SP2 for WinXP Pro and windowsupdate version 5

[Russ]

I have the same problem, everything thing work great
uptill 2 days ago. I have had sp2 installed for a few
weeks now. I went to the update site and it updated sp2
to rc2 I believe, and now I get "Invalid Product KEy". I
don't understand why we\I should purchase another copy
when we\I have already done this. Please Explain. Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>I have downloaded the windows update version 5 and when I
>try to get the updates, it says cannot validate product
key.
>
>So, I downloaded the SP2 separate and it works fine,
>however, when I try to get future updates, it still gives
>me the same message!
>
>I went through the steps to correct the problem and still
>no success.
>
>I have a volume license agreement with Microsoft for this
>product and it says it is already activated. What would
be
>the problem? Is it a problem Microsoft doesn't know they
>have? Or is there something wrong with all of my
machines!?
> Or what? Any info or help would be very useful. Thanks
>.
>

[kurttrail]

Russ wrote:

> I have the same problem, everything thing work great
> uptill 2 days ago. I have had sp2 installed for a few
> weeks now. I went to the update site and it updated sp2
> to rc2 I believe, and now I get "Invalid Product KEy". I
> don't understand why we\I should purchase another copy
> when we\I have already done this. Please Explain. Thanks

That's what happens with copy-protection. Eventually it will protect itself
from YOU, the paying customer. MS would rather protect their flawed
software, than protect its' paying customers from its flawed software.

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