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From: JS on 12 Jan 2010 08:05
We are Government Volume License. When A user got a new laptop pre-loaded
with windows XP Pro, they went ahead installed a bunch of applications, and
has merrily been using the unit .

I want to Transfer the unit to our Volume License for various reasons,
mainly for backup, imaging....

How best can I proceed to transfer the Windows activation from the single
license to our Volume License


Thanks



From: Shenan Stanley on 12 Jan 2010 08:20
JS wrote:
> We are Government Volume License. When A user got a new laptop
> pre-loaded with windows XP Pro, they went ahead installed a bunch
> of applications, and has merrily been using the unit .
>
> I want to Transfer the unit to our Volume License for various
> reasons, mainly for backup, imaging....
>
> How best can I proceed to transfer the Windows activation from the
> single license to our Volume License

Best - start wiping and installing using your volume license key when the
machine comes in.

Work-around - might try changing the product key using either the Microsoft
tool or other means.

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


From: David B. on 12 Jan 2010 09:07
AFAIK an OEM installation will not accept a volume license key, a format and
reload is the only option.

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> JS wrote:
>> We are Government Volume License. When A user got a new laptop
>> pre-loaded with windows XP Pro, they went ahead installed a bunch
>> of applications, and has merrily been using the unit .
>>
>> I want to Transfer the unit to our Volume License for various
>> reasons, mainly for backup, imaging....
>>
>> How best can I proceed to transfer the Windows activation from the
>> single license to our Volume License
>
> Best - start wiping and installing using your volume license key when the
> machine comes in.
>
> Work-around - might try changing the product key using either the
> Microsoft tool or other means.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

From: Peter Foldes on 12 Jan 2010 09:24
JS

You cannot transfer to a VL version. You need to reformat and re-install to the VL

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"JS" <wildcat66(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OXaMIg4kKHA.5020(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> We are Government Volume License. When A user got a new laptop pre-loaded with
> windows XP Pro, they went ahead installed a bunch of applications, and has merrily
> been using the unit .
>
> I want to Transfer the unit to our Volume License for various reasons, mainly for
> backup, imaging....
>
> How best can I proceed to transfer the Windows activation from the single license
> to our Volume License
>
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

From: smlunatick on 18 Jan 2010 13:33
On Jan 12, 2:07 pm, "David B." <m...(a)nomail.net> wrote:
> AFAIK an OEM installation will not accept a volume license key, a format and
> reload is the only option.
>
> --
>
> --"Shenan Stanley" <newshel...(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:%23Vs9Co4kKHA.5020(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> > JS wrote:
> >> We are Government Volume License.  When A user got a  new laptop
> >> pre-loaded with windows XP Pro, they went ahead installed a bunch
> >> of applications, and has merrily been using the unit .
>
> >> I want to Transfer the unit to our Volume License for various
> >> reasons, mainly for backup, imaging....
>
> >> How best can I proceed to transfer the Windows activation from the
> >> single license to our Volume License
>
> > Best - start wiping and installing using your volume license key when the
> > machine comes in.
>
> > Work-around - might try changing the product key using either the
> > Microsoft tool or other means.
>
> > --
> > Shenan Stanley
> >     MS-MVP
> > --
> > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> >http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

I have successfully done a "repair reinstall" of a VLK with a OEM
version. Once the key was requested, the installed version became a
OEM licensed version. However, this was on a "test" dummy machine and
the data work "junk." Be sure to backup everything before you do any
"license" change.
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