3 Machines To Register/Activate

[George Emslie]

Hi,

I loaded 3 machines I use at home as a video editor. I bought and used one
XP Home full version CD and did it from clean formatted drives.

I obviously need to purchase two other licenses or CD's. I found I could
purchase full versions of XP Home as OEM at this link for $119.00
http://www.discount-software.ws/microsoft/windows-xp-home-oem.html

I have two questions:

1). Can I use this OEM version to get registered/activated?

2). Can I do it without really loading them on my PC's? Everything is
already working great. I just need the activation keys.

Thanks for your help!

George Emslie

[Nicholas]

1. One cannot use an OEM Product Key with a Retail Version of XP.
2. You will need to perform a "repair install" using the OEM CD & =
Key.
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


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Nicholas

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"George Emslie" > wrote in message:
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| Hi,
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| I loaded 3 machines I use at home as a video editor. I bought and =
used one
| XP Home full version CD and did it from clean formatted drives.
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| I obviously need to purchase two other licenses or CD's. I found I =
could
| purchase full versions of XP Home as OEM at this link for $119.00
| http://www.discount-software.ws/microsoft/windows-xp-home-oem.html
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| I have two questions:
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| 1). Can I use this OEM version to get registered/activated?
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| 2). Can I do it without really loading them on my PC's? Everything =
is
| already working great. I just need the activation keys.
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| Thanks for your help!
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| George Emslie
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|

[George Emslie]

Hi Mike, thanks for the quick reply! I read the info at the link. I'm
still unclear if there's a chance I won't have to reload my programs after
the repair install. I do understand nothing is guaranteed. :)

Can you tell me if there's a chance I won't have to reload all my programs?
Thanks,

George Emslie
"Nicholas" > wrote in message
...
1. One cannot use an OEM Product Key with a Retail Version of XP.
2. You will need to perform a "repair install" using the OEM CD & Key.
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


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Nicholas

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"George Emslie" > wrote in message:
...

| Hi,
|
| I loaded 3 machines I use at home as a video editor. I bought and used
one
| XP Home full version CD and did it from clean formatted drives.
|
| I obviously need to purchase two other licenses or CD's. I found I could
| purchase full versions of XP Home as OEM at this link for $119.00
| http://www.discount-software.ws/microsoft/windows-xp-home-oem.html
|
| I have two questions:
|
| 1). Can I use this OEM version to get registered/activated?
|
| 2). Can I do it without really loading them on my PC's? Everything is
| already working great. I just need the activation keys.
|
| Thanks for your help!
|
| George Emslie
|
|

[Nicholas]

If you follow Mike's procedure, its likely you will not have to
reinstall any of your programs. However, you will have to go
back to the Windows Update website to install the recommended
updates once again.

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Nicholas


"George Emslie" > wrote in message:
...

| Hi Mike, thanks for the quick reply! I read the info at the link. =
I'm
| still unclear if there's a chance I won't have to reload my programs =
after
| the repair install. I do understand nothing is guaranteed. :)
|=20
| Can you tell me if there's a chance I won't have to reload all my =
programs?
| Thanks,
|=20
| George Emslie

[Marty]

Somewhere around Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:59:29 -0400, while reading
microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, I think I thought I saw this post from
"George Emslie" >:

>Hi,
>
>I loaded 3 machines I use at home as a video editor. I bought and used one
>XP Home full version CD and did it from clean formatted drives.

Have you checked out the Microsoft Action Pack? It may not be worth it for
you, but I thought I'd let you know in case you've never seen it.

$99 for I think 10 licenses for XP, OfficeXP, etc.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEW MICROSOFT ACTION PACK SUBSCRIPTION TODAY!
You and your team will be able to use these tools again and again.
To start your subscription, visit www.microsoft.com/partner/actionpack.
You will be prompted to sign in to Microsoft .NET Passport and complete
a brief registration with the Microsoft for Partners Web site prior to
ordering your subscription. When prompted during the Action Pack ordering
process, use promo code MHQ062 to take advantage of this offer.

I don't know if the code is still valid, so it may be more than $99.
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Marty -

[George Emslie]

Is there a chance when I load the new OEM XP Home on my current XP Home
installation (following the Repair process to get my 2 machines activated),
the Repair process will not affect the programs I have loaded on each
machine already. Is there a better chance the Repair process will cause me
to have to reload all of my programs? :(

Thanks for your help!

George

"George Emslie" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> I loaded 3 machines I use at home as a video editor. I bought and used
one
> XP Home full version CD and did it from clean formatted drives.
>
> I obviously need to purchase two other licenses or CD's. I found I could
> purchase full versions of XP Home as OEM at this link for $119.00
> http://www.discount-software.ws/microsoft/windows-xp-home-oem.html
>
> I have two questions:
>
> 1). Can I use this OEM version to get registered/activated?
>
> 2). Can I do it without really loading them on my PC's? Everything is
> already working great. I just need the activation keys.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> George Emslie
>
>