Once it is finished it will ask you for the new Key:Įnter the key click finish and it will make the change and reboot. This is important because many cracked versions of XP will have hacked system files that will keep important updates from being applied. What is good about this new way of updating the serial number is that it will check the system files for anything that is out of order.
They now have a new program for updating the serial number: Micro Center Tech Support shows you how to find your computers serial number from within Windows. Volume Serial Number Editor allows you to modify your disk drives volume serial number (not hard disks physical serial number which you can find at. Modifications made by Service Pack 2 render the old scripts useless. I tried it out.Īfter searching the net, I found that Microsoft no longer allows you to update the serial number using this script.
I looked up one of my old articles that had a script for updating the Windows XP serial number. She needed my help since she had no idea how to update the serial number without reloading the entire OS. With the Genuine Advantage push by Microsoft I get a call from a different friend almost every weekend now asking me what it means – I tell them they need to go out and buy a copy of XP.Ī friend called me this weekend. It was pretty obvious that the serial numbers were pirated. Many times I would shake my head when they bought their machines from a corner computer store – that had photo-copied licenses keys included with the machine. I have many friends who are getting notifications like this from Microsoft: