Convert XP Cd key to Registry product Key CCM Geek 11.07.2007 21:06:00 I have 4 compaq deskpro PC's that came with XP Pro. There are stickers on the computers with the XP CD keys. I want to take those keys and convert them to product ID's to replace the current one on the registry. Any ideas how to do this? The current product ID in the registry is from my companys windows image NOT the actual one on the PC's. The company is giving these to employees now and does not want their VL key to be left on the PC's. -- VOIP *is* user friendly. It''s just selective about who its friends are.

Re: Convert XP Cd key to Registry product Key "GreenieLeBrun" <GreenieLeBrun[ at ]hotmail.com> 11.07.2007 23:02:00 CCM Geek wrote: [Quoted Text] > I have 4 compaq deskpro PC's that came with XP Pro. There are > stickers on the computers with the XP CD keys. > > I want to take those keys and convert them to product ID's to replace > the current one on the registry. > > Any ideas how to do this? > > The current product ID in the registry is from my companys windows > image NOT the actual one on the PC's. The company is giving these to > employees now and does not want their VL key to be left on the PC's. The product keys on the Compaq would be Compaq specific OEM Keys and as such are unlikely to work with a Volume Licence Key. You will need to find the CDs that came with the machines and do a clean reinstall (some thing your company should do for security purposes any way).

Re: Convert XP Cd key to Registry product Key "David B." <brooks.dj[ at ]nospam.hotmail.com> 12.07.2007 17:38:26 The proper method would be to use the Compaq recovery procedure. An OEM key is not compatible with a VL installation. -- ---- Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 How to Post http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm _________________________________________________________________________________ "CCM Geek" <CCMGeek[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:8553C8BF-A3C9-44BC-9DE3-111EA42708B5[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have 4 compaq deskpro PC's that came with XP Pro. There are stickers on > the computers with the XP CD keys. > > I want to take those keys and convert them to product ID's to replace the > current one on the registry. > > Any ideas how to do this? > > The current product ID in the registry is from my companys windows image > NOT > the actual one on the PC's. The company is giving these to employees now > and > does not want their VL key to be left on the PC's. > -- > VOIP *is* user friendly. It''s just selective about who its friends are.