shrug-l: XP OS Question - GIS related

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This is an OS question in reference to Win XP as opposed to a traditional
GIS query,  but I suspect 90% of SHRUGgers run on Microsoft. 

If, theoretically, one worked for a University [any University]  - let me
pause here;
To make it more complicated it's a word problem with no multiple guess
answers:  essay only.  Neatness counts. It has at least three parts: So,
starting again, 

You work for a University and  have upgraded your GIS workstation to Windows
XP - from an enterprise  license you believed current and legal.
Subsequently you learn from Microsoft that they consider it a pirate copy
and refuse to allow you to load patches and updates from their web site.
Somehow a non-licensed copy fell into your possession. You have access to
the Enterprise copy and it's license number and documentation  - and you
know it's well within the legal number of users.  

You ask  Microsoft for help - and get a typical answer . I told them I work
for the IT Department and I know I have a current license, but I'm not sure
I entered the correct code.  They wrote back - I'm not making this up -" I
comprehend from your e-mail that you have a volume License Key copy of
Windows XP and it tells that it is not an authenticated copy... Therefore, I
suggest you to contact your IT organization ." Contacting others in the
office lead to the single response, "I've never run into that." 
Here are the questions: 
1) Is it possible to determine, using MS tools only, what keycode was
entered when XP was  loaded? If so, how?  Apparently XP [probably 200 as
well] generate a PID number that has no relation I can see to the CD
Keycode.  If I know that I loaded the wrong license number at least I know
it's my problem - not MS accounting system.  That gives whining rights, I
guess. 
2) Is it possible to change the Keycode and update whatever secret registry
codes in which MS hides its keycode - without having to reload the OS [see
question 3]?
3) XP will not load again on this system because it sees the service packs
and patches and says, "You have a newer version of the OS. Bye," or
something equivalent.
When I search Control Panel/Add Remove software there is no uninstall for
SP1 and SP 2.  Instead the add/remove  box shows scores of tiny, cryptically
named patches.  When the system boots it sees SP 2 and the XP install sees
it.  Is there any solution except un-installing each and every MS
patch/update listed?  After completing that arduous task, what chance is
there that the system will boot? 
4) Is there any way around this problem that will not require formatting the
boot drive and starting from scratch -reloading ESRI ArcInfo and friends,
AutoCAD 2005, Corel, Ashtech GPS software, the MS Office Suite and a
plethora of other time-consuming tasks?  
5) Is it strange to anyone except me that Microsoft has a license manager
for SAS, AutoDesk, ESRI and others - but it's own license is managed by
completely different system - one that is occult to me [occult meaning
hidden, not that it plays Goth Rock and has black fingernails]?


William Porter
GIS Application Coordinator
Email:  william.porter@famu.edu
Florida A&M University
Information Technology Systems
Lee hall Suite 303
Tallahassee FL 32307
(850) 412 5401  ITS Office
(850) 412 7474 [no voice mail]
 
                            


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