Product Key on slipstreamed XP Pro SP2 ?

[Jeff]

I have a retail version of XP Pro SP1, I updated to SP2. I uninstalled
Nero and my DVD burner disappeared. Device Manager could see it but
couldn't load the device driver for it (error 41). I did a hardware scan
with no effect. I then did a reinstall / repair of XP Sp2.

I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive via network share. I
then slipstreamed SP2 to that folder. I ran setup / upgrade and all was
well until Product Key time. It seems the slipstreamed folder won't
accept the product key, and I can't get out of the setup loop.

Any suggestions ? I'd like to try to get back to my computer's desktop
and try to do a restore from a restore point (if I still can)

thanx

Jeff

[Venger]

Very interesting. The only key problems I've seen are when attempting to mix
key types with setupp.ini designations - i.e., trying to use a retail key
with an OEM CD.

Look at the CDs setupp.ini and see what the key type is - do a google on XP
setupp.ini and you'll find a page describing how to decipher the entry.

That will help you at least diagnose if it is a key/CD issue.

Venger


"Jeff" > wrote in message
...
>I have a retail version of XP Pro SP1, I updated to SP2. I uninstalled Nero
>and my DVD burner disappeared. Device Manager could see it but couldn't
>load the device driver for it (error 41). I did a hardware scan with no
>effect. I then did a reinstall / repair of XP Sp2.
>
> I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive via network share. I then
> slipstreamed SP2 to that folder. I ran setup / upgrade and all was well
> until Product Key time. It seems the slipstreamed folder won't accept the
> product key, and I can't get out of the setup loop.
>
> Any suggestions ? I'd like to try to get back to my computer's desktop and
> try to do a restore from a restore point (if I still can)
>
> thanx
>
> Jeff

[Jeff]

Well, I checked the setupp.ini, and it states I have a retail install
version.
Jeff


Venger wrote:

> Very interesting. The only key problems I've seen are when attempting to mix
> key types with setupp.ini designations - i.e., trying to use a retail key
> with an OEM CD.
>
> Look at the CDs setupp.ini and see what the key type is - do a google on XP
> setupp.ini and you'll find a page describing how to decipher the entry.
>
> That will help you at least diagnose if it is a key/CD issue.
>
> Venger
>
>
> "Jeff" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I have a retail version of XP Pro SP1, I updated to SP2. I uninstalled Nero
>>and my DVD burner disappeared. Device Manager could see it but couldn't
>>load the device driver for it (error 41). I did a hardware scan with no
>>effect. I then did a reinstall / repair of XP Sp2.
>>
>>I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive via network share. I then
>>slipstreamed SP2 to that folder. I ran setup / upgrade and all was well
>>until Product Key time. It seems the slipstreamed folder won't accept the
>>product key, and I can't get out of the setup loop.
>>
>>Any suggestions ? I'd like to try to get back to my computer's desktop and
>>try to do a restore from a restore point (if I still can)
>>
>>thanx
>>
>>Jeff
>
>
>

[Venger]

Hmmm... SP2 did include some changes to weed out bad corporate keys, it may
be some collateral damage in the key checking changes that were made. I
actually saw something similary once, where a Dell wouldn't accept the key
that was right on the side of the case. And this was a brand new computer.

May be the kind of thing a MS Licensing operator has to handle for you.
They've been good in the past with activation/key issues whenever I've
called them, on both XP and 2003.

Venger

"Jeff" > wrote in message
...
> Well, I checked the setupp.ini, and it states I have a retail install
> version.
> Jeff
>
>
> Venger wrote:
>
>> Very interesting. The only key problems I've seen are when attempting to
>> mix key types with setupp.ini designations - i.e., trying to use a retail
>> key with an OEM CD.
>>
>> Look at the CDs setupp.ini and see what the key type is - do a google on
>> XP setupp.ini and you'll find a page describing how to decipher the
>> entry.
>>
>> That will help you at least diagnose if it is a key/CD issue.
>>
>> Venger
>>
>>
>> "Jeff" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>>I have a retail version of XP Pro SP1, I updated to SP2. I uninstalled
>>>Nero and my DVD burner disappeared. Device Manager could see it but
>>>couldn't load the device driver for it (error 41). I did a hardware scan
>>>with no effect. I then did a reinstall / repair of XP Sp2.
>>>
>>>I copied the contents of the CD to my hard drive via network share. I
>>>then slipstreamed SP2 to that folder. I ran setup / upgrade and all was
>>>well until Product Key time. It seems the slipstreamed folder won't
>>>accept the product key, and I can't get out of the setup loop.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions ? I'd like to try to get back to my computer's desktop
>>>and try to do a restore from a restore point (if I still can)
>>>
>>>thanx
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>
>>

[Alex Nichol]

Jeff wrote:

>I have a retail version of XP Pro SP1, I updated to SP2. I uninstalled
>Nero and my DVD burner disappeared. Device Manager could see it but
>couldn't load the device driver for it (error 41). I did a hardware scan
>with no effect. I then did a reinstall / repair of XP Sp2.

Such uninstalls tend to leave unsatisfied reference in the registry,
that prevent the system starting up the device. To tidy up, get a
registry patch file, cdgone.reg, from
www.aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip, extract it, r-click on it and merge
it into the registry

You will then need to reinstall any burning software that you *do* use.


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)