reinstall xp fails at product key

I'm reconfiguring a pc for dual boot for a classroom. It originally came
with xp pro only, but the new setup is win98 on C and winxp on D.

When installing XP after 98, the installation fails because the key I enter
from the product sticker on the back of the PC is not accepted.

Any ideas?

Thanks...

You need to use the Product Key that came with
the Windows XP Pro CD.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Chris Forzetting" wrote:

| I'm reconfiguring a pc for dual boot for a classroom. It originally came
| with xp pro only, but the new setup is win98 on C and winxp on D.
|
| When installing XP after 98, the installation fails because the key I enter
| from the product sticker on the back of the PC is not accepted.
|
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks...

The only product key is on the PC - isn't that the rule (removing the sticker
off the COA and putting it on the PC) when it's preinstalled anyway?

Chris Forzetting


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> You need to use the Product Key that came with
> the Windows XP Pro CD.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
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Are you using the CD that originally came with the PC?
Make sure to enter the characters correctly. For example,
an "8" may actually be a "B".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"Chris Forzetting" wrote:

| The only product key is on the PC - isn't that the rule (removing the sticker
| off the COA and putting it on the PC) when it's preinstalled anyway?
|
| Chris Forzetting

"Chris Forzetting" <ChrisForzetting@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm reconfiguring a pc for dual boot for a classroom. It originally came
>with xp pro only, but the new setup is win98 on C and winxp on D.
>
>When installing XP after 98, the installation fails because the key I enter
>from the product sticker on the back of the PC is not accepted.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks...

Examine the product key printed on the sticker carefully. Sometimes
the font used on these sitckers can make it difficult to distinguish
between 8 and B, or 6 and G. Also Q can sometimes be misread as O or
0 (Windows XP product keys do not use O or 0).

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

Many of the PC's loaded by OEM's use a bulk install key that is different
than that on the COA. I generally check the key used for the existing
install before doing anything drastic.

"Chris Forzetting" <ChrisForzetting@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:18B25DDA-F6A0-4E42-84F3-BADF8573AE7A@microsoft.com...
> The only product key is on the PC - isn't that the rule (removing the
sticker
> off the COA and putting it on the PC) when it's preinstalled anyway?
>
> Chris Forzetting
>
>
> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > You need to use the Product Key that came with
> > the Windows XP Pro CD.
> >
> > --
> > Carey Frisch
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Windows - Shell/User
> > Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/
> >
>
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