win.XP sp1 updated to sp2

I updated my XP sp1 to xp sp2 and the validation numbers worked fine four or
five times to get the updates and on the last time I tried, it changed my OEM
# from what it is on my computer. Now it is saying that it is an invalid
product key and will not validate. The only numbers it changed was the 0,s to
2,s in the key code. Has anyone else had this problem? It is a Dell OEM
number.

While I'm afraid I can't help, I wanted to thank you for your post. Me and
my two business partners (computer business) have been trying to get to the
bottom of an epidemic of problems and while it seems to point to either WU6,
WGA or an update around or after that time ... we still can't pinpoint the
exact problem quite yet.

When you say it changed your number, are you taslking about the product key?
.... and where did you see this was changed?

"chief KT" wrote:

> I updated my XP sp1 to xp sp2 and the validation numbers worked fine four or
> five times to get the updates and on the last time I tried, it changed my OEM
> # from what it is on my computer. Now it is saying that it is an invalid
> product key and will not validate. The only numbers it changed was the 0,s to
> 2,s in the key code. Has anyone else had this problem? It is a Dell OEM
> number.