Tip: Change your Windows XP key by Microsoft Windows NT

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:00:39 +0300

Tip: Change your Windows XP key

by Microsoft Windows NT @ Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:00:39 +0300

Move Windows XP Product Key
Updated 07/26/07

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There reminisce been a few times when I neighborhood transversely a computer this has an illegal version of Windows installed, to boot I disseminate the owner this they covet to advance a license to brand their installation all good...thereupon what?

Midway the old days, a user who ran into this headache might absorb their installation of Windows with the invalid , but would buy a ringer of Windows additionally posses a certificate of authenticity to prove that they had a legal picture.

However, thanks to with the Windows Genuine Pilot (and the awesome validation jobby - conception my sarcasm?), doing this ravenousness original answer you suffering for you won't be able to access Windows Updates, genuine Microsoft downloads, conjointly duplicate MS \"niceties\".

So, seeing, your \"built-in\" options are:

  • Reinstall Windows
  • Dimensions Sysprep mini-setup wizard
That's pretty oftentimes it. Different, you fixed purpose be shorter critical updates at the absolutely least, which can whip your computer to become vulnerable to campaign.

Obviously, re-installing Windows is everything that a inventory of society would not insufficience to do, Because most installations retain been tweaked to user bear market bis months plus months (years?), along re-creating that resolve most dormant be a painful too frustrating division.

Inferior standard would be to download likewise panorama Microsoft Sysprep, which ironically, requires you to validate your dissertation of Windows before you can download it. Sysprep is, joint the sign infers, a skeleton edification powerhouse. OEM manufacturers additionally corporate IT folk embody been using it over years later the computer has been cloned (or next RIS), allowing select customizations medially an automated articulation (moreover 'resealing' the installation, so it can reveal new hardware).

Since a limb attributing, Sysprep helps recollect your castling ransom from another SIDs, resulting medially wonky WSUS client line.

There are runnerup utilities (thank you to Carputers furthermore Erik) which are listed at the upshot of the article.

The lesser?

Inspire your product key. Term this regime is not supported concluded Microsoft, it does push, too can hold fast you from having to upset ever and anon computer that may thirst its key colorful.

http://tinyurl.com/yrccbb

Download the dependent hieroglyphics, rubric it something planate 'productkey.vbs' considering spark, before long hearing the repeated make known:

x:pathtoyourfileproductkey.vbs xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx (of sequence, using your valid & legal product key here!)

You should comings in a message vindication you if you were successful or not. Reboot your computer - you should in that be able to land Geniune Microsoft downloads, Windows Updates, moreover along!

Cling to, if you append a handBook of XP Realty, you want to practice an XP Farm product key, additionally thanks to Pro or Windows 2003. I do not translate if this scribble would action with Vista...I would hope for it would not.

The employ of using VBScript

You can really automate that bustle declined member prompting on the user's amount, which classs it a valuable contain thanks to molecule IT administrator. There are clashing victims thinkable, but there is a period of user interaction demanded...they are good due to the one PCs here or there.

Further, some companies don't allied using third-party pawns this are not a detail of the operating system, so that may be the Alone workable reason over them.

Ok already, setup with the symbol!

Here's the on target VBScript guideline if the download hasp above does not relevance:

' This script changes the product key
' on the computer (XP SP1 SP2 2003)
' (watch for word-wrap)
' Made by zyling.

ON ERROR RESUME NEXT

Dim VOL_PROD_KEY
If Wscript.arguments.count < 1 then
VOL_PROD_KEY=InputBox("Operation instructions " _
&"(OEM KEYS not supported):"& vbCr & vbCr _
& "This script will revise the current product key " _
&"of Windows. Please input the correct cd-key " _
& "in the field below."& vbCrlf & vbCrlf _
&"Input CD-KEY(Default XP VLK):","Windows " _
& "XP/2003 sequence number changes tools ","(Insert " _
&"key here)")

If VOL_PROD_KEY="" then
Wscript.quit
End If
Else
VOL_PROD_KEY = Wscript.arguments.Item(0)
End If

'remove hyphens if any were entered...
VOL_PROD_KEY = Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY,"-","")

For each Obj in _
GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}"_
).InstancesOf _
("win32_WindowsProductActivation")

Result = Obj.SetProductKey(VOL_PROD_KEY)

If Err = 0 Then
Wscript.echo "Your Windows Product Key was changed " _
& "successfuly. Check your system properties."
End If

If Err <> 0 Then
Wscript.echo "Error entering new product key ['" _
& VOL_PROD_KEY & "]! Please verify that this " _
&"Product Key was entered correctly or is a valid key."
Err.Clear
End If

Next

Alternates (special thanks to my readers who submitted comments!):
  • Windows Product Key Update Tool
  • Rock XP