Product Key for Trail Version

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Hello,

I am trying to install the 30-day trial version of XP Pro x64 and it is
asking me for a Product Key which I do not have since I downloaded the trial
version. I'm doing something wrong here but can't figure it out. What am I
supposed to do about the Product Key?

Thank you.
 
Re: Product Key for Trail Version

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/facts/trial.mspx

"The Windows XP Professional x64 Edition trial software download is
available at no charge. After you have completed the download
registration process, you will receive an e-mail message with a link
to the download page. The download page will include the download file
and a product key for the trial software."

If you did not download it from MS, you did not get this email
obviously.
 
Re: Product Key for Trail Version

When you order the download, you get a product key on the completed order
form, which you're warned to print or save. Plus, the email you receive with
the download link has a customer service link at the bottom where you can
retrieve your key. So if you actually got the software from MS, you have two
possible ways to get the key.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel


"RichM" <RichM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8E2DE4CB-1B7B-4284-AC20-F27BEA0E10B4@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to install the 30-day trial version of XP Pro x64 and it is
> asking me for a Product Key which I do not have since I downloaded the
> trial
> version. I'm doing something wrong here but can't figure it out. What am I
> supposed to do about the Product Key?
>
> Thank you.
 
Re: Product Key for Trail Version

Thanks to both of you. Yes, I did download it from MS and when I did I
printed the order form in a PDF and saved it in a new folder that I created
for documents like this. Of course, I forgot about the new folder until you
mentioned the order form. I knew something was wrong.

Thanks for your help. The OS trial is now loading on my virtual machine
which is VMware Workstation. Thanks to Charlie Russel for letting me know it
supports 64-bit. I wonder why Microsoft's VM doesn't support 64-bit. You'd
think they would be pushing it.

Anyway, I look forward to trying out XP Pro x64.

Thanks again.

"Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:

> When you order the download, you get a product key on the completed order
> form, which you're warned to print or save. Plus, the email you receive with
> the download link has a customer service link at the bottom where you can
> retrieve your key. So if you actually got the software from MS, you have two
> possible ways to get the key.
>
> --
> Charlie.
> http://msmvps.com/xperts64
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel
>
>
> "RichM" <RichM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8E2DE4CB-1B7B-4284-AC20-F27BEA0E10B4@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am trying to install the 30-day trial version of XP Pro x64 and it is
> > asking me for a Product Key which I do not have since I downloaded the
> > trial
> > version. I'm doing something wrong here but can't figure it out. What am I
> > supposed to do about the Product Key?
> >
> > Thank you.
>
 
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