Re: Ghosting a WinXP boot drive (was: AMD vs. Intel)

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/16/06, Jones, John (US) <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If the copy of XP Pro is OEM, then you more than likely cannot move it.
> If it's a retail copy, you should be able to.


That's what I figured.

But, the best way to do
> it is to do a fresh install and use the key from the existing install
> (and then wipe the 6GB disk).  The key would be with the XP CD.


Which I don't have in my possession.  But I have the key for the XP that's
installed on the 6GB drive.  So, then, could I use another retail XP Pro
Upgrade CD-rom and use the key that's on the 6GB install?  If yes, would it
matter whether CD-rom I end up using might have the SP2 built-in?  Would a
key from a pre-SP2 build work?

TIA,
Dan