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NT INSTALLATION PRODUCT ID

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by tknorris

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Is it possible to change the product ID that is entered during installation and if so how?

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by 93961

Yes it is possible. Run regedit. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion. Here you can change Product ID & even the product's registered owners name, organiztion, etc. But remember it is very dangerous to cahange the registry without having proper knowledge of the same.

by onsite

If you search the registry for ProductID (one word) you can find all the locations for the product ID. For win2k server you need to change it for the Internet Explorer id as well as the NT ones...The catch is that you have to install the Product Key on a different installation to find out what it's product ID is translated into. When I got my 2000 server cd in the mail, I broke it as I opened it. So I had to use an illegal Product Key (number on back of CD) until I got the new one in the mail.

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