Aug 16, 2006 Microsoft Get Genuine Kit is a way for customers to acquire Windows software is preinstalled on a new PC. However, more customers are becoming aware that they are running non-genuine Windows on their PCs. The Get Genuine Kit gives you a cost-effective solution to help them get legal, deepen your customer relationship, and be there as a trusted. If your version of Windows was installed using using a retail Windows CD, then you can use a utility such as Magical Jellybean Keyfinder to find your product key. Note that although such utilities will show a product key for preinstalled (OEM) versions of Windows, that key will NOT work to activate your re-installation. If you're concerned about Microsoft's end of support for Windows XP, you may wish to check out this unappreciated gem - 'POSReady 2009'. It's XP, but with an. It can retrieve your product key for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office 97, Office XP, and Office 2003. The Vista compatibility was just added yesterdayso they definitely keep this software up-to-date. If you have a Dell PC and a Windows XP disk or a restore disk this key should work. This Key will not work with any other Windows XP disk that I have found. Windows XP Professional Edition serial number S/N: QG6V8-DKTVK-24M6F-99M3Y-FQFTM: MICROSOFT WINDOWS XP PRO - CORP serial number: S/N: TGRH7-K6QR3-RT6J4-V36FP-869HT: WM88F-2KP6H-324MQ-D3R9R.
Many times when I start working at a new customer I find a few copies of XP that have a pirated serial number, or the same number used over and over.
Right from the start I make sure the customer purchases the proper licensing from Microsoft – It only takes one call from an angry employee to cause the company a world of grief.
In these situations it is nice to change the machine to a valid serial number without having to totally re-install the operating system.
Microsoft has provided two scripts for updating a Windows XP serial number. One for XP with SP1, and one without.
Serial Change script for XP: XPChangeSerial.vbs
Serial Change script for XP w/sp1 or greater: XPChangeSerialSP1.vbs
Simply save the script file to a convient location, and call it from the command line using the new serial number:
XPChangeSerial.vbs xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx
You can then check if the serial number has been changed, and is valid by calling this at the command line:
%systemroot%system32oobemsoobe.exe /a
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The activation wizard should load and tell you your copy of windows has already been activated.
It pays to have a valid serial number on all of your machines – in more ways than just keeping the BSA happy. It is getting difficult to download anything from Microsoft without a valid serial number.
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