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Before you all type Click Start | Run | type "Winver" Or right click
My Computer then Properties read this first!
I need to know which program will tell me what retail version is
installed: ie XP Home OEM, XP Home Retail, XP Home Corporate etc
Thanks!
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ndog37 wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Before you all type Click Start | Run | type "Winver" Or right click
> My Computer then Properties read this first!
>
> I need to know which program will tell me what retail version is
> installed: ie XP Home OEM, XP Home Retail, XP Home Corporate etc
Right-click on My Computer and choose properties...
OR
Control Panel --> System
Under the General Tab there should be a Producy ID #...
#####-###-#######-#####
What are the second set of numbers - the 3 digits?
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I have a clients computer with a hosed OS. I am trying to reinstall
Windows XP home and start from scratch. I have no idea if this
installation was a legitimate licensed installation of Windows XP but
I'm assuming it it is. They had no Win XP CD and no product key. I was
able to get the product key with the Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder
software I downloaded before I reformatted the the drive.
I thought I could reinstall windows with an OEM Win XP Home cd I have
and use the product key which was previosly installed on the computer.
When I try this I get an error during instalation saying the the
product id is not valid. I do not know if this is because the key is
for a different version Win XP Home (like and upgrade version or
something).
If my client does own a legitimate copy of xp I don't want them to
have to pay for another one. I'd like to figure out what cd I need to
install XP with the key that was on there before.
Is there a way to tell what version of Win XP Home this key is for (ie
xp home oem, upgrade, full, etc.) so I know which disk I need to
reinstall.
Is there a way to verify that the key I have is legitimate and legal?
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On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 18:35:05 -0700, ndog37[ at ]gmail.com wrote:
[Quoted Text] >Before you all type Click Start | Run | type "Winver" Or right click
>My Computer then Properties read this first!
>
>I need to know which program will tell me what retail version is
>installed: ie XP Home OEM, XP Home Retail, XP Home Corporate etc
>
>Thanks!
=================
Mine shows in System Properties.
Click: Start | settings |control panel | system
Jack
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ndog37 wrote:
[Quoted Text] > I have a clients computer with a hosed OS. I am trying to reinstall
> Windows XP home and start from scratch. I have no idea if this
> installation was a legitimate licensed installation of Windows XP
> but I'm assuming it it is. They had no Win XP CD and no product
> key. I was able to get the product key with the Magic Jelly Bean
> Keyfinder software I downloaded before I reformatted the the drive.
>
> I thought I could reinstall windows with an OEM Win XP Home cd I
> have and use the product key which was previosly installed on the
> computer. When I try this I get an error during instalation saying
> the the product id is not valid. I do not know if this is because
> the key is for a different version Win XP Home (like and upgrade
> version or something).
It is. Although not definitive against OEM - as it could be one that only
works with the modified OEM from the manufacturer.
> If my client does own a legitimate copy of xp I don't want them to
> have to pay for another one. I'd like to figure out what cd I need
> to install XP with the key that was on there before.
>
> Is there a way to tell what version of Win XP Home this key is for
> (ie xp home oem, upgrade, full, etc.) so I know which disk I need to
> reinstall.
The product key itself - not that I KNOW of.
> Is there a way to verify that the key I have is legitimate and
> legal?
No - not without installing it first really.
So no sticker on the machine?
What type of machine is it?
Have you just *asked* the client?
After all - if they bought it - they might at least remember where they
bought it/etc.
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Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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Belarc Advisor will tell you which Windows you have by name and build. It
will list all of the Updates to Windows you have installed. Also, it will
give you the ProductKey AND a whole bunch of other information about the
hardware and software on your computer.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
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Don
Vancouver, USA
<ndog37[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1183858505.720779.300120[ at ]e16g2000pri.googlegroups.com...
[Quoted Text] > Before you all type Click Start | Run | type "Winver" Or right click
> My Computer then Properties read this first!
>
> I need to know which program will tell me what retail version is
> installed: ie XP Home OEM, XP Home Retail, XP Home Corporate etc
>
> Thanks!
>
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ndog37[ at ]gmail.com wrote:
[Quoted Text] > Before you all type Click Start | Run | type "Winver" Or right click
> My Computer then Properties read this first!
>
> I need to know which program will tell me what retail version is
> installed: ie XP Home OEM, XP Home Retail, XP Home Corporate etc
>
> Thanks!
>
No program is necessary for that. Simply Right-click My Computer,
select Properties, and, on the General Tab, read the Product ID. If it
doesn't include the letters "OEM," then it's a retail license. If it
does include the letters "OEM," then it's an OEM license. There is no
such thing as "XP Home Corporate," so that doesn't enter into the equation.
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ndog37[ at ]gmail.com wrote:
[Quoted Text] > I have a clients computer with a hosed OS. I am trying to reinstall
> Windows XP home and start from scratch. I have no idea if this
> installation was a legitimate licensed installation of Windows XP but
> I'm assuming it it is. They had no Win XP CD and no product key.
Then why would you think it's a legitimate license?
> I was
> able to get the product key with the Magic Jelly Bean Keyfinder
> software I downloaded before I reformatted the the drive.
>
Why did you destroy any chance you'd have had to answer your own question?
> I thought I could reinstall windows with an OEM Win XP Home cd I have
> and use the product key which was previosly installed on the computer.
> When I try this I get an error during instalation saying the the
> product id is not valid. I do not know if this is because the key is
> for a different version Win XP Home (like and upgrade version or
> something).
>
Product Keys are bound to the specific type and language of CD/license
(OEM, Volume, retail, full, or Upgrade) with which they are purchased.
For example, a WinXP Home OEM Product Key won't work for any retail
version of WinXP Home, or for any version of WinXP Pro, and vice versa.
An upgrade's Product Key cannot be used with a full version CD, and
vice versa. An OEM Product Key will not work to install a retail
product. An Italian Product Key will not work with an English CD.
Bottom line: Product Keys and CD types cannot be mixed & matched.
> If my client does own a legitimate copy of xp I don't want them to
> have to pay for another one. I'd like to figure out what cd I need to
> install XP with the key that was on there before.
>
> Is there a way to tell what version of Win XP Home this key is for (ie
> xp home oem, upgrade, full, etc.) so I know which disk I need to
> reinstall.
>
Perhaps Microsoft can tell you.
> Is there a way to verify that the key I have is legitimate and legal?
>
No, not after you've formatted the hard drive.
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Bruce Chambers
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