Re: OT: Win XP Service Pack 2

["Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My XP Home edition on my pc has also got OEM ..........;-(

Frank


----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Mouser" <groups@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: Win XP Service Pack 2


> Hmmm that's odd. My XP pro is a pucka copy supplied with my laptop.
But....
> the code is
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> xxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-xxxxx
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> Many thanks,
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> Rob
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 26 August 2004 10:04
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] OT: Win XP Service Pack 2
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> Hi Rob,
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> Havent tried it yet but I did receive the following infomation from a
> friend....
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> "Just to provide you with some information on SP2. In order to
install
SP2,
> you need to be using a valid product key. To find out, right click on
My
> Computer, choose Properties and look at your PID. It is in the
following
> format:
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> xxxx-640-xxxxxxx-xxxxx
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> If yours has the string 640 then it is fine, however if yours has 641
-
649
> then you may get locked out of your system after you have applied
SP2."
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> Hope that infomation is of use to some :-)
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> Keith
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob Mouser [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 26 August 2004 09:04
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] OT: Win XP Service Pack 2
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> > Has anyone taken the plunge yet and installed SP2 for XP? Still
> > 'twice shy'
> > after installing Win 2k SP 4 and being left with the blue screen
of
death!
> > :-(.
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