Conver Windows XP Retail CD to Volume License CD

[The Land of Smeg]

I am running Windows XP Professional (Retail) on my main computer, and on that computer I am running the same OS from the same Installation Media and same Product Key on Virtual PC. I have been ok until now because my Product Key has been activated in the configuration of the main computer, and my Virtual PC installation has been left unactivated. (They both have been cleanly installed from SP2-integrated media). 30 days are up and I now need to activate the Virtual PC installation and it won't activate my product key because it's already being used (doh).

I could reinstall and get another 30 days, but that's ridiculous, I want to Install a volume license version coupled with a volume license key (that I can illegally obtain) so I won't be bothered by this mess again.

but although I can get the Product key prompt to look like the Volume license one, it will still only accept my Retail key, and not any volume license one.

Please help me convert this from a Retail CD to Volume License CD, have I done something wrong? are there any other files to change?

Thanks,

The Land of Smeg.

Edited September 19, 2004 by Alanoll

[diesel_98a]

better becarefull w/ this subject as it is considered illegal here!!!! only a matter of time be4 one of the admins gives u a warning. just so u know.

[The Land of Smeg]

I checked the EULA and installing it on a Virtual PC is not illegal because it can be used by "two (2) processors at any one time on any single Workstation Computer", it's just a matter of Technical limitations.

[LiquidSage]

You stated in the 1st post you want to use a VLK key that you are not entitled to. You are breaking the EULA right there. WinXp requires more than just changing the PID. Though like everyone here, i feel the frustration of having to go through the hassle of activation, the steps that must be taken to do a conversion is not appropriate in this forum.

[sleepnmojo]

There may be valid reason to change a retail to a VLK. I know I needed to after I lost my VLK disk. Considering you have both keys still,

Why that site lists the other values, I don't know, but they are wrong. You can do a search on this, and more sites follow what I am saying.

Just because you change that value though, doesn't make it VLK. There are other files you will need that make it VLK. That I won't go into.

Edited September 19, 2004 by Alanoll

[Alanoll]

Topic Closed.

THe site is there for WINDOWS 2000!!

Second, converting a CD from Retail to VLK is illegal as it breaks the EULA YOU AGREE to.

To continue this topic would break the rules, so I'm ending it here.