Re: Product Key invalid

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 06/12/03 

Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 21:15:48 -0600

Greetings --

    You need to examine the Product Key very carefully. It's awfully
easy to mistake a "B" for an "8," a "G" for a "6," an "S" for a "5,"
or a "Q" for a "0" or "O." Fortunately, Microsoft had the good sense
to leave the "1's," "I's," "O's," and "0's" out of the equation.
Also, be sure that your <CapsLock> is _off_ while entering the
Product Key.

Troubleshooting Invalid CD Key Error Message During Windows XP Setup
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310637

Bruce Chambers

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"jim" <numbersjim@aol.com> wrote in message
news:01c201c32f74$0f348d80$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks to Len Segal for advice re: my previous letter
> concerning the Product ID. I used the product key number
> on the CD casing (25 digits on an orange tag) rejected as
> invalid. I have used the dashes, caps, small case, and
> without the dashes. Each time I have received the
> following message;
>
> "You have entered an invalid PID for a registered
> Microsoft product."
>
> What do I do now?

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