change corporate PID issue

Greetings --

Actually, there is no such thing as WinXP "Corporate Edition."
That is a term applied exclusively to pirated (iow, stolen) copies of
the Volume Licensed WinXP Pro by the "warez" aficionados.

You need to purchase and use a _legitimate_ full retail copy of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CD and Product Key.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341


Bruce Chambers

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"Mark Mancini" <info.TakeThisOut@NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
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> I used a corporate version while waiting for real version to
upgrade and
> assumed I could easily change the PID....not so easy for corporate I
am
> finding. Anyone know of a work around now that my real licenses are
finally
> in?
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> www.MCSE2000.com
> www.AppLauncher.com
>
>
>
>

Mark Mancini wrote:
> I used a corporate version while waiting for real version to upgrade
> and assumed I could easily change the PID....not so easy for
> corporate I am finding. Anyone know of a work around now that my
> real licenses are finally in?

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
Change CD key.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpfaq.html#need2
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thanks, that's what I thought but the "legally" comment is a bit rude. I
wasn't trying to avoid buying the s/w, client just couldn't wait the extra 2
weeks due to my vendor being out of stock. All of my clients are license
legal and I know that PID changes are cool, just didn't know the corp one
wasn't and the one I used is a REAL corp one, not one off the web.

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Sincerely,
Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
www.MCSE2000.com
www.AppLauncher.com



"Glen" <glenrobrts.RemoveThis@netzero.net> wrote in message
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> insert new CD. delete partition, re-install legally.
>
> "Mark Mancini" <info.RemoveThis@NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
> news:eEsRY8$0DHA.2888@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I used a corporate version while waiting for real version to upgrade
and
> > assumed I could easily change the PID....not so easy for corporate I am
> > finding. Anyone know of a work around now that my real licenses are
> finally
> > in?
> >
> > --
> > Sincerely,
> > Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> > www.MCSE2000.com
> > www.AppLauncher.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Greetings --

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. Product Keys and CDs cannot be mixed & matched.


Bruce Chambers

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"Mark Mancini" <info DeleteThis @NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
news:OvVm4KA1DHA.2060@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> thanks, that's what I thought but the "legally" comment is a bit
rude. I
> wasn't trying to avoid buying the s/w, client just couldn't wait the
extra 2
> weeks due to my vendor being out of stock. All of my clients are
license
> legal and I know that PID changes are cool, just didn't know the
corp one
> wasn't and the one I used is a REAL corp one, not one off the web.
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> www.MCSE2000.com
> www.AppLauncher.com
>
>
>
> "Glen" <glenrobrts DeleteThis @netzero.net> wrote in message
> news:%235GT9CA1DHA.2580@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > insert new CD. delete partition, re-install legally.
> >
> > "Mark Mancini" <info DeleteThis @NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
> > news:eEsRY8$0DHA.2888@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > I used a corporate version while waiting for real version to
upgrade
> and
> > > assumed I could easily change the PID....not so easy for
corporate I am
> > > finding. Anyone know of a work around now that my real licenses
are
> > finally
> > > in?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> > > www.MCSE2000.com
> > > www.AppLauncher.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

You'd a thunk with all those credential letters after your name, you'd known
better

"Mark Mancini" <info.RemoveThis@NOSPAMmcse2000.com> wrote in message
news:eEsRY8$0DHA.2888@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I used a corporate version while waiting for real version to upgrade and
> assumed I could easily change the PID....not so easy for corporate I am
> finding. Anyone know of a work around now that my real licenses are
finally
> in?
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
> www.MCSE2000.com
> www.AppLauncher.com
>
>
>
>