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Using a upgrade disk to install for a retail key.

Asked by scottrill2 in Windows XP Operating System

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, XP Pro

Hello,

I recently acquired new PC's and was wanting to give an old Athlon 64 pc to my nephew.  I am wanting to surprise him with a ready to go PC loaded full of games I have beaten already etc..  I had my sister download Jellybean Software and grab his XP Pro SP2 key for me.  My Brother-in-law is serving in Korea so I dont really have anyone there besides my sister to help me and she is non comp friendly.

All of my machines were upgrades from 98, so I don't have a retail XP Pro Disk, but a Upgrade disk, then I usually slap 98 disk in and do clean install from there.


However, on the computer I am giving my nephew, when I enter in the product key my sister sent me from JellyBean software, it says key is invalid.  So I went ahead and used my key just to complete install but wont activate it until I get this resolved.  Then I tried using Jellybean to change the key from mine to his, it gives an error.  

Now this computer came from Korea when my brother-in-law was there a while ago, so it could very well have pirated XP Pro, I am not ruling that out.  If thats the case I have a legit xp Home I could slap on there, but Id rather save that if I can.

My questions:

1st:  Could trying to use a retail key during an install with an upgrade disk be causing the issues?

2nd:If it is legal software and its the upgrade disk causing the trouble what options do I have? Could I do a repair with his retail disk and then use jelly bean to change key?


I am hoping a solution can be found so that I can continue installing games and object desktop themes before I leave.  Id rather arrive with a fully loaded computer with custom themes and not have to spend any of the 2 days Im visiting working on computers lol


As always your help is appreciated,

Scott Cottrill

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