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  1. check your PID / CD label / Channel ID by bushwhacker2000 · · Score: 2, Informative · on Options for 'Fixing' A Pirated Copy of Windows

    If you have the original install CD that was used, put in the your CD drive and look at the label that shows in My Computer. Write it down.

    Then head over to http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=342 and find out which exact version of XP it is. If it is not SP2 click the other links for SP1 and SP0, etc, until you find it.

    Once you have a volume label you'll know what was installed and it will help you find the right solution, legal or not (your choice).

    If you don't have the CD, things are a bit trickier:

    1. Right click my computer > properties > general and you should see something like the following:

    System:

    Microsoft Windows XP

    Professional or Home or Media Center, etc

    Version 2002 or something

    Service Pack 2 or something

    Registered to:

    Name

    Company

    XXXXX-YYY-ZZZZZZZ-AAAAA (This is your Product ID, not to be confused with product key)

    2. Find out which version you are running using the channel ID (YYY above):

    # 000 : Other (includes some retail, upgrade and evaluation versions)
    # 007 : FIXME : Retail
    # 009 : Not for resale - bundle
    # 011 : Upgrade (XP Home?)
    # OEM : OEM (This does not specify royalty or normal OEM)
    # 270 : Volume License
    # 296 : MSDN
    # 308/347 : Microsoft Action Pack subscription
    # 335 : Retail
    # 640 through 648, 652 : Volume License (usually generated via 270 CID in setupp.ini)
    # 699 : Volume Windows XP Tablet Edition
    # 071 : FIXME : Unknown.

    Source: http://wiki.djlizard.net/Product_IDs

    Good luck!

  2. Re:SP2 - No, Thanks. it sucks ! by toddestan · · Score: 1 · on XP SP2 Adoption Lagging Overseas

    Actually, you can get rid of it, but it involves a bit of poking around in system files.

    You might try this:
    http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=288

  3. Re:Software selection by Visaris · · Score: 1 · on Hardware Selection for AMD64 + Linux?

    It's not ECC that allows more high-speed RAM on server class systems, it's the use of registered or buffered memory. See this.

  4. Hard Drive diagnostics. by mAineAc · · Score: 1 · on Good, Affordable PC Diagnostic Software?

    Found this site with diagnostic tools for a bunch of different hard drive mnufacturers.

  5. Re:Helpful little program by MacroRex · · Score: 5, Informative · on New Worm Spreads Via MSN Messenger

    With some help from Google it's no bitch at all.

  6. Screw windowsupdate by SkewlD00d · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Microsoft Plans An Overhaul For Patch System

    well, critical updates are *mostly* distributed by the ever-popular windowsupdate service. I recently created a slip-streamed, unattended CD-R for XP Pro that has SP1a && corp activation (via corp $erial) && m$ft jvm && every critical update & patch. And, if you want, you can download WinINSTALLER to create .MSI files from any/all your programs and automagikally install those too. It's basically what the dell "repair" disks. See this, this, this, this, and this

  7. Screw windowsupdate by SkewlD00d · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Microsoft Plans An Overhaul For Patch System

    well, critical updates are *mostly* distributed by the ever-popular windowsupdate service. I recently created a slip-streamed, unattended CD-R for XP Pro that has SP1a && corp activation (via corp $erial) && m$ft jvm && every critical update & patch. And, if you want, you can download WinINSTALLER to create .MSI files from any/all your programs and automagikally install those too. It's basically what the dell "repair" disks. See this, this, this, this, and this