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RIS/RIPREP for XP install
Name: kyletech Date: January 14, 2004 at 08:25:24 Pacific OS: Win2k Server, XP Pro CPU/Ram: P4/3gig DDR
Comment:
In a month or so the company I work for will be replacing all its PCs' for brand new ones. Each one will run XP pro. I plan on using a RIS server to blow the images out to the new PCs'. However isnt the XP product registration going to screw up the RIS process, is there a way to make the RIPrep image use a different product code for each install without manually having to enter it?? And also is it true that if two XP machines on a network have the same product code then they will not be able to communicate. Thanks guys.
Name: TheChad Date: January 14, 2004 at 21:33:25 Pacific
Reply:
Not possible to use more than 1 product key. If you don't have a volume license you will need to enter a different prodkey manually on each machine. And also each machine will need to be activated after install.
If 2 machines have the same product key they will be able to communicate, however you will still need to activate the machines through MS.
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