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Re: XP CD key question


No luck here neither.


When I try to change it to my relative's key, its says the there was an

error performing the operation, that the key might be invalid or mistyped.


That's with keyfinder 1.51


Correct me if I am wrong, but version 2.01 doesn't the "change key" feature

anymore right?


Thanks


Etienne


"Dustin Cook" wrote:


> =?Utf-8?B?RXRpZW5uZSBDLg==?= <Etienne C.@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote in news:CEE398C0-D286-4860-AE3B-1CB9BA12127C@microsoft.com: 

> > One of my relatives has a laptop with an XP MCE2005 Key.

> > Long story short, he installed crap that made it BSOD concistently so

> > I decided to recover.

> > Recovery procedure worked but system wasn't stable at all.

> > I got an MSDN subscription at work so I reinstalled with a CD from it,

> > hopping to use his key. 

> > It didn't work (invalid key) so I figured its not the same flavor of

> > XP MCE2005 (oem vs retail?).  

> > Anyways I used my MSDN key to see if the system would be stable.

> > It is.

> > 

> > So finally, my question is:

> > Is there any hope that I can change the installed key (from my office

> > MSDN subscription) with my relative's own legitimate key?

> Have you tried the magical jellybean keyfinder?

> Failing that, I can't help you.

> http://magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/

> -- 

> Regards,

> Dustin Cook,  Author of BugHunter

> BugHunter - http://bughunter.it-mate.co.uk

> MalwareBytes - http://www.malwarebytes.org

>   


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