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xp pro Corporate ?
Name: LeBabouin Date: August 3, 2005 at 11:52:05 Pacific OS: xp home sp1 CPU/Ram: 2.13 / 1
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Hi! What are the differences between XP PRO and XP PRO CORPORATE? Thanks!
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato) Date: August 3, 2005 at 12:01:24 Pacific
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Concernign functionality - nothing. The difference is that the retail version is one installation per product key and it requires the user to "activate" the software with Microsoft.
The corporate version is used by companies with a volume license with microsoft. They usually have only one product key which can have multiple or unlimited uses. These keys can only be used on the Corporate version of WinXP. Also, these installations do not need to be "activated".
Michael J
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Response Number 2
Name: Rick McNabb Date: August 3, 2005 at 12:05:25 Pacific
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Corporate product keys will be something like xxxxx-640-xxxxxxx-xxxxx whereas retail will be . See 'My Computer' properties.
Rule #1 Good computers don't go down. Rule #2 There is no such thing as a good computer.
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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser Date: August 3, 2005 at 12:25:00 Pacific
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Nothing has changed from our answers to similar question asked back in 2003!
i_XpUser
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Response Number 4
Name: LeBabouin Date: August 3, 2005 at 12:56:43 Pacific
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Does it need to be activated when reinstalling neither ?
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Response Number 5
Name: Kurt S Date: August 3, 2005 at 13:14:10 Pacific
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No, the corporate version does not need to be activated as Michael J already stated.
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Response Number 6
Name: Death Date: August 3, 2005 at 13:32:32 Pacific
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Corp keys can be used on XP Pro. Its the key that dicides if the product has to be activated on not activated. Corp key no activation. None corp key. You have to active.
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Response Number 7
Name: sneakerman Date: August 11, 2005 at 06:16:40 Pacific
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If I install XP Pro corporate on the 25th out of 25 machines and this machine then needs to have a re-install, can I activate a 26th time?
Summary: OK I have used this same disk and everything on my dell pc and on my friends compaq laptop. it is Win Xp pro corporate build 2600. I brought it home to upgrade my moms laptop, KDS PIII 800, 128 mb ram...
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