XP SP3 refusing serialnumber?

I have streamed a new XP professional CD with the Service pack 3 RC,
and as usual tried it out in a virtual machine as I leave out some
things.
Whatever code (Legal! Not ripped off the internet or such!) I enter it
keeps refusing it, claiming the Product Id is not valid.
Is this due to virtualisation, or is it an error somewhere?

duco.quanjer wrote:
> I have streamed a new XP professional CD with the Service pack 3 RC,
> and as usual tried it out in a virtual machine as I leave out some
> things.
> Whatever code (Legal! Not ripped off the internet or such!) I enter
> it keeps refusing it, claiming the Product Id is not valid.
> Is this due to virtualisation, or is it an error somewhere?

Having not attempted to slipstream the SP3 Release Candidate into an
installation media myself - I cannot say for sure.

It could just be that the RC doesn't slipstream well.

Remember - SP3 is *not* final yet.

What type of licensed CD did you slipstream it into?

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Shenan Stanley
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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
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XP SP3 RC is a simple install,it doesnt ask for any serial numbers nor does
it check installed software as did/does SP2..."Left out some things" maybe
too
much..

"duco.quanjer@gmail.com" wrote:

> I have streamed a new XP professional CD with the Service pack 3 RC,
> and as usual tried it out in a virtual machine as I leave out some
> things.
> Whatever code (Legal! Not ripped off the internet or such!) I enter it
> keeps refusing it, claiming the Product Id is not valid.
> Is this due to virtualisation, or is it an error somewhere?
>

duco.quanjer wrote:
> I have streamed a new XP professional CD with the Service pack 3
> RC, and as usual tried it out in a virtual machine as I leave out
> some things.
> Whatever code (Legal! Not ripped off the internet or such!) I
> enter it keeps refusing it, claiming the Product Id is not valid.
> Is this due to virtualisation, or is it an error somewhere?

Andrew E. wrote:
> XP SP3 RC is a simple install,it doesnt ask for any serial numbers
> nor does it check installed software as did/does SP2..."Left out
> some things" maybe too
> much..

Andrew E.,

Read and comprehend, not just the former. ;-)

They slipstreamed SP3 RC into their Windows XP Installation Media...
Windows XP Installation Media *does* require a product key (serial number.)

They are not trying to simply install SP3 RC. They are trying to utilize an
installation CD they integrated/slipstreamed SP3 RC into to do a clean
installation.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

SP3 forums are here:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/...2010&SiteID=17

<duco.quanjer@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e61ccf7b-05e2-42c1-82b7-cf83953c669d@i72g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
>I have streamed a new XP professional CD with the Service pack 3 RC,
> and as usual tried it out in a virtual machine as I leave out some
> things.
> Whatever code (Legal! Not ripped off the internet or such!) I enter it
> keeps refusing it, claiming the Product Id is not valid.
> Is this due to virtualisation, or is it an error somewhere?

"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote:

> They slipstreamed SP3 RC into their Windows XP Installation Media...
> Windows XP Installation Media *does* require a product key (serial number.)

According to Microsoft SP3 will add the behaviour of Vixxa to XP: you
can leave the serial number out... and have to enter it after 30 days.

No shenanigans.

Stefan