Windows XP Professional OEM language

[Tobias]

Hi,

I have two Windows XP Professional CDs:

- Swedish, OEM, for pre-built computer.

- English, MSDN Academic Alliance.

The only difference between the different languages are the text strings in all the files.

Are the license keys locked to the language of Windows XP?

Is it possible to use the Swedish CD but the license from MSDN AA?

As far as I know, MSDN AA version is OEM too.

Thanks in advance,

Tobias

[Aegis]

You could always start the installer to check .

[Tobias]

You could always start the installer to check .

Too much work.

I'm asking because I don't want to wipe the whole harddrive just to figure that out.

And there's a possibility that Microsoft won't like it so that I won't be able to activate Windows even though the installer accepts the key.

Edited November 5, 2005 by Tobias

[coconut]

try it in a virtual machine

[cluberti]

To answer your question, no, MSDN and OEM key trees are totally different (I've tried myself - they won't work across versions). Also, it is my understanding that an English CD key (any version) won't work on a localized version of Windows, and vice-versa.