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Other types of XP Pro Installation Discs that aren't OEM, Retail, Or Volume License? Help!!!!???

Asked by mstep3 in Windows XP Operating System

Tags: types, xp, windows

Hello

I was wondering if anybody knows if there are other types of Windows XP Pro installation discs out there that Microsoft sells or provides that are not Retail, OEM, or Volume License discs.  I have a customer that has brought a computer into my shop that has installed XP Professional on her computer and the disc was provided to her through her workplace.  

She works at a local university and the university provides their teachers with an XP Professional license and a cd that can be checked out and be used to install on their home computer.  I assumed that this would be and sounded like it was a Microsoft volume license installation cd but I'm having trouble doing a repair on the installation because the product id/key doesn't seem to work with any of the discs I have.  I have several XP install discs that will let you do repairs on OEM installs, Retail installs, and Volume license installs.  The key that she provides does not seem to work with the volume licensing discs or OEM install discs that I have.  She also does not have access to the original disc that was used from the college so I cannot look at the disc to see what type of installation disc it is.  Has anyone run into this type of problem or know if there are other various types of XP installs discs out there that might have special licensing for educational facilities like universities.

Thanks,
Mike
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