Slipstreamed SP3, Product Key now invalid...

[zedox]

Morning all,

I slipstreamed Service Pack 3 into my disc, but the normal product key I use no longer works.

Does anyone know why?

Is there a way of still using you original key?

[Dr.difreNT]

Morning all,

I slipstreamed Service Pack 3 into my disc, but the normal product key I use no longer works.

Does anyone know why?

Is there a way of still using you original key?

only from xp machine!!!!

(my disc and p.k. works)

forgot:made without any app

Edited May 15, 2008 by Dr.difreNT

[zedox]

@Dr.difreNT

What do you mean by "only from XP machine" ??

[oioldman]

it was noted that doing the slipstream on a vista pc would break the product entry.

do the slipstream on an xp machine

[zedox]

woo hoo! Thanks for the help guys. All working now.

[erpdude8]

hey zedox. is your XP disc a "retail" or "OEM"?

my "slipstreamed" XP SP3 Home Edition retail upgrade CD I made worked. the existing product key I have still works.

[alexusbas]

did you use nlite for slipstreaming on vista?

[Yankee85]

see this: http://blogs.technet.com/askcore/archive/2...-sp3-media.aspx

[Buttercup]

Morning all,

I slipstreamed Service Pack 3 into my disc, but the normal product key I use no longer works.

Does anyone know why?

Is there a way of still using you original key?

Before you add service pack 3

Backup files \i386\dpcdll.dl_, \i386\oembios.bi_, \i386\oembios.ca_, \i386\oembios.da_, \i386\oembios.si_, \i386\pidgen.dll \i386\setupp.ini \i386\setupreg.hiv. and then intergrate Service pack and then restore these backed up files to \i386 folder.

Alternatively copy these from your origional CD

This worked for me as i had the same problem.