XP Cd key Problems

[eggy524]

I slipstreamed xp Pro Corporate with Service Pack 2 but now when I Try and install the Sliptreamed cd it comes up with a window asking for my CD key. When I enter it in it says its invalid.

What can I do?? - this has never happened before

[Pyron]

Obvious question: Is it valid?

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Pyron

[eggy524]

Yes it is. I bought it from a shop

[Wasim]

isnt win xp professional only available from shops whereas corp is available for companies?

[oioldman]

Can you manually install SP2 over an installed system?

If this fails then you know it is an invalid verison of XP in eyes of M$ and i would have to agree with comment by Wasim, XP is either retail or OEM from a shop not a corporate verison.

[prathapml]

The CD you have got is not exactly a legit one - the shop has given you a pirated CD. Use only licensed versions of software, to prevent problems like this.

Or, ask the shop to give you a new SP2-compatible key.

[turbomcp]

just for the record

if people here dont know this

even Dell/HP.... had their numbers blacklisted

computers bought from dell for example(came preinstalled with xp(no sp),with dell license and customizations) were blacklisted for sp1(ofcourse same thing in sp2)

so be advised

even if you buy from vendors that are known could be your are blacklisted

[gabriel_buc]

Check if your PID is on M$ SP2 blacklist:

SP2 blacklist

If it is go to the shop where you bought your WinXP and tell them

[Doggie]

yes agree, and ask for your money back in that case

[eggy524]

OK, thanks everyone, sorry - I was wrong about the corporate thing, its just XP professional. I'm going to give it back to the shop for a replacement. This should work!! Thanks for all your help.

[Wasim]

yeah no probs, xp pro and xp corp are identical apart from corp does NOT require activation whereas the other does.