Product activation when you've lost your Product ID sticker

[larry samuels MS-MVP \(XP Shell/User\)]

You will not be able to activate at all by phone or internet with a
downloaded key.

--
Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
Associate Expert
Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
[url]http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm[/url]
Expert Zone - [url]www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone[/url]
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"Paul O" <p@ulo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:051c01c341e2$5b7a9380$a501280a@phx.gbl...

> Here's a good one,
>
> Had a problem last night with some config changes, so I had
> to re-install XP. Did the usual repair previous
> installation, then the machine asked for the product ID.
> Oh dear, I cannot find my CD pouch (with sticker on it)
> anywhere - must have lost it when I moved.
>
> Did a naughty thing and got an ID from one of those
> sites....... Now being asked to activate, yet it won't do
> it online - nor do I have a number.
>
> Can anyone point me in the direction of the activation
> centre? (This has been a VERY long night!)
>
> P

[onetime]

Actually it can be done, quite easily too.. not legally of
course.

Not to be obvious, but can't you just call MS and get a
new key?

>-----Original Message-----
>You will not be able to activate at all by phone or

internet with a

>downloaded key.
>
>--
>Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
>Associate Expert
>Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
>[url]http://home.earthlink.net/~larrysamuels/WS2003FAQ.htm[/url]
>Expert Zone - [url]www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone[/url]
>_____________________________________________
>"Paul O" <p@ulo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:051c01c341e2$5b7a9380$a501280a@phx.gbl...

>> Here's a good one,
>>
>> Had a problem last night with some config changes, so I

had

>> to re-install XP. Did the usual repair previous
>> installation, then the machine asked for the product ID.
>> Oh dear, I cannot find my CD pouch (with sticker on it)
>> anywhere - must have lost it when I moved.
>>
>> Did a naughty thing and got an ID from one of those
>> sites....... Now being asked to activate, yet it won't

do

>> it online - nor do I have a number.
>>
>> Can anyone point me in the direction of the activation
>> centre? (This has been a VERY long night!)
>>
>> P

>
>
>.
>

[Donald Link]

If you expect an awnser here your beard will turn white until then. If you
are using a pirated key and do not know what goes along with it then you
need to do it legally.



"Paul O" <p@ulo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:051c01c341e2$5b7a9380$a501280a@phx.gbl...

> Here's a good one,
>
> Had a problem last night with some config changes, so I had
> to re-install XP. Did the usual repair previous
> installation, then the machine asked for the product ID.
> Oh dear, I cannot find my CD pouch (with sticker on it)
> anywhere - must have lost it when I moved.
>
> Did a naughty thing and got an ID from one of those
> sites....... Now being asked to activate, yet it won't do
> it online - nor do I have a number.
>
> Can anyone point me in the direction of the activation
> centre? (This has been a VERY long night!)
>
> P