Tobias Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aegis Posted November 4, 2005 Share Posted November 4, 2005 You could always start the installer to check . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobias Posted November 5, 2005 Author Share Posted November 5, 2005 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coconut Posted November 5, 2005 Share Posted November 5, 2005 try it in a virtual machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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