On Feb 3, 2010, at 5:40 PM, matt_fr...@cbca.com wrote:
>
> I ran into the same problem myself. I believe that it's because the TYPE of
> license key you are entering isn't the same type as the media requires.
>
> If you have a retail copy of windows, and try to use a volume license key, it
> just says invalid key.
>
> Also, to make things more confusing, I think Dell tries to pull a fast one on
> you. There is a key in the unattend.txt file, but if you install windows
> using the CD, and run the jellybean keyfinder, you will see that windows has
> an even DIFFERENT key than what was listed in unattend.txt. The keyfinder is
> the one that I used with my CD, and I changed the second line in my
> SETUPP.INI file to be:
>
> Pid=76487OEM
>
> That seemed to work OK for me. You may need to try it yourself.
>
Yes I have had this experience too. I thought since the CD worked directly it
was an unattended problem....
>
>
>
> Mike Wedge <mikewedge...@gmail.com>
> 02/03/2010 04:30 PM
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> To
> matt_fr...@cbca.com
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> Subject
> Re: [Unattended] Using Dell OEM install media as source of OS
> installfiles
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> My question is though, I have all of the dell files in my os folder and I am
> installing on dell hardware.. why does it tell me the key in the unattend.txt
> is invalid when I use unattend but not when I use the cd itself for the
> installation.
>
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 11:20 AM, <matt_fr...@cbca.com> wrote:
>
> The Windows XP with dell ships with their PCs already has an unattended.txt
> file with a Product key already entered. The media essentially requires an
> OEM license key. There are different kinds of license keys for use with
> windows:
>
> Volume License
> OEM
> Retail
> and I think maybe System Builder
>
> Dell's version of windows has some customized files (OEMBIOS.*) that look at
> your hardware to make sure that you are actually running a DELL computer. If
> you are, then it uses the ProductKey in unattended.txt and doesn't ask for
> activation.
>
> You can change the type of license key that is required by playing with the
> values in the SETUPP.INI file in the i386 folder. Do a web search for that
> filename, and you will find a lot more info.
>
>
>
>
> Mike Wedge <mikewedge...@gmail.com>
> 02/03/2010 02:09 PM
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> My organization uses Dell machines heavily and since we are a public research
> institution with international researchers going in and out every day, we are
> constantly doing re-installs. We use the dell installation media because it's
> quick and simple and does not require your to input the cd key and you can
> reintall on a dell machine as many times as you like. When I boot and install
> off the cd, it works fine. When I copy the files on the cd into unattend and
> do the install using the cd key in unattend.txt on the cd it tells me that
> the cd key is invalid. Is there something up with Dell's cds that only allows
> you to use that key specifically with that
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