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I'm working on a housemate's laptop at the mo (though using mine for net..)

Basically trying to change key using oobe.exe /a however everytime I do that after deleting registry key when I run oobe.exe /a it crashes.. I've tried it on my laptop for testing and it's fine :S

any ideas or workarounds?
08-22-2006 04:43 PM
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RE: Out of Box Experience
I've searched the net for that and what I mostly get is what I suspected. Changing keys is often done in context of illegal obtained copies of Windows or generated keys.

If you have a legit Windows, you do not need to change keys...
If you still need to know how, search with google (I had no trouble finding tons of info).

So I'm not quite sure if this thread should be answered upon...

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08-22-2006 04:57 PM
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see.. i expected that response.. but then microsoft do have it on their own page..

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/

Hence, I'm merely asking why I can't change the key, as it worked on mine that has at been varying times SP2 and without any service pack at all (which is the current state of her laptop..)
08-22-2006 05:07 PM
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RE: Out of Box Experience
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see.. i expected that response.. but then microsoft do have it on their own page..

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874/
Yeah I found that too but that doesn't mean that 99% of people wanting to change keys do it for legit reasons...

(it's like ripping a CD, although it is possible and well documented, it doesn't mean that most people do it because they want to make a backup for their own)

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Hence, I'm merely asking why I can't change the key, as it worked on mine that has at been varying times SP2 and without any service pack at all (which is the current state of her laptop..)
follow the instructions you'll find. Or maybe oobe is even buggered, reinstall it (might mean reinstalling Windows if you don't know how to manually extract a file from the cabinets).
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08-22-2006 05:27 PM
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oh yeah i understand, i mean the reason i'm doing this is to chnage it to a legit key she's bought.. but so far it's no good to her!

and this is the second install lol..

just tried using an automated ID changer.. no luck, ive done it before succesfully but it comes up with the standard 'this program has caused an error' blah blah message

how would i extract it from the CAB file then?
08-22-2006 05:44 PM
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Call Microsoft, they have people trained to assist you on such things. And as far as I recall from my hardware store job they have a free number for it. I used to call them quite often on my hardware store job.
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RE: Out of Box Experience
Microsoft has released a tool that changes your product key as part of their "Get Genuine" initiative.

Download the tool here

Simply double click the program and follow the onscreen prompts to "Get Genuine".
08-23-2006 07:34 AM
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