You have the same copy of XP installed on two computers? Are they networked together? I know MS has been lenient at times for home users with the Pro, perhaps they are getting better still.
Peter Kaulback
In the hour of 09:31 AM 23/02/2003 -0500, Ted Mozer spoke this:
I ran into this problem with a friend's boss's computer on which he wanted XP Pro. The corporate XP copy he gave me to install was not an original disc. It installed fine with the code given (corporate always will, it does not require activation). But when I tried to do an SP1 upgrade, I got the same message. Apparently MS has a list of bogus/bootleg XP numbers and blocks them from upgrades......
On a similar note, I was pleased that I could install, activate and upgrade my original XP Pro (that I purchased when it first came out and which has been running on my Micron work station) on my new laptop. The laptop came with XP Home. I reformatted and installed XP Pro (mainly to get rid of all the crap they put on the hard drive), put in all the updates and SR1 and everything is running fine.....
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Peter Kaulback > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 9:14 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: PCWorks: Cannot install XP SP1 due to "invalid product ID" > > > In the hour of 05:36 AM 23/02/2003 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > spoke this: > >Hi all. I knew I would have XP problems, but not like this. > >I finally got around to installing it, and I can't even get > >SP1 installed, it keeps saying I have an invalid product ID! > >This is EXACTLY what is happening here; > >http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/articles/changeID.htm I did > >those steps and even VERIFIED it ok, and no surprise it > >doesn't work. > > > >This is XP Corporate Pro, and if it didn't have a valid > >product ID then I would never have been able to install it! > >This sounds like a common problem, so what are we supposed to > >do? > >-Clint > > Clint, have you contacted MS to get a new ID? This is usually the best > course of action with this issue, provided you actually have a legitimate > item. > > Does your key/ID match either of the bad keys stated in the > article or does > the key begin with FCKGW? > > You can install XP perfectly well with your key, it's just the SP1 won't > install if it deems your key is a pirated key, it may be legitimate but > Activation has been known to hiccup from time to time :/ > > Email MS or call them to have a new ID created for you if you believe you > are a victim of privacy or their crappy Activation application :)
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