You can only use a Product Key obtained from the MSDN
subscriber web site. If you are attempting to use an OEM
Product Key, it will not work.
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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"Clay" wrote:
| I downloaded a copy of windows xp from our MSDN subscription and I was
| installing it on a newly formated disk and I was asked to input the
| activation key. Upon entering the key, I was notified that it was invalid
| even though I believe to be valid. If there any way to verify the activation
| key?
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| CourtJac