Re: Corporate cd key's and Service pack 1

From: Jupiter Jones (jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com)
Date: 09/17/02


From: "Jupiter Jones" <jones_jupiter@hotnomail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 15:46:09 -0600

That is only true of a few corporate keys.
The most common key begins with FCKGW as the first 5 characters.
If you right click My Computer, click Properties, you will see the
Product ID.
The following document tells which Product IDs are invalid:
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/WPA_SP1_Market_Bulle
tin.doc
If you have a MSDN subscription, you need to contact them for a
correct key.

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Jupiter Jones
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"Chout" <bobenis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:15e901c25e91$16f02160$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> Hello,
> Just wondering if someone could clear something up for
> me. I am about to install the service pack 1 update to
> both my computer and the other 12 computers in my
> business. Before I do this, I wanted to ask if something
> I was told is true. I was told by a associate that the
> service pack with make all Corporate CD Key's inoperable.
> In otherwords, he told me that if I install the update,
> all the computers with corporate key's will fail to work!
> This can be? If so...then what? Do I have to call
> Microsoft and re-register me CD Key once again? What do I
> do? Or is this just some rediculous rumor? Thank you for
> your help. I am looking forward to installing this!
>
> Chout


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