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Convert WinXP MSDN to Commercial version
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| Paul G 2006-01-28, 6:55 pm |
| I have a test PC with WinXP Pro installed from MSDN. I want to convert it for
use in the public demain. There are commercial (non-MSDN) programs already
installed on the PC and I don't want to erase them by doing a fresh install.
Is there any way to buy a new commercial license and simply reactivate the
MSDN version as a commercial version? If this doesn't work, can I simply buy
a full (or upgrade) version of WinXP Pro and install it over the MSDN version?
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| Sylvain Lafontaine 2006-01-29, 3:55 am |
| Making a SysPrep of the system and rebooting will probably solve your
problem because you will have to reenter a new installation key.
However, I never used this command myself so I cannot tell you more about
this.
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MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
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"Paul G" <PaulG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a test PC with WinXP Pro installed from MSDN. I want to convert it
>for
> use in the public demain. There are commercial (non-MSDN) programs already
> installed on the PC and I don't want to erase them by doing a fresh
> install.
> Is there any way to buy a new commercial license and simply reactivate the
> MSDN version as a commercial version? If this doesn't work, can I simply
> buy
> a full (or upgrade) version of WinXP Pro and install it over the MSDN
> version?
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| Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP] 2006-01-29, 3:55 am |
| Hi,
This will not work, the key entered must still match the install media
To change the key type, do an in-place install with the new disc. Be sure
to backup all important data first, of course, and afterwards all
patches/hotfixes must be reinstalled
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"Sylvain Lafontaine" <sylvain aei ca (fill the blanks, no spam please)>
wrote in message news:%23O8rUZJJGHA.3100@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Making a SysPrep of the system and rebooting will probably solve your
> problem because you will have to reenter a new installation key.
>
> However, I never used this command myself so I cannot tell you more about
> this.
>
> --
> Sylvain Lafontaine, ing.
> MVP - Technologies Virtual-PC
> E-mail: http://cerbermail.com/?QugbLEWINF
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> "Paul G" <PaulG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:51D209C0-5254-4EF7-BB1F-F668014643BE@microsoft.com...
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