installation keys time limited?

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hard drive fried on a w2k server so I have installed a new drive and
gone ahead and reinstalklked w2k ... but when I get to the
installation key I enter the 25 character code as per the jewel case
and I am told the key is invalid! Its certainly OK cos I used it
before for the original installation back in 2001 or whenever!

I've checked and rechecked that I';m entering the characxters correctly
but still no joy.

are the installation keys time stamped or something?

I'm pretty piffed oss...

ian
 
didds said:
hard drive fried on a w2k server so I have installed a new drive and
gone ahead and reinstalklked w2k ... but when I get to the
installation key I enter the 25 character code as per the jewel case
and I am told the key is invalid! Its certainly OK cos I used it
before for the original installation back in 2001 or whenever!

I've checked and rechecked that I';m entering the characxters correctly
but still no joy.

are the installation keys time stamped or something?

I'm pretty piffed oss...
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Installation keys are linked to the type of Windows 2000
product. For example, the key that is supplied with an OEM
cdrom will be invalid when used on a retail version. The same
circumstances might apply between an academic version and a
retail version. And it is easy to do a mismatch if there are
are several versions of Windows 2000 laying around.
 
No not time bombed. Have someone else try it. Another pair of eyes may be
the fix.

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:
| hard drive fried on a w2k server so I have installed a new drive and
| gone ahead and reinstalklked w2k ... but when I get to the
| installation key I enter the 25 character code as per the jewel case
| and I am told the key is invalid! Its certainly OK cos I used it
| before for the original installation back in 2001 or whenever!
|
| I've checked and rechecked that I';m entering the characxters correctly
| but still no joy.
|
| are the installation keys time stamped or something?
|
| I'm pretty piffed oss...
|
| ian
|
 
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