CD-Key compatibilty between different versions of XP

[ForumMaster]

does anyone know what microsoft considers as different versions of XP? i don't mean the difference between pro/home but rather languages.

the problem i have is this: my friend's computer came with XP Home Oem SP1 in hebrew. a technician then came a couple years later and apprently installed XP Pro OEM SP2 in hebrew. i want to reinstall XP on his machince but i don't have an XP Pro Hebrew CD. if i use my english XP Pro cd, will it work?

his serial is legit and everything and XP Pro is XP pro, no?

Cliffs: Does anyone know whether the serial for XP Pro Hebrew will work with XP Pro in english?

TIA

 

[stoma]

You can try it and see. I doubt it would work, but you can call microsoft and ask.

 

[StopSign]

I have a pirated version and a legitimate version I got from my school. The key from the legitimate version doesn't work with the pirated version. Also, the legitimate version doesn't show the networking "wizard" during installation; whereas the pirated version does.

So to answer your question, yes there are different "versions" of Win XP Pro even though they're all called the same name.

 

[Sleepsalot]

The answer is no the cd key is not interchangeable. The only way is if you have the cd key to your version.
Wayne

 

[corkyg]

Example - today, Vista's DVD includes ALL versions, and the useable one is determined by the key ID. It only works on the one you paid for.