I'm just curious to know why the product key that came with my computer and the one I get from the Magical Jelly Bean Software don't match.
My PC came pre-installed with Windows, and the Windows sticker in the back of the tower has the product key listed. When I run the magical jelly bean program, the product key that comes up is a totally different number.
The product key that comes up for the Microsoft Office I have installed matches with the product key that came in the case with the software (retail).
OEM's like Dell or HP image 1000's of drives with the same image of the OS package MS allows them to do so. It perfectly legal and normal if you should ever have to reinstall the tag on your pc is the number you should use.
So would I use the product key on the sticker in the back of the computer, or the one that magical jelly bean finds in the OS's registry? BTW, what I mean by "would I use", I'm relating to if I have to reinstall Windows on the same PC. Also, on the sticker it says Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, but magical jelly bean says it's a Windows XP Professional version. :4-dontkno
So would I use the product key on the sticker in the back of the computer, or the one that magical jelly bean finds in the OS's registry? BTW, what I mean by "would I use", I'm relating to if I have to reinstall Windows on the same PC. Also, on the sticker it says Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, but magical jelly bean says it's a Windows XP Professional version.
you kinda are in a mess what type of xp disk do you have? I believe since it shows on the case that it should be windows media center edition your gonna have to either get a copy of media center or purchase another copy of xp. But you would use the tag on the case to reinstall xp on the machine.
That key will be only good with that media center edition recovery disk. If you want to stick another version of xp on the computer you will have to pick up a new copy. you won't be able to use the key on the computer with anything else but that recovery disk.
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