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1. CD KEY WINDOWS XP STARTER EDITION INSTALL
2. CD KEY WINDOWS XP STARTER EDITION UPGRADE
3. CD KEY WINDOWS XP STARTER EDITION TRIAL

It will ONLY let you get the installation started and at some point, WILL ASK YOU FOR A VALID COA KEY NUNMBER.Įach OEM has several numbers they use in bulk that ALSO have the COA stickers tied to the UNATTEND.TXT numbers. The numbers listed in the unattend.txt are ONLY the number that the OEM manufacturer uses to do an unattended installation on hundreds/thousands of computers per day!Ĭan you imagine some poor tech typing individual product keys all day long? On the other hand, if you have a legitimate key and don’t have your original OS CD/DVD then that’s another story and maybe we’ll get into that the next time.įor all of those that are having problems: If you legitimately own an original CD and have truly lost the key or then this information is for you.

CD KEY WINDOWS XP STARTER EDITION INSTALL

The second piece of this is you will be limited to what Microsoft updates will download and install based on service pack number for the original installation.įINAL NOTE: The information provided is strictly for educational and recovery use only and not intended for use in any hacking, cracking, reverse engineering, or other activity that is illegal in nature.

You will still have to get a valid key prior to trial/activation end or the system will halt on you and you’ll be right back at square one. You should be able to use that key if you do not have a winnt.sif file however keep in mind that key will only buy you enough time to get the system operational.

CD KEY WINDOWS XP STARTER EDITION TRIAL

The masses are correct in the fact that the unattend.txt file contains a key however that key is simply used for a 30-day trial and/or activation period. Okay, once you have the key from the winnt.sif file whack the box and install the OS using the key from the winnt.sif then connect to the internet and activate your product.ģ. This key is your product key and NOT the one in the unattend.txt file. Now, open up the “winnt.sif” file with notepad and look for the “Product Key=”. At any rate, This is good for you because your search is done.

You can search more on versioning on your own.

CD KEY WINDOWS XP STARTER EDITION UPGRADE

The last 3 characters of the value indicate whether or not it’s OEM, Retail, Upgrade or Volume licensing. You can verify this by opening the setupp.ini file with notepad and look at the “PID=” and you should see a value similar to this “PID=55277OEM”, which indicates the CD is a Windows XP Home Edition and it’s an OEM version. If you have all 3 files, chances are you have an OEM version of the software. To see them all you will have to have hidden files and folders and hide extensions for known file types unchecked in folder options and if you don’t know how do this then you don’t need to be trying this anyway. If you have the original CD, open the \i386 folder and first off search for 3 distinct files (winnt.sif, unattend.txt, and setupp.ini). If you’re OS is at least in tact and accessible find and write down the “Product ID” (not the Product Key obviously because that’s what you are trying to find) by looking on the “General” tab of the “System Properties” and do a search for Product ID converters and use one of the freeware utilities to convert your Product ID back to the original Product Key and if you have the original CD at this point you whack the box and reload with the product key.Ģ. Let’s start this response by stating there are more answers to this puzzle than meet the naked eye so we’ll cover just a few things that you can do.ġ.