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    I have been attempting to change some Product Keys on current Windows XP SP3 systems that are fully patched with security updates.  In the past, the MSKeyUpdateTool would allow this kind of change with relative ease.  Now, when attempting to make such a product key change I am receiving an error message.  Is there any update available for the MSKeyUpdateTool available that will work under XP Pro SP3 with all security patches installed?  If not, is there another way to adjust the Product Key within these XP systems?
    Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:37 PM

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    "motherboardlove" wrote in message news:601094ec-ed45-4553-81fb-a6ef48756dd9...

    "If not, is there another way to adjust the Product Key within these XP systems?"

    See step 4 in the second part of my instructions.


    If the Product Key Update Tool isn't working, then the systems have other problems, rather than ones that are likely to be solved in this way.
     

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    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    • Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:27 PM
    Monday, December 20, 2010 3:32 AM
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    Hello rdtricks,

    You wrote, "Now, when attempting to make such a product key change I am receiving an error message."

    Please quote error message.

    Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:08 PM
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    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

    See the following steps:

    Deactivate Windows
    1. Click Start, and then click Run.
    2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
    3. In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry key:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents
    4. In the topic pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify.
    5. Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows.
    Reactivate Windows and add new product key
    1. Click Start, and then click Run.
    2. In the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK.
      %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
    3. Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows, and then click Next.
    4. Click Change Product key.
    5. Type the new product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update.

      If you are returned to the previous window, click Remind me later, and then restart the computer.
    6. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to verify that Windows is activated. You receive the following message:
      Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit.
    7. Click OK.
    8. Install Windows XP Service Pack 1a or a later version of Windows XP.
    Sunday, December 19, 2010 8:40 PM
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    "motherboardlove" wrote in message news:ead5d5a6-d019-4d5f-9ae2-d34eaa6c866c...

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

    ...and that answers the OP's question how??
     

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    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:52 PM
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    "If not, is there another way to adjust the Product Key within these XP systems?"

    See step 4 in the second part of my instructions.

    Sunday, December 19, 2010 9:55 PM
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    "motherboardlove" wrote in message news:601094ec-ed45-4553-81fb-a6ef48756dd9...

    "If not, is there another way to adjust the Product Key within these XP systems?"

    See step 4 in the second part of my instructions.


    If the Product Key Update Tool isn't working, then the systems have other problems, rather than ones that are likely to be solved in this way.
     

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    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi | CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    • Marked as answer by Darin Smith MS Tuesday, December 21, 2010 7:27 PM
    Monday, December 20, 2010 3:32 AM
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