- ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT HOW TO
- ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT SERIAL NUMBERS
- ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT LICENSE KEY
- ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT UPGRADE
I feel I’ve learned more in the past two days from reading about various member’s experiences that I ever have from any coursework. I own/operate a free email tech support group hosted by called PCTechTalk that’s been in operating since mid 1998, I teach a basic computer maintenance class at and I’ve been at this stuff since 1983 (remember punch cards? I still have nightmares lol). Bryce, you’re doing the rest of us a tremendous service here and you deserve a ton of Respect for your efforts. On a side note, I stumbled across this site two days ago and have yet to close my browser. In retrospect, I sure wish I had taken the time to write down the information. I will continue the chase as time permits, but no promises on an eventual ‘payoff’.
ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT SERIAL NUMBERS
I also recall coming across a page describing the differences in the serial numbers themselves, but relocating that page has eluded my search efforts so far. It took about an hour to relocate it, but this is some rather useful info.
ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT HOW TO
When I saw the initial request for a way to determine the type of key one has, I KNEW I had recently seen a breakdown on how to tell what type of install disk you’re holding or modifying/creating (the flip side of this query). There’s no easy way to tell if a user’s key is from an Action Pack subscription or a volume license deal, both of which require different CDs from the OEM and the retail ones, but the good news is that if they’ve got those, they almost certainly know it, because those are not the kind of thing you find on a home user’s personal PC.
ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT LICENSE KEY
If they’ve got a brightly-coloured 8.5×11 paper folder with a CD holder and a license key on the folder itself, its a retail copy. If there’s no license sticker on the computer case, it’s probably a retail copy. If it says the name of any computer company on it, it’s OEM. If it’s on the case of the machine, it’s 99% likely to be OEM. To tell if the user’s license key is OEM or not, look for the license sticker.
How to determine what type of Windows XP License Key you have: If it is a branded CD (such as Dell or HP), its OEM.
ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION 2005 32 BIT UPGRADE
To use an upgrade disk you’ll need a valid disk from a lower version like 2000 or ME to put in when the installer prompts you for one. If it says “Only for distribution with a new PC” on the front of the disk, it’s an OEM copy. The way to tell if any given disk is OEM or not is to look carefully at the words in the hologram. How to determine what type of Windows XP CD you have: JohnR from Technibbles forums has posted an excellent tip about how to visually determine the difference between Windows XP CDs. So how does a computer technician know which XP CD they should use for their clients license key? However, they usually have their license key attached to the side of their computers. To make things worse, lots of people lose their Windows XP CD. If you have a retail license key, it wont work on an OEM disk. The problem with different versions is the license key from one version typically wont work on another version.
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