+Warwagon MVC Posted May 20, 2010 MVC Share Posted May 20, 2010 How to change an XP CD from OEM to Retail and vice versa. Note: These instructions cannot be used to turn an OEM or Retail installation disc into a corporate version. This only works on Retail and OEM media. This is a pretty simple procedure. It just consists of editing an ini file on the XP installation cd. The file you want is called setupp.ini (with 2 p’s) and is located in the i386 directory of the cd. Once you open the file, locate the Pid line. Replace the pid numbers with one of the numbers below depending on what kind of XP license you wish to use. • OEM - Pid=82503OEM • Retail - Pid=51882335 / Pid=55274000 To make it easier i'd recommend dumping the xp cd into an ISO. Then use an application like ultraiso to edit the file. That way you can open the iso, edit the file and then re-save the changes back into the iso. Now you don’t have to go hunting for an OEM cd to reinstall XP on a Dell, Gateway or any other OEM machine and vice versa if you already have a Windows XP Install cd (Assuming its not a corporate version) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/903108-how-to-change-an-xp-cd-from-oem-to-retail-and-vice-versa/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted May 21, 2010 Share Posted May 21, 2010 I tried this once with an MSDN disc, trying to turn it into an OEM disc, but it didn't work. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/903108-how-to-change-an-xp-cd-from-oem-to-retail-and-vice-versa/#findComment-592651928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabimba Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 It won't. Or rather It doesn't work with MSDN RTM discs Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/903108-how-to-change-an-xp-cd-from-oem-to-retail-and-vice-versa/#findComment-592869158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japlabot Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 This doesn't work, setupp.ini only dictates what the setup wizard will show, it does not change the code that validates the product keys entered in, etc. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/903108-how-to-change-an-xp-cd-from-oem-to-retail-and-vice-versa/#findComment-592869228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
satgaibang Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 i done but ?t no work :( plz help me Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/903108-how-to-change-an-xp-cd-from-oem-to-retail-and-vice-versa/#findComment-592945042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy_Win7 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Does anyone Know if this actually works? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/903108-how-to-change-an-xp-cd-from-oem-to-retail-and-vice-versa/#findComment-593544644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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