Change the product key on Windows XPFor most Microsoft Windows XP installs, youll never need to worry about the validity of the product key assigned to your copy of the OS.However, software does tend to get installed without authorization, even in the most carefully managed shops, and so from time to time you may need to reset the Windows XP product key.For example, perhaps a user installed a pirated copy of XP but now wants to go legal.Maybe youve been hired by an organization that installed 1.XP but now has a legitimate volume licensing key VLK.Perhaps an end user purchased an additional retail license for XP but needs to use his original CD to install the software.When situations like these arise, changing XPs product key is often the most practical or only solution.Determining if you have a valid product IDHopefully you already know if youre dealing with a pirated copy of XP.But if youre unsure, a quick way to tell is to install Service Pack 1.Shortly after releasing Windows XP, Microsoft realized that most pirated XP installations were using two specific VLKs, the most popular of which begins with FCKGW.These VLKs produce product IDs that match either XXXXX 6.XXX or XXXXX 6. 40 2.XXX, where X is any number.If you try to install SP1 and get the following error message The Product Key used to install Windows is invalid.SDNGZmtKNExpVkUx_o_how-to-activate-windows-xp-without-a-product-key---.jpg' alt='How To Activate Windows Xp Without Product Key' title='How To Activate Windows Xp Without Product Key' />
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