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Microsoft uses various Product IDs to identify variants of the Windows platform. A Windows product ID currently, as of XP/2003/Vista has the following format: xxxxx.
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Product IDs
Microsoft uses various Product IDs to identify variants of the Windows platform. A Windows product ID currently, as of XP/2003/Vista has the following format: xxxxx-yyy-zzzzzzz-zzzzz
If you are going to do a repair install or use someone else s CD with your product key, it is important that you understand the information on this page, especially with regards to matching your current product ID with the one on the CD you are going to use.
Starting with Vista, all product SKUs are on one disc. There is no need to worry about OEM/Retail/Upgrade issues when working with Vista. You only have to worry about your platform currently, whether you are working with 32-bit or 64-bit platforms since each platform is on its own disc.
xxxxx -- the Microsoft Product Code
The xxxxx section is the Microsoft Product Code, which in this case describes the platform, build, and version of Windows. Other product IDs with the same format, such as those found in Microsoft Office and many other Microsoft products, serve the same purpose.
This section of the PID describes the channel OEM, Volume License, Retail, bundle/Not For Resale a given XP CD/system has come from.
000 : Other includes some retail, upgrade and evaluation versions includes some. MSDNAA discs
006 : MS or Partner promotions
083 : Windows Genuine Advantage
OEM : OEM This does not specify royalty or normal OEM
308/347 : Microsoft Action Pack subscription
640 through 652 : Volume License usually generated via 270 CID in setupp.ini
699 : Volume Windows XP Tablet Edition
770 : Retail at least according to WGA Diagnostic
NOTE: According to DjLizard.net visitor Catalyst, newer discs now check to see if the CD s volume label matches the type of CD you have. So if you make a CD with the wrong volume label, then it still won t work. I haven t been able to confirm this because most of my CDs have a custom label and all of them work fine thus far. Visit TACKtech to see a list of volume labels.
76487 : XP Media Center Edition 2005
76487 : XP Pro volume license with 640 channel ID
76500 : XP MCE 2005 which is XP Pro with no domain capability
55373 : XP Home Upgrade - German OEM
55712 : XP Pro - French retail .
76396 : XP Pro also Home. - Dutch
76434 : XP Home - Italian Royalty OEM
76440 : XP Pro - Norwegian retail
76460 : XP Home - Spanish Royalty OEM
76470 : XP Home - Traditional Chinese Royalty OEM
: Royalty OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer means manufacturers that are special to Microsoft s endearing heart. They get their own private key and generated product keys that typically don t require activation or are different than the product key on the COA sticker affixed to the computer. Certain big OEMs Dell, Gateway, HP, Compaq, and more are Royalty OEMs, and the little guys your local mom pop store are obviously not. The mom and pop stores get 55277 for Home and 55285 for Pro. Typically, generic OEM discs such as 55277 and 55274 will work on these systems, but activation will often fail -- you will have to call Microsoft s activation hotline and speak to a representative in order to activate Windows. This usually only takes a few minutes.
Windows XP complete list - English locale
Windows XP Home SP2 DELL System Install
Windows XP Pro SP2 DELL System Install
Windows XP Pro Academic Upgrade SP1
Windows XP Pro Academic Upgrade SP2
Windows XP Pro Tablet PC SP1 Disc 1
Windows XP Pro Tablet PC SP1a Disc 1
Windows XP Pro Tablet PC SP2 Disc 1
Note: these Channel IDs CIDs were taken from i386 SETUPP.INI. Windows Setup may generate a completely different Product ID than you see here; this is soley based on your product key.
Server 2003 MPC list - English locale
69712 : Standard Edition 32-bit retail
69712 : Standard Edition 32-bit volume licensing
69712 : Standard Edition 32-bit OEM
69763 : Standard Edition 32-bit evaluation
69753 : Web Edition 32-bit retail
69753 : Web Edition 32-bit volume licensing
69753 : Web Edition 32-bit OEM
69763 : Web Edition 32-bit evaluation
69713 : Enterprise Edition 32-bit retail
69713 : Enterprise Edition 32-bit volume licensing
69713 : Enterprise Edition 32-bit OEM
69763 : Enterprise Edition 32-bit evaluation
69713 : Enterprise Edition 32-bit checked build
69754 : Datacenter Edition 32-bit retail
69754 : Datacenter Edition 32-bit OEM
69770 : Enterprise Edition 64-bit retail
69770 : Enterprise Edition 64-bit volume licensing
69770 : Enterprise Edition 64-bit OEM
69763 : Enterprise Edition 64-bit evaluation
69770 : Enterprise Edition 64-bit checked build
69769 : Datacenter Edition 64-bit retail
69769 : Datacenter Edition 64-bit OEM
76868 : Unknown Enterprise Edition 64-bit FIXME
Server 2003 MPC list - other languages
If you have to perform a repair install Microsoft calls this an in-place upgrade, and DjLizard interchangeably calls it an overlay or repair install then you MUST know these two things:
The MPC of your destination computer, and
the MPC of all of your Windows OEM CDs.
If you don t, then you will not be able to activate Windows properly, or in some cases, get the installation to accept your product key.
The MPC of your CDs can be determined by editing the SETUPP.INI in the i386 directory on your disc. You can in some cases simply edit this file, change the PID, and recompile the CD to be able to use whatever key you happen to need.
Retrieving your product ID or MPC
The current MPC for a system can be retrieved by various methods:
If the destination computer s operating system works well enough even in safe mode, you can get it by right-clicking My Computer, clicking Properties, and reading the long ID number that appears under Registered to.
You can use the command reg query hklm software microsoft windows nt currentversion /v ProductID at a command prompt Start Run cmd.exe.
If the destination computer does not work very well, you can get the ID by attaching the hard drive to a working machine and mounting the appropriate registry hive. Highlight HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE in your local regedit and choose File Load Hive. Then browse to X: Windows System32 config SOFTWARE where X: Windows is the drive letter and path to the Windows installation in question. It will ask you what key to mount; you then give it any name you like, and it will appear under your own HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Drill-down through Microsoft Windows NT CurrentVersion in this new key. You will see ProductID on the right.
Do not forget to highlight the top key of the mounted hive, and choose File Unload Hive when you are done.
Finally, you can sometimes find the ID you need if you check for the presence of either X: i386 setupp.ini where X: is the system s drive letter or X: Windows i386 setupp.ini where X: Windows is the drive letter and path to the Windows installation folder in question.
Once you have the destination ID, it s as simple as inserting your CD that uses the same ID.
As of 2005/10/22, Microsoft states that the following are invalid PIDs:
The above two product IDs are known as Devil s Own, and usually have a product key starting with FCKGW.
These PIDs are detected when you attempt to install SP1, 2 or 3.
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