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--- microsoft:desktop:win_xp:change_key [2013/11/25 23:44] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ microsoft:desktop:win_xp:change_key [2016/03/02 10:30] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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-[[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/en-us]]
+===Changing the Volume Licensing product key===
+[[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/en-us|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/en-us]]
 === Deactivate Windows ===
-    Click Start, and then click Run.
+<code>
-    In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
+  Click Start, and then click Run.
-    In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry key:
+  In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
-    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents
+  In the navigation pane, locate and then click the following registry key:
-    In the topic pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify.
+  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents
-    Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows.
+  In the topic pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify.
+  Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows.
+</code>
 === Reactivate Windows and add new product key ===
+<code>
+  Click Start, and then click Run.
+  In the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK.
+  %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
+  Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows, and then click Next.
+  Click Change Product key.
+  Type the new product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update.
+</code>
-    Click Start, and then click Run.
+<code>
-    In the Open box, type the following command, and then click OK.
+  If you are returned to the previous window, click Remind me later, and then restart the computer.
-    %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
+  Repeat steps 1 and 2 to verify that Windows is activated. You receive the following message:
-    Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows, and then click Next.
+  Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit.
-    Click Change Product key.
+  Click OK.
-    Type the new product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update.
+  Install Windows XP Service Pack 1a or a later version of Windows XP.
+</code>
-    If you are returned to the previous window, click Remind me later, and then restart the computer.
-    Repeat steps 1 and 2 to verify that Windows is activated. You receive the following message:
-    Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit.
-    Click OK.
-    Install Windows XP Service Pack 1a or a later version of Windows XP.
 If you cannot restart Windows after you install Windows XP SP1 or a later version of Windows XP, try the following steps:
-    Restart your computer and start pressing F8 until you see the Windows Advanced Options menu.
+<code>
-    Select Last Known Good Configuration from the menu and press ENTER. This option starts Windows by using a previous good configuration.
+  Restart your computer and start pressing F8 until you see the Windows Advanced Options menu.
-    Repeat steps 1 through 8 under "Reactivate Windows and add new product key."
+  Select Last Known Good Configuration from the menu and press ENTER. This option starts Windows by using a previous good configuration.
+  Repeat steps 1 through 8 under "Reactivate Windows and add new product key."
+</code>
-If you can install SP1 or a later version of Windows XP and you can restart Windows, you have resolved the issue. If the issue has not been resolved, try method 2 or see the "Next Steps" section for more troubleshooting resources.
+If you can install SP1 or a later version of Windows XP and you can restart Windows, you have resolved the issue. If the issue has not been resolved, try method 2 or see the "Next Steps" section for more troubleshooting resources. Method 2: Use a script If you must change the product key for multiple computers, we recommend this method. You can create a WMI script that changes the volume licensing product key, and then deploy this script in a startup script.
-Method 2: Use a script
-If you must change the product key for multiple computers, we recommend this method. You can create a WMI script that changes the volume licensing product key, and then deploy this script in a startup script.
 The sample ChangeVLKey2600.vbs script and the sample ChangeVLKeySP1 script that are described in this section use the new volume licensing key that you want to enter as a single argument. It is in a five-part alphanumeric form.
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 We recommend that you use the ChangeVLKey2600.vbs script on Windows XP-based computers that are not running Windows XP SP1 and later versions of Windows XP and that you use the ChangeVLKeySP1.vbs script on Windows XP-based computers that are running Windows XP SP1 and later versions of Windows XP. These scripts perform the following functions:
-    They remove the hyphen characters (-) from the five-part alphanumeric product key.
+<code>
-    They create an instance of the win32_WindowsProductActivation class.
+  They remove the hyphen characters (-) from the five-part alphanumeric product key.
-    They call the SetProductKey method with the new volume licensing product key.
+  They create an instance of the win32_WindowsProductActivation class.
+  They call the SetProductKey method with the new volume licensing product key.
+</code>
-You can create a batch file or a cmd file that uses either of the following sample scripts, together with the new product key as an argument. You can deploy it as part of a startup script or run it from the command line to change the product key on a single computer.
+You can create a batch file or a cmd file that uses either of the following sample scripts, together with the new product key as an argument. You can deploy it as part of a startup script or run it from the command line to change the product key on a single computer. Examples For more information about how to script the product key, visit the following Microsoft Web site: [[http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457096.aspx|http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457096.aspx]]
-Examples
-For more information about how to script the product key, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
-http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457096.aspx
 == ChangeVLKeySP1.vbs ==
+<code>
+'
+' WMI Script - ChangeVLKey.vbs
+'
+' This script changes the product key on the computer
+'
+'***************************************************************************
-  '
+ON ERROR RESUME NEXT
-  ' WMI Script - ChangeVLKey.vbs
-  '
+if Wscript.arguments.count<1 then
-  ' This script changes the product key on the computer
+ Wscript.echo "Script can't run without VolumeProductKey argument"
-  '
+ Wscript.echo "Correct usage: Cscript ChangeVLKey.vbs ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PRSTU-WYQZX"
-  '***************************************************************************
+ Wscript.quit
+end if
-  ON ERROR RESUME NEXT
+Dim VOL_PROD_KEY
+VOL_PROD_KEY = Wscript.arguments.Item(0)
-  if Wscript.arguments.count<1 then
+VOL_PROD_KEY = Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY,"-","") 'remove hyphens if any
-   Wscript.echo "Script can't run without VolumeProductKey argument"
-   Wscript.echo "Correct usage: Cscript ChangeVLKey.vbs ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PRSTU-WYQZX"
+for each Obj in GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}").InstancesOf ("win32_WindowsProductActivation")
-   Wscript.quit
-  end if
+ result = Obj.SetProductKey (VOL_PROD_KEY)
-  Dim VOL_PROD_KEY
+ if err <> 0 then
-  VOL_PROD_KEY = Wscript.arguments.Item(0)
+    WScript.Echo Err.Description, "0x" & Hex(Err.Number)
-  VOL_PROD_KEY = Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY,"-","") 'remove hyphens if any
+    Err.Clear
+ end if
-  for each Obj in GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}").InstancesOf ("win32_WindowsProductActivation")
+Next
-   result = Obj.SetProductKey (VOL_PROD_KEY)
+</code>
-   if err <> 0 then
-      WScript.Echo Err.Description, "0x" & Hex(Err.Number)
-      Err.Clear
-   end if
-  Next
 == ChangeVLKey2600.vbs ==
+<code>
+'
+' WMI Script - ChangeVLKey.vbs
+'
+' This script changes the product key on the computer
+'
+'***************************************************************************
-  '
+ON ERROR RESUME NEXT
-  ' WMI Script - ChangeVLKey.vbs
-  '
+if Wscript.arguments.count<1 then
-  ' This script changes the product key on the computer
+ Wscript.echo "Script can't run without VolumeProductKey argument"
-  '
+ Wscript.echo "Correct usage: Cscript ChangeVLKey.vbs ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PRSTU-WYQZX"
-  '***************************************************************************
+ Wscript.quit
+end if
-  ON ERROR RESUME NEXT
+Dim VOL_PROD_KEY
-  if Wscript.arguments.count<1 then
+VOL_PROD_KEY = Wscript.arguments.Item(0)
-   Wscript.echo "Script can't run without VolumeProductKey argument"
+VOL_PROD_KEY = Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY,"-","") 'remove hyphens if any
-   Wscript.echo "Correct usage: Cscript ChangeVLKey.vbs ABCDE-FGHIJ-KLMNO-PRSTU-WYQZX"
+Dim WshShell
-   Wscript.quit
+Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
-  end if
+WshShell.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents\OOBETimer" 'delete OOBETimer registry value
+for each Obj in GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}").InstancesOf ("win32_WindowsProductActivation")
-  Dim VOL_PROD_KEY
-  VOL_PROD_KEY = Wscript.arguments.Item(0)
+ result = Obj.SetProductKey (VOL_PROD_KEY)
-  VOL_PROD_KEY = Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY,"-","") 'remove hyphens if any
-  Dim WshShell
+ if err <> 0 then
-  Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
+    WScript.Echo Err.Description, "0x" & Hex(Err.Number)
-  WshShell.RegDelete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents\OOBETimer" 'delete OOBETimer registry value
+    Err.Clear
-  for each Obj in GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}").InstancesOf ("win32_WindowsProductActivation")
+ end if
-   result = Obj.SetProductKey (VOL_PROD_KEY)
+Next
+</code>
-   if err <> 0 then
-      WScript.Echo Err.Description, "0x" & Hex(Err.Number)
-      Err.Clear
-   end if
-  Next
 The following example shows how to use the ChangeVLKeySP1.vbs script from a command line:
-    Click Start, and then click Run.
+<code>
-    In the Open box, type the following command, where AB123-123AB-AB123-123AB-AB123 is the new product key that you want to use, and then click OK:
+  Click Start, and then click Run.
-    c:\changevlkeysp1.vbs ab123-123ab-ab123-123ab-ab123
+  In the Open box, type the following command, where AB123-123AB-AB123-123AB-AB123 is the new product key that you want to use, and then click OK:
+  c:\changevlkeysp1.vbs ab123-123ab-ab123-123ab-ab123
+</code>
+For more information about Genuine Microsoft Software, visit the following Microsoft Web site: [[http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspx|http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspx]] If you can install SP1 or a later version of Windows XP and you can restart Windows, you have resolved the issue. If the issue has not been resolved, see the "Next Steps" section.
-For more information about Genuine Microsoft Software, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
-http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/default.aspx
-If you can install SP1 or a later version of Windows XP and you can restart Windows, you have resolved the issue. If the issue has not been resolved, see the "Next Steps" section.