Hello joan, the windows product key update tool will not work for windows xp tablet, windows xp 64bit, or windows xp media center. thank you,. Run the microsoft product key update tool on the second pc in order to reassign the original product key. restart and activate the second pc. i have successfully made these installations prior to sp2c.. Run the windows product key update tool perform a re-install of windows xp perform a clean install of windows xp . either you or the end customer must do one of these things in order to receive.
I have the same problem - the product key update tool does not work on my windows xp prof. which is up to date with microsoft patches for january 2009. my hope was to use the given link for downloading the latest version of the update tool.. The genuine, or validation, check is performed when your pc attempts to download optional updates from microsoft. for example, when your pc downloads updates, windows checks to see if your product key or digital entitlement is valid. if it is, windows on your pc is genuine, and you're eligible to receive the latest updates from microsoft.. Update your windows product key - fails (on oem winxp-sp3 system using [currently installed] oem product key) i am trying to replace my oem "generic" product key with the "individual" product key listed on the "microsoft-genuine" tag on the rear of my case..