LayZeh Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I have a copy of Windows XP Professional, i'm currently running Windows 2000 Professional. I do not want to upgrade to Windows XP Professional if activation is required. I was curious how you tell whether your copy has the volume license database on cd or the individual database. Reason being i'm not going to install it standard, i'm going to put a lot of time and effort into creating a slipstream/streamline installation that i plan to make as user-interaction free as possible, hence not requiring to activate XP would be a benefit.Can anyone tell me a way of identifying whether or not i have a Volume License CD key and whether the media has as much to do with activiation being required as the CD key you enter.Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvlolvlo Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 well witout contacting outside sources you could dl a trial version of virtual pc and install it on a virtual machine n c if it needs activation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayZeh Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 Thanks but i remembered how to tell, the volume label gives you details about the media, ta anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
un4given1 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 If you did not purchase the software with MANY licenses, then it's not volume licensing. I'm assuming if you don't know then you didn't purchase it. Volume licensing is for corporations, not home users. You can't buy one license in a volume licensing model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgelmeyer Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hi,I just had a look at our corporate "Windows XP Professional Volume License Version" CD. The CD label is WXPVOL_EN.Some binaries on the volume license version are different from those on the retail version. Using a retail version CD key to install a volume license version is not possible - nor the other way round. To determine if you hold a volume license version, a retail version, or an OEM version look inside the file i386\setupp.ini. If the Pid=xxxxx270 you hold the volume license version, if Pid=xxxxxOEM it's an OEM, and if Pid=xxxxx000 it's retail.You cannot easily tell for which product a Microsoft CD key works. I have heard about some hacker tools that could do this, but unfortunately there is no documented way to the best of my knowledge.Another thing - for those wondering - Microsoft Office XP/2003 is not like Windows XP. The binaries are identical, and whether or not product activation is required depends entirely on the CD-key.Unless your company has some sort of special ageement with Microsoft, I doubt that you can legally use any volume license version/key at home. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Just for the record, here is the whole story:(and some other info on versions)XP:http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=226http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=283http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=312http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=3422k:http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=269And some CD compares:XP Home vs. Upgrade:http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=103XP Professional OEM vs. Upgradehttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=101XP Professional vs. Homehttp://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=104jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurgelmeyer Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Ah - I always wondered what FPP was short for - nice links, jazlac B) Anyone knows what the ExtraData in setupp.ini does? Looks like an MD5 to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 If the Pid=xxxxx270 you hold the volume license version, if Pid=xxxxxOEM it's an OEM, and if Pid=xxxxx000 it's retail.Shouldn't it be Pid=xxxxx335 ?http://www.thetechguide.com/howto/setuppini.htmlI think that the Pid=xxxxx000 is for Win2k:http://www.thetechguide.com/articles/win2kserial.htmljaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_diablo4303 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 i'm using windows xp professional(corporate edition). its seems nothing problem. no cd-key n i also can upgrade to sp2. really easy.try use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaclaz Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 i'm using windows xp professional(corporate edition). its seems nothing problem. no cd-key n i also can upgrade to sp2. really easy.try use it.I actually don't get the MEANING of your post. Windows XP Professional (Corporate Edition) is not something that you can have unless you have a "special" Volume Licensing Agreement with Microsoft.NO ONE can legitly use it without the above.Inducing people to "try it" without a proper license is against the RULES of this board.The rest of your post seems actually irrelevant.This board's scope is to share knowledge on Microsoft Operating Systems and related programs, tricks, mods, and similia.jaclaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_diablo4303 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 sorry jaclaz. didn't mean to against the rules. sorry all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xper Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 i'm using windows xp professional(corporate edition). its seems nothing problem. no cd-key n i also can upgrade to sp2. really easy.try use it.» Posting Guidelines1. This is not a warez site! Links/Requests to warez and/or illegal material (porn, cracks, serials, etc..) will not be tolerated. Discussion of circumventing activation/timebombs/keygens or any other illegal activity will also not be tolerated. If you ignore any of the aforementioned you will receive a final warning. If you choose to continue, you will be banned without notice. We do not suport warez or any other illegal activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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