Any way to determine install type

Dave B

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Apr 7, 2006, 2:41:57 PM4/7/06

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Just curious if there is any way, using only the installed OS, to determine
if the load is OEM, retail, upgrade, and so on?

Detlev Dreyer

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Apr 7, 2006, 3:22:58 PM4/7/06

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"Dave B" <ma...@mail.com> wrote:

> Just curious if there is any way, using only the installed OS, to
> determine if the load is OEM, retail, upgrade, and so on?

From the technical point of view, these versions differ mainly regarding
their setup routines. However, "Control Panel > System > General" should
provide OEM info if applicable. This info remains when upgrading from an
OEM Home edition to a Retail Pro edition, for instance.

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John Wunderlich

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Apr 7, 2006, 3:43:12 PM4/7/06

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"Dave B" <ma...@mail.com> wrote in
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> Just curious if there is any way, using only the installed OS, to
> determine if the load is OEM, retail, upgrade, and so on?

"How to Determine the Version of Windows XP in Use"
<http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310104/en-us>

HTH,
John

BSchwarz

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Apr 7, 2006, 3:43:03 PM4/7/06

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Right click My Computer and select properties. You should see a serial
number. It should have a designator as the third set.

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Dave B

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Apr 7, 2006, 4:50:06 PM4/7/06

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How about determining if the retail was done with a full or upgrade CD?

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Wesley Vogel

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Apr 7, 2006, 8:05:34 PM4/7/06

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The very bottom line of %windir%\System32\eula.txt will tell the XP version.

Paste the following line into Start | Run and click OK...

%windir%\System32\eula.txt

Scroll to the bottom.

Windows XP Home Retail English
EULAID:WX.4_HOM_RTL_EN

Windows XP SP1 Home Retail English
EULAID:XPSP1_RM.1_HOM_RTL_EN

Windows XP SP2 Home Retail English
EULAID:XPSP2_RM.1_HOM_RTL_EN

Windows XP Professional Retail English
EULAID:WX.4_PRO_RTL_EN

Windows XP SP 1 Professional Retail
EULAID:XPSP1_RM.1_PRO_RTL_EN

Windows XP SP 2 Professional Retail
EULAID:XPSP2_RM.0_PRO_RTL_EN

Windows XP Media Center 2005 Retail
EULAID:MCE05_RM.0_PRO_RTL_EN

Windows XP 64-Bit Retail
EULAID:XPSP1_RM.1_P64_RTL_EN

Substitute OEM for RTL for OEM versions.
RTL= Retail
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I think that you need the CD to be able to tell if it was an upgrade version
(CCP).

Volume Label (The name of the disk)

Windows XP CD Volume Labels

I have these three CDs...
Volume Label: VRMPFPP_EN is XP Pro SP2 Retail English
Volume Label: X1APFPP_EN is XP Pro SP1a Retail English
Volume Label: X1AHCCP_EN is XP Home SP1a Upgrade English

Known RTM (SP0) CD Labels (Windows XP) - TACKtech Corp.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=226

Known SP1 CD Labels (Windows XP) - TACKtech Corp.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=283

Known SP2 CD Labels (Windows XP) - TACKtech Corp.
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=342

Acronyms and Abbreviations
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CCP Compliance Checking Program (Upgrade Version)
EVL Evaluation Version
FPP Full Packaged Product (Retail Version)
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
RTM Release To Manufacturing
Select Select (License for 250 or more PCs)
VLK Volume License (Product) Key
VOL Volume (License)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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