In message ,
Zaphod Beeblebrox writes:
On Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:11:06 -0700, "ka6uup" wrote
in article ...

I came across a U-Tube video telling you how to find your Product
Activation Code on the XP Installation Disk.
It is in the i386\Unattend.txt at the bottom of the page.
I checked and sure enough there is a code there.
However, I have 4 windows XP disks and it is the same for each one and
not the same as any of the activation codes in the disk envelope or package.
What is this all about?
Chuck


That is an OEM key used to pre-activate XP so that the end user doesn't
have to enter a key when starting up the first time. It only works
with OEM PCs (like Dell, HP, etc.). The actual key for those PCs is
the one on the sticker, but it isn't used except in unusual
circumstances.

So what's to stop anyone using the OEM key?
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