How to overwrite current WinXP key/registration info?

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Meg Alteri

Assume a (small) company which owns some WinXP licenses is split into two parts.

One of the partners took some of the WinXP computers/installations.
However there is still the license information of the former company embedded.

How can the partner overwrite the current license with a new license (including the key)
without having to re-install the whole WinXP?

If possible this should be done WITHOUT connecting Microsoft backend license computers.

Is this possible?

Meg
 
Assume a (small) company which owns some WinXP licenses is split into two parts.

One of the partners took some of the WinXP computers/installations.
However there is still the license information of the former company embedded.

How can the partner overwrite the current license with a new license (including the key)
without having to re-install the whole WinXP?

If possible this should be done WITHOUT connecting Microsoft backend license computers.
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You should call Microsoft to get the new keys.
 
Meg said:
Assume a (small) company which owns some WinXP licenses is split
into two parts.

One of the partners took some of the WinXP computers/installations.
However there is still the license information of the former
company embedded.

How can the partner overwrite the current license with a new
license (including the key) without having to re-install the whole
WinXP?

If possible this should be done WITHOUT connecting Microsoft
backend license computers.

Is this possible?
Click to expand...

Wha?

The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for
users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key
to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a reinstall!
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409

Should change the product key for you...
 
If the PC together with installation media for that PC is now owned by
someone else, then so is the license.
The embedded info you refer to may simply be the Company/other persons name.
The MS activation/backend contains no details of any owner
 
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