Creating a new OEM Windows XP CD

Steps to create a new XP OEM CD. Handy if you’ve lost the vendor’s original CD, and you want to use the key that’s on the physical PC. Using a retail or MSDN CD won’t help, as your key won’t be accepted. Steps below:

1. Copy the full CD contents to your hard drive

2. Point nLite to your source as per above, and configure to your heart’s content.

3. Modify the ‘Pid’ number in the file “setupp.ini” to match the key you’re looking to use (note the double ‘P’ in the file name) . It resides in the I386 folder. See below for a list of PID keys.

I’ve read that the CD Label sometimes needs to match the version of Windows on the disc in order for the installation to work. See below also for a list of CD labels

4. Burn/Create ISO and install.

Dell        55274OEM
Fujitsu     76487OEM
Compaq/HP   55274OEM
MSDN        76487000
MSDN        55274000

XP Combo Home/Pro = WXPHFPP_EN

XP Home Retail = WXHFPP_EN
XP Home Retail w/ SP1 = XRMHFPP_EN
XP Home Retail w/ SP1a = X1AHFPP_EN
XP Home Retail w/ SP2 = VRMHFPP_EN
XP Home Upgrade = WXHCCP_EN
XP Home Upgrade W/SP1 = XRMHCCP_EN
XP Home Upgrade W/SP1a = X1AHCCP_EN
XP Home Upgrade W/SP2 = VRMHCCP_EN
XP Home OEM = WXHOEM_EN
XP Home OEM w/ SP1 = XRMHOEM_EN
XP Home OEM w/ SP1a = X1AHOEM_EN
XP Home OEM w/ SP2 = VRMHOEM_EN
XP Home Volume = WXHVOL_EN
XP Home Volume W/ SP1 = XRMHVOL_EN
XP Home Volume W/ SP1a = X1AHVOL_EN
XP Home Volume W/ SP2 = VRMHVOL_EN

XP Pro Retail = WXPFPP_EN
XP Pro Retail w/ SP1 = XRMPFPP_EN
XP Pro Retail w/ SP1a = X1APFPP_EN
XP Pro Retail w/ SP2 = VRMPFPP_EN
XP Pro Upgrade = WXPCCP_EN
XP Pro Upgrade w/ SP1 = XRMPCCP_EN
XP Pro Upgrade w/ SP1a = X1APCCP_EN
XP Pro Upgrade w/ SP2 = VRMPCCP_EN
XP Pro OEM = WXPOEM_EN
XP Pro OEM w/ SP1 = XRMPOEM_EN
XP Pro OEM w/ SP1a = X1APOEM_EN
XP Pro OEM w/ SP2 = VRMPOEM_EN
XP Pro Volume = WXPVOL_EN
XP Pro Volume w/ SP1 = XRMPVOL_EN
XP Pro Volume w/ SP1a = X1APVOL_EN
XP Pro Volume w/ SP2 = VRMPVOL_EN
XP Pro Tablet PC w/SP1 Disc1 = XRMPFPP_EN
XP Pro Tablet PC w/SP1a Disc1 = X1APFPP_EN
XP Pro Tablet PC w/SP2 Disc1 = VRMPFPP_EN
XP Pro MSDN = WXPFPP_EN
XP Pro MSDN w/ SP1 = XRMPFPP_EN
XP Pro MSDN w/ SP1a = X1APFPP_EN
XP Pro MSDN w/ SP2 = VRMPFPP_EN
XP Pro Evaluation = WXPEVL_EN

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2 Responses to “Creating a new OEM Windows XP CD”


  1. 1 Peter Smith

    I am trying to create OEM CD for IPEX Computers (Australia). I don’t find the CDLABEL for that company.

    I recently bought two IPEX PCs and bothhave COA sticker with Software key on them.

    I appreciate any help

    Regards

    PS

  2. 2 Daniel

    I haven’t looked at an IPEX PC for years, so I can’t help you out unfortunately. What i’d do is try the HP/Dell one. That’s the most common one on the list. At worst you’ll have a few coasters.

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