could use it as another test to see if the computer uses SLP?
They don't serve any purpose when normal activation is being used.
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meaning a backup copy of Media Center but its not the original recovery disk from dell
Do you mean you have a copy of the generic CD set?
If so you can use the key on the sticker and use Phone Activation method. If you want to use the OEMBIOS method you will have to find a SLP key somewhere else.
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please... i need my computer back to normal can anyone help me? got this computer from dell a couple years ago and its out of its warranty and i lost the original disks but i have my backup... but for some reason it wont let me enter my OEM product key that is on my machine. how do i enter that key so i can validate it and update my software via windows updates?
thnx
What kind of backup do you have? And why do you need to enter a product key?
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Only Business and Ultimate can be downgraded and your customer must already have the media and a valid XP product key.
Install using your customer's product key and activate by phone. Inform the rep that you are downgrading from Vista.
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Do all Vista editions Require Activation and Wga? I was wanting to know what Microsoft plans to do for mission critical systems. There are systems that have to run 24 hours a day and are not connected to the internet.
I read volume license customers even have to activate every 6 months. This is also bad for small businesses that do not use the internet.
There are 2 types of Volume Keys. MAKs can be activated a specific number of times. Once a computer is activated with a MAK it does not have to be reactivated. KMS keys are tied to an activation server the activated computer must connect to your KMS server at least once every 6 months. If a computer with a KMS key doesn't contact your KMS server the activation will expire and your server will have 1 more licence to reallocate. The KMS server can be activated online or by phone.
Royalty OEMs still don't have to activate.
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All the machines I get have valid COAs. Do I have to buy new OEM copies of XP to load on these machines?
You will need to purchase new licenses unless the licenses were properly tranferred to you.
The entire PC may be transferred to another end user along with the software license rights. When transferring the PC to the new end user the original software media, manuals (if applicable) and Certificate of Authenticity (COA) must be included. It is also advisable to include the original purchase invoice or receipt. The original end user cannot keep any copies of the software.There is program for schools that receive donated equiptment with COAs attached to get them licensed without purchasing licenses
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why use litestep ?
why cant the "shell" be directly c:\windows\ehome\eshell.exe ???
I think that was just a copy/paste error the wasn't completed. You can use eshell.exe as your shell but if you need to use other programs make sure you can still bring up the task manager.
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When I created a configuration set using WSIM it created a folder named "$OEM$ Folders". Should I rename it to "$OEM$" or leave it as is?
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CREATOR OWNER: Modify, Subfolders and files only
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Is it possible to use the $OEM$ directory structure directly from a USB flash drive? I want to have all of my cusomization on a USB drive and use an origional Vista DVD to perform my installs.
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Hi Guys,
I was a little confused from reading the forums able the steps that I need to take to setup a pre-activation image from ghost.
What I was trying to do was setup a standard image of ghost for OEM machines which are all the same type, HPs. Each HP machine has its own OEM license and does have 2 recovery cds.. One for the xp install and the other for HP restoration process.
So here are my steps...
- Step up a working machine.
- I created the 5 files from Bezalel's
- I copied over the OEMBIOS.BI_, OEMBIOS.CA_, OEMBIOS.DA_, OEMBIOS.SI_ and winnt.sif into the c:\1386 folder of the image with the current key on the machine.
- Ran Sysprep, leaving the license key empty.
- After, the system came up, It still ask to reactivate windows and requires me to phone Microsoft.
From looking through the winnt.sif, the product key is different from the OEM sticker on the machine.
So, I tried to run JellyBean to change the windows license key but it would not change the key. It stated that it was an invalid key.
Does anyone know which steps that I may be missing. ...? Or what I am doing wrong...
This project is designed to create an install CD, not modify an image. If you want to modify an existing installation take a look at OEMScan - Automated Multi Manufacture Pre-Activation Utility. You cannot modify an image without having the risk of WFP restoring the origional files.
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I'm getting a bit confused by all this... If I'd just copy dpcdll.dll, setupp.ini, pidgen.dll and setupreg.hiv from the I386 folder of my recovery cd to the I386 folder of the retail XP I'm installing from (in addition to the OEMBIOS.BI_, OEMBIOS.CA_, OEMBIOS.DA_, OEMBIOS.SI_ and winnt.sif files gotten with Bezalel's getfiles.bat) would it just solve my problem?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Setupp.ini should be enough.
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I tried this yesterday and couldn't get it to work, I'd really appreciate some help here.
I have an asus laptop with just recovery discs and I wanted to install clean without the bloat coming with them. So I got a Windows XP disc from a friend (a proper hologrammed retail version afaik), the same type (Pro) and language as the one shipping with the notebook. I copied the content to HD, overwrote the OEMBIOS.BI_, OEMBIOS.CA_, OEMBIOS.DA_, OEMBIOS.SI_ and winnt.sif in the I386 folder with the files gotten from the method described by Bezalel on page 1.
After this I ran the XP through some nLiting, incorporated SP2, removed some content, filled the right details in its unattended page, did other small adjustments and burned it to disc. However, after I had wiped my HD clean and started installing, everything went fine until to my surprise it asked for product key! Even worse, none of the keys I could think of worked. First I of course tried the real product key of my laptop facotry installation (the one that the Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder reports and which was written to the winnt.sif) but it didn't work. Then I tried the product key on the bottom of my laptop and the product key found on this webpage, neither of which worked.
What have I done wrong? Could it be that the nLiting broke the installation somehow? When entering the 'unattended' stage it reported that there is previous unattended information in the installation which might be lost. I figured that this only refers to the unattended configuration, and does not break it. Should it work if I skip the unattended stage of nLite or have I misunderstood something about the whole process?
You need to start with an OEM CD, not a Retail CD.
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OEMScan - Automated Multi Manufacture Pre-Activation Utility
in Unattended Windows 2000/XP/2003
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The better the match the more accurate it will be.
There are 2 different Gateway sets. The downside to this configuration is that if a BIOS has the string "Gatewa" it will replace the file set but will not activate.
Yes, but will also provide a false match for "Acer TravelMate".