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I've put together two files that can be used to make a pre-activated CD if all you got with your computer is a restore CD you will also need access to an OEM hologram CD for the rest of the files. Put the following files in the same folder
getfiles.bat
CODEattrib -s %SystemRoot%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
makecab %SystemRoot%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
attrib +s %SystemRoot%\system32\CatRoot\{F750E6C3-38EE-11D1-85E5-00C04FC295EE}\OEMBIOS.CAT
makecab %SystemRoot%\system32\OEMBIOS.BIN
makecab %SystemRoot%\system32\OEMBIOS.DAT
makecab %SystemRoot%\system32\OEMBIOS.SIG
cscript //nologo getkey.vbs > winnt.sif
getkey.vbs
CODEDim objFS, objShell
Dim strXPKey
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strXPKey = objShell.RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName")
If Len(strXPKey) > 0 Then
WScript.Echo "[UserData]"
WScript.Echo "ProductKey=" & chr(34) & GetKey(objShell.RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId")) & chr(34)
WScript.Echo "[Data]"
WScript.Echo "MSDosInitiated=0"
WScript.Echo "UnattendedInstall=Yes"
End If
Function GetKey(rpk)
Const rpkOffset=52:i=28
szPossibleChars="BCDFGHJKMPQRTVWXY2346789"
Do
dwAccumulator=0 : j=14
Do
dwAccumulator=dwAccumulator*256
dwAccumulator=rpk(j+rpkOffset)+dwAccumulator
rpk(j+rpkOffset)=(dwAccumulator\24) and 255
dwAccumulator=dwAccumulator Mod 24
j=j-1
Loop While j>=0
i=i-1 : szProductKey=mid(szPossibleChars,dwAccumulator+1,1)&szProductKey
if (((29-i) Mod 6)=0) and (i<>-1) then
i=i-1 : szProductKey="-"&szProductKey
End If
Loop While i>=0
GetKey=szProductKey
End Function
Getfiles.bat will generate 5 files to be placed in the i386 directory of your CD. the files are:
OEMBIOS.BI_
OEMBIOS.CA_
OEMBIOS.DA_
OEMBIOS.SI_
winnt.sif
trickytwistaDec 27 2005, 06:21 AM
hi, can you explain this with more detail? i have xphome on my laptop and on each install it has to be activated which is kind of a pain, are you saying that i wouldnt have to keep activating it? thanks
phatcat42141Dec 27 2005, 11:18 AM
Theres a problem with your theory cause the windows activation also reads your PID number. The Windows PID is a unique code identifying your version of Windows and it is also used to identify your hardware setup. So if you install it on another system with a totally different hardware setup then the PID would be different.
Or am I wrong?
BezalelDec 27 2005, 11:42 AM
QUOTE(phatcat42141 @ Dec 27 2005, 01:18 PM)
Theres a problem with your theory cause the windows activation also reads your PID number.
Windows Activation only checks the PID is the BIOS checks fails. Royalty OEMs don't use unique keys because their machines don't have to be activated.
BezalelDec 27 2005, 11:52 AM
QUOTE(trickytwista @ Dec 27 2005, 08:21 AM)
hi, can you explain this with more detail? i have xphome on my laptop and on each install it has to be activated which is kind of a pain, are you saying that i wouldnt have to keep activating it? thanks
If your laptop was mande by a Royalty OEM (the COA sticker hase manufacturer's name or logo) and you also have access to the Windows intallation bits (hologrammed OEM CD) you can use these files to recreate the OEMBIOS files and extract the CD-Key origionally used by the manufacturer to install windows. A Windows CD made with these files will not require activation when used on the computer the files were extracted from (or other computers of the same make).
JDS300Dec 28 2005, 09:49 AM
So if I have a bunch of OEM machines(Dell, HP, Gateway, etc), and I'm creating an image for those machines, I can use the Product Key located in their WINNT.SIF from the Recovery CD instead of the Key on the sticker?
BezalelDec 28 2005, 12:28 PM
QUOTE(JDS300 @ Dec 28 2005, 11:49 AM)
So if I have a bunch of OEM machines(Dell, HP, Gateway, etc), and I'm creating an image for those machines, I can use the Product Key located in their WINNT.SIF from the Recovery CD instead of the Key on the sticker?
In that case you already have to OEMBIOS files. And yes you can use the key in winnt.sif as long as your target machine will pass the BIOS check.
You cannot use the same image for multiple manufacturers and still preserve the activation. (I'm working on that but am not ready to discuss any details.)
phatcat42141Dec 28 2005, 09:58 PM
QUOTE
Windows Activation only checks the PID is the BIOS checks fails. Royalty OEMs don't use unique keys because their machines don't have to be activated.
Thanks for that reply. I never knew that.
KRYOGENIUSJan 1 2006, 10:05 AM
Hello
this method don't work anymore with XP and service pack only with rtm
i have tested it without success under xp pro sp1 and sp2
Good idea but i was really simple when xp had no activation !!
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DjéFeb 17 2006, 10:23 AM
Indeed, this Method DOES work with Windows XP sp1 slipstreamed to sp2. I just did it a couple of times today.
But it may work only for Royalty OEM computers.
At any rate, my (successful) case was as follow: Toshiba laptop shipped with xp home sp1 on a recovery cd (ghost image) only. I extracted back the image and then slipstream sp2 and latest hotfixes in the i386 folder of the hard drive, before doing the usual unattend preparation things (among them this method to recover activation) and burning back a fresh CD. Installed and no need to activate (no network so i'm sure it did not activated in my back).
The important point to get (at least the one at which I was stuck for a while because it is not explained in the unattended guide) is that not only do you need those oembios files, but also the CORRESPONDING product key, which may NOT be the one written on the sticker on your computer but ANOTHER one which is coded in the registry.
That is why that getkey.vbs is the important script to RETREIVE the GOOD product key to put in your winnt.sif. And not the dummy one from the sticker.
So to get it, you must be running the original os from the recovery CD and not any installation you may have done later.
@KRYOGENIUS: No offense, but before posting such information you should check it better and not only beleive/propagate the rumor. Or at least be less affirmative (Journalists do also like rumors but they carefully use conditional). I almost gave up because of such posting as yours but thanks to my not liking undocumented statements, I eventually managed.
BezalelFeb 17 2006, 01:51 PM
Thanks for your clarification. When I wrote pre-activated I meant Royalty OEM. I've had mixed results when using the key on the sticker but it always works with the key in the registry, that's why I wrote getkey.vbs (I did not write or know who wrote the getkey function). I've used this method for Home, MCE2005, TabletPC2005, Pro, and Server. BTW the OEMBIOS files for MCE2005, TabletPC2005, and Pro are interchangable and the product keys are interchangable between brands. You can also use the keys found on http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...oy/wpadepl.mspx and http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...y/oempreac.mspx.
maxXPsoftApr 30 2006, 05:01 PM
Bezalel
Thanks for getting me closer with that for my MCE 2005
You just cleared it up for me what I needed for no activation BS although my Pid will be ok since this is legit.
1st Step was since i don't have a Royalty OEM MCE 2005 CD
Gain access to HP_RECOVERY partition, done
Now have access to all the files so I can copy the I386.
Will be a lot of cleaning up in there though to remove the 40 games, limited Office, and other junk I don't want.
maxXPsoftMay 9 2006, 08:40 AM
Ok done this on my MCE 2005 HP a1310n and went to WU and it told me welllll it looks ok but answer 20? first
What does coa say, what type PC, manufacturer and so on and I left.
Well answer for me was
copy original SETUPP.INI from I386 and add all the Hotfixes for MCE
I'm activated now as soon as I do all that Genuine Advantage stuff
Another UnattendXPPro sucessfull Install
jrf2027May 9 2006, 04:00 PM
Couple of quick questions...
I'm going to need to reload Windows on a laptop for my wife's work. This particular laptop has passed through many hands, and the original Windows install CD (along with all the software install CD's, I assume) is long gone. I don't presently know the manufacturer of the laptop, but based on the fact that it's a laptop I assume it's going to be a Royalty OEM.
Question 1 - I have OEM windows installs for both Home and Professional from Royalty OEM #1. Do I just need to substitute the four OEMBIOS files and the product key to make a Royalty OEM #2 CD?
Question 2 - is there any certain advantage to using the getkey.vbs file, or can I just use the Magical Jellybean Keyfinder to get the product key?
Thanks in advance.
maxXPsoftMay 9 2006, 06:24 PM
I used an MCE 2 CD set that was not manufacturer specific ; Dell, HP
Mine is a HP but just adding those files and getting all the Hotfixes for Media Center Edition worked for me.
And benefit is NO 40 games they want you to pay for and Trial versions of a bunch of stuff I don't use.
Mine squeaky clean
His getkey.vbs works and makes the basic Winnt.sif which is good for beginner's, yes you can use JellyBean
DjéMay 9 2006, 06:57 PM
I agree with maxXPsoft.
1. You only need the 4 files & the key. If the system on the computer is still the original one, you can use this method (provided the Royalty thing).
2. getkey.vbs works fine. Don't know about the other. But hey, it's not bad to have a confirmation: try both!
BezalelMay 10 2006, 12:03 AM
QUOTE(jrf2027 @ May 9 2006, 05:00 PM)
I don't presently know the manufacturer of the laptop, but based on the fact that it's a laptop I assume it's going to be a Royalty OEM.
Take a look at the COA Sticker. If it has the manufacturers name it's a Royalty OEM, if it say "OEM Product" it's not.
QUOTE(jrf2027 @ May 9 2006, 05:00 PM)
Question 1 - I have OEM windows installs for both Home and Professional from Royalty OEM #1. Do I just need to substitute the four OEMBIOS files and the product key to make a Royalty OEM #2 CD?
It is possible that OEM #1 made other changes to the CD but the basic answer is yes
QUOTE(jrf2027 @ May 9 2006, 05:00 PM)
Question 2 - is there any certain advantage to using the getkey.vbs file, or can I just use the Magical Jellybean Keyfinder to get the product key?
In addition to finding the key I create a basic winnt.sif (just enough to enter the key). If you already have a customized winnt.sif you can use either method to find the key. (I used Magical JellyBean KeyFinder to verify my scripts.)
nerMay 10 2006, 03:38 AM
@dj`e
Very Interesting, I also have a toshiba tecra m2 laptop and wish to do the same as yourself, after you created the new Cd how did you install the toshiba drivers ect
DjéMay 10 2006, 06:46 AM
QUOTE(ner @ May 10 2006, 10:38 AM)
after you created the new Cd how did you install the toshiba drivers ect
That was a bit of work:
I took the 'Drivers & utilities' CD and copied it to my HD.
Then I went to Toshiba's website and upgraded the above tools and drivers with the last versions when available.
For each of them, I then looked if there were an .inf file to install the drivers.
- If found, I made a folder under $OEM$\drivers\ with all the necessary files for that driver (including the .inf & the .cat) and added the folder path to the 'OemPnPDriversPath' directive in the [Unattended] section of 'winnt.sif'. See the guide for more details.
- For the remaining ones, comming only with an .exe, I made a custom kTool file (you can use a batch, WPI, or whatever) to install them unattendedly at T12 (after having made silent installs using the -R switch & the setup.iss file).
Unfortunately some of them still complain when installed this way and message boxes appears with errors.
After trying different solutions (T12, RunOnceEx) for each of these problematic progs, I found out that despite these messages, they do get installed properly: the messages are in fact related to the 'running' of the progs which is automatically launched after the install (no way to prevent this) but don't work before the desktop is fully loaded or collide with the 'Run' reg key setup by these progs.
So I just install them @T12 and don't look at the message boxes ! I prefer to have the ugly things occur at this early stage and have my RunOnceEx clean, without any error message.
[Edit] Also, for some of the 'drivers & utilities', I simply did not install anything! Just because they are useless bull$hit...
nerMay 10 2006, 06:57 AM
@ Djé
Many thanks, just one last question i also have the I386 folder, but do not have the setup.exe,setupxp.htm,win51,win51ip files.... who did you overcome this?
DjéMay 10 2006, 10:46 AM
you only need the win51 file and its siblings. Others are useless.
Search the forum for posts with win51 in the title and you'll have the recipe to make them.
nerMay 10 2006, 11:39 AM
@ Djé - Many thanks for your help - I did not find the files themselfs but i understand that the files are only a text file with the work windows in them and saved as win51 & win51ip in my case as i have Windows XP Pro.
Just to confirm you say i will not need the setup.exe file then that is found at the root of the CD
Thanks Again
DjéMay 10 2006, 12:26 PM
Be careful: I think you have to have a 'space' and 'enter' (or vice-versa) after the word (which as to be spelled correctly, case sentive maybe).
If you slipstream sp2 after the extraction of I386, you may not even need to write them, as they may be generated automatically by the slipstreaming process.
On the other hand, if your CD has allready sp2 included and you don't slipstreaming anything, you'll have to write a 3rd file (win51ip.sp2 ?).
The Setup.exe at the root is just the launcher thing showing-up when you insert the CD under windows, asking you what you want to do.
BatfinksMay 11 2006, 04:37 PM
i have a little problem and wonder if this method could help,
i have a HP LS1200 MCE system which went bang due to my kids and putting/spilling a drink on it
as my system is dead and out of warrenty i was wondering could i use a method like this to use my recovery disk on another machine as i like MCE2005 ?
i know the hardware would be different but is it possible as i own the software could i bastardise it to use on another machine ?
if it is possible could someone explain in plain laymens terms how im not too clued up on this sort of thing
MAVERICKS CHOICEMay 11 2006, 04:41 PM
QUOTE(ner @ May 10 2006, 10:57 PM)
@ Djé
Many thanks, just one last question i also have the I386 folder, but do not have the setup.exe,setupxp.htm,win51,win51ip files.... who did you overcome this?
I simply re slip the i386 dir usin NLite & that will give you all the add files & subfolders you need inc the setup.exe etc.
Cheers
MC.
DjéMay 11 2006, 07:52 PM
QUOTE(Batfinks @ May 12 2006, 12:37 AM)
i was wondering could i use a method like this to use my recovery disk on another machine as i like MCE2005 ?
The main technical problem is that you have to be able to read the content of your recovery CD.
Usually those CDs are locked so they can only be read on the same machine, or at least on a machine from the same manufacturer.
Can you find any I386 folder on the CD? How many files are there in it?
If you insert the CD in the other machine and boot on it, what does it says?
nerMay 12 2006, 03:00 AM
@ MAVERICKS CHOICE
Many thanks a much easier way, thanks
maxXPsoftMay 12 2006, 03:14 AM
QUOTE
i have a little problem and wonder if this method could help,
Not too hard to unlock HP Recovery_Partition which contains an I386, bad is it its just that and don't want to function just right, it goes into Recovery least for me. Those 9in1/11in1 things are same way, I386 stripped down as they combine like files in another location. Fortunately my friend had the 2 non oem specific MCE CDs I combined together.
1 of 2 HP recovery DVD I made before I started messin around contains an I386 at 2.47 GB, Thats all the stuff almost combined in one. Apps. Drv, MCE
Be rather difficult because I did try and strip stuff from it, kept erroring
WIN51 was 11 on original now just Win51, WIN51IP, WIN51IP.SP2 for MCE SP2
EDIT: On drivers same as Djé methods
I used DriverGenius while it was still working and all but 1 of them worked, bad was the 1 was Video and coming up on desktop at 640x480 was bad. Just went and got the ATI latest nows all fine cause it has the cats, inf and everything.
Couple other things I just made a autoit to run after the install during runoncex for keyboard . ATI panel and LightScribe drive.
Tbone2May 14 2006, 04:29 AM
how about a sony recovery dvd's....most of the files are .img and do not open with winiso or ultraiso or even with winimage
BezalelMay 18 2006, 08:58 PM
QUOTE(Tbone2 @ May 14 2006, 05:29 AM)
how about a sony recovery dvd's....most of the files are .img and do not open with winiso or ultraiso or even with winimage
First recover the OS, then use the scripts in the first post to extract the Sony specific files and merge them with a hologrammed CD.
mittern8May 20 2006, 01:21 AM
QUOTE(Bezalel @ Feb 17 2006, 09:51 PM)
BTW the OEMBIOS files for MCE2005, TabletPC2005, and Pro are interchangable ...
Sorry for this, maybe, stupid question - but to avoid misunderstanding:
Do I get you right?
As long as I have the oembios files and the corresponding product key from the registry I can use them to create a pre-activated installation CD of any version of WIN XP, including Home, MCE2005, TabletPC2005 and Pro?
And what do you mean with
QUOTE(Bezalel @ Feb 17 2006, 09:51 PM)
... the product keys are interchangable between brands.
I don't get this.
Thought the product key of a pre-activated installation has to fit to the oembios files which on the other hand fits to a special manufacturer?
BezalelMay 20 2006, 08:05 PM
QUOTE(mittern8 @ May 20 2006, 02:21 AM)
QUOTE(Bezalel @ Feb 17 2006, 09:51 PM)
BTW the OEMBIOS files for MCE2005, TabletPC2005, and Pro are interchangable ...
Sorry for this, maybe, stupid question - but to avoid misunderstanding:
Do I get you right?
As long as I have the oembios files and the corresponding product key from the registry I can use them to create a pre-activated installation CD of any version of WIN XP, including Home, MCE2005, TabletPC2005 and Pro?
And what do you mean with
QUOTE(Bezalel @ Feb 17 2006, 09:51 PM)
... the product keys are interchangable between brands.
I don't get this.
Thought the product key of a pre-activated installation has to fit to the oembios files which on the other hand fits to a special manufacturer?
MCE and TabletPC are based on Pro so they use the same OEMBIOS files. (I have used OEMBIOS files extracted from a Dell Pro with a Product key extracted from a HP MCE to create a Dell MCE CD set.) I'm not sure if the files can be interchanged between Home and Pro.
The Product Key is tied to the edition of windows being installed. In my multi manufacturer CD (not finished yet), I do not change the product key for each manufacturer.
wavesMay 23 2006, 08:03 AM
Bezalel,
In your multi-manufacturer cd, you do not change the product key for each manufacturer. Does this mean you can have one slipstream cd that will work across all pc manufacturers? How will it be activated?
BezalelMay 23 2006, 05:56 PM
QUOTE(waves @ May 23 2006, 09:03 AM)
Bezalel,
In your multi-manufacturer cd, you do not change the product key for each manufacturer. Does this mean you can have one slipstream cd that will work across all pc manufacturers? How will it be activated?
Information on my multi-manufacturer CD can be found here http://www.msfn.org/board/Multi_ ... ivation_t71016.html
tcsdocMay 24 2006, 10:30 AM
I have an Emachines laptop. I'm one of those without a real Windows CD. I copied the i386 folder and used your programs (verified by Magic Jelly Bean) to get the OEM files and the actual cd key. I slipstreamed SP2 and the latest hotfixes into my unattended install (including the cdkey in the winnt.sif).
Installation is without errors but I have to activate. When I install from my ghost images I don't have to activate. My sticker has EMachines on the CDKey sticker so I assuming it's a ROYAL (??) OEM.
Am I missing something?
Edit: Man, I can't believe I forgot to replace the cdkey taken from the registry into the winnt.sif. I reloaded the system with the correct cdkey and it worked great. Thanks for all the info!!
wavesMay 24 2006, 02:04 PM
If you do it the way tscdoc did, and enter the product key from the pc sticker instead of the key in the registry, do you still have to call, or will it activate over the net? Also, will the registry product key work on all emachines pc's, or just his?
BezalelMay 24 2006, 04:19 PM
QUOTE(waves @ May 24 2006, 04:04 PM)
If you do it the way tscdoc did, and enter the product key from the pc sticker instead of the key in the registry, do you still have to call, or will it activate over the net? Also, will the registry product key work on all emachines pc's, or just his?
If you use the key from the Registry (or the key in your Dell CD) you will not have to activate it at all. If you use the key from the sticker you will have to activate by phone. The CD Key is not tied to any manufacturer, the OEMBIOS files are.
You are focusing too much on the key when you should be focusing on the OEMBIOS files. The key isn't the problem, it's just the symptom. Here is a timeline of what happens on startup when you use your Dell CD on a Dell and a Non-Dell.
Dell:
WPA creates a hardware inventory and saves it as WPA.DBL
Using the OEMBIOS files WPA checks that the PC is manufactured by Dell
Verification passes - Have a nice day
Non-Dell: (System Builder - Not yet activated)
WPA creates a hardware inventory and saves it as WPA.DBL
Using the OEMBIOS files WPA checks that the PC is manufactured by Dell and is using a factory key.
Verification fails - proceed to next step
WPA.DBL is compared to WPA.BAK to determine how much hadware has changed
Verification fails (WPA.BAK doesn't exist) - proceed to next step
User is prompted to activate
User attempts to activate online
Activation fails (factory keys can't activate) - User is informed that the key must be changed
User enters key on sticker
User attempts to activate online
Activation is sucsessful - WPA.DBL is signed and copied as WPA.BAK - Have a nice day
Non-Dell: (Royalty OEM - Not yet activated)
WPA creates a hardware inventory and saves it as WPA.DBL
Using the OEMBIOS files WPA checks that the PC is manufactured by Dell and is using a factory key.
Verification fails - proceed to next step
WPA.DBL is compared to WPA.BAK to determine how much hadware has changed
Verification fails (WPA.BAK doesn't exist) - proceed to next step
User is prompted to activate
User attempts to activate online
Activation fails (factory keys can't activate) - User is informed that the key must be changed
User enters key on sticker
User attempts to activate online
Activation fails (Royalty OEM keys can't activate online) - User is informed that they must activate by phone
User attempts to activate by phone
Activation is sucsessful - WPA.DBL is signed and copied as WPA.BAK - Have a nice day
Non-Dell: (already activated)
WPA creates a hardware inventory and saves it as WPA.DBL
Using the OEMBIOS files WPA checks that the PC is manufactured by Dell and is using a factory key.
Verification fails - proceed to next step
WPA.DBL is compared to WPA.BAK to determine how much hadware has changed
Verification passes - Have a nice day
There are more steps involved that I am aware of (and probably many more that I am not aware of) but these show a comparison between different types of systems
wavesMay 24 2006, 09:51 PM
ok, so does this mean that there is no way to use my slipstream copy of windows on any other pc but my own without having to activate, or get the oembios files from the pc first? You mention that if I use the key from the registry or the key in my dell cd I won't have to activate, but I am guessing that this is only for a dell pc, right?
boberMay 25 2006, 03:14 AM
i wish i had read this thread several days ago. a friend messed up his HP oem installation and had to reinstall it. the "rescue" partion would not work so he bought another xp home cd.
having the original "install" key might have saved him all the hassle of online activation.
BatfinksMay 28 2006, 04:47 PM
sorry had net problems for awhile and had to have new line put in so i couldn't reply...
my original post was:
*****************************************************************************
i have a little problem and wonder if this method could help,
i have a HP LS1200 MCE system which went bang due to my kids and putting/spilling a drink on it
as my system is dead and out of warrenty i was wondering could i use a method like this to use my recovery disk on another machine as i like MCE2005 ?
i know the hardware would be different but is it possible as i own the software could i bastardise it to use on another machine ?
if it is possible could someone explain in plain laymens terms how im not too clued up on this sort of thing
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right i do have a i386 folder on recovery disk (cdr) and i can see all the files inside it and the i386 folder is 743mb
am hopeing i can still use it on another system so its not a complete loss
BezalelMay 28 2006, 05:17 PM
QUOTE(Batfinks @ May 28 2006, 05:47 PM)
if it is possible could someone explain in plain laymens terms how im not too clued up on this sort of thing
Unfortunately the problems you are having are completely unrelated to the topic of this thread.
BatfinksMay 28 2006, 05:51 PM
oops sorry is there a topic which covers this?
as i've already mentioned im not clued up on this in anyway at all
and any help would be great thankyou.
boberMay 29 2006, 09:59 AM
thanks Bezalel.
your technique works great on hp home.
herroyuyJun 15 2006, 02:24 AM
sorry... simple question
after i get files using the batch file.... i just need to replace the 5 files i got into the xp home cd and then install? that will make my clean installation preactivated?
chickenfeedJun 15 2006, 02:58 AM
QUOTE
If your laptop was mande by a Royalty OEM (the COA sticker hase manufacturer's name or logo) and you also have access to the Windows intallation bits (hologrammed OEM CD) you can use these files to recreate the OEMBIOS files and extract the CD-Key origionally used by the manufacturer to install windows. A Windows CD made with these files will not require activation when used on the computer the files were extracted from (or other computers of the same make).
Simple out of the box question;
- I have a royalty OEM installed on my hp laptop (it has "HP" in the COA).
- I don't have any HP windows installation cd back-up copy
- I downloaded a OEM version (same home version) from the net.
- extracted the bulk license from winnt.sif of the current laptop's product key (different from COA)
- Can I use that with the OEM installer that I downloaded from the net? Do I still have to activate it? (the tutorial on the first page had me into a dead end when it showed some kind of vbscript...)
thanks
ZaForDJun 15 2006, 05:32 AM
@ chickenfeed,
I'm kinda new here, but i'll try and help you.
If you use the VB script from the first post on your HP, you should end up with these 5 files:
QUOTE
OEMBIOS.BI_
OEMBIOS.CA_
OEMBIOS.DA_
OEMBIOS.SI_
winnt.sif
The winnt.sif is very basic so you may want to edit it.
Add the 5 files to the i386 folder of your CD and burn it to a Bootable CD.
Next time you install Home, you shouldn't have to activate it.
@ herroyuy,
Basically Yes.
See above.
herroyuyJun 15 2006, 06:41 AM
hmm.. thanks alot for ur reply .. i just wanna make sure again cos i've tried overwriting the whole i386 folder in the cd with the i386 folder that comes together with my preactivated windows... now i realize that the 5 files are not in the i386 folder.... hehehe.. can' wait to try... shall report back after i format tomrrow.. can't format now as i have to study using power point... wt*!
ZaForDJun 15 2006, 06:50 AM
herroyuy
Try using the i386 folder from an OEM disk if you can.
I tried using the one from the hard drive of a Dell last week and get nothing but errors.
herroyuyJun 15 2006, 07:00 AM
thanks fro ur advice.. yeah.. i stick back to the folder in cd just that i added the 5 files and replaced the setupp.ini so that even the product id is not changed.. that shud workd rihg?
chickenfeedJun 15 2006, 08:59 AM
@ ZaForD
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I see now. so the bat file just gets data from the current windows inallation. and the vb script is to get the winxp key and place that info into the winnt file that the bat created.
man that tutorial os soooooooooooooo user unfriendly
would have it more easier if they said:
- copy the following text into notepad. name one "blah blah" and the other "blah blah" exactly.
- put in any folder both files.
- run bat file and then run vbs file.
- copy the 5 files created into the .... blah blah.
- the end.
haha thanks! |
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