From: "Rich Gauszka" 

The OEM product ID somthing like this 'Product ID:
:xxxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-xxxxx'? If so that is the serial number you'd key in (
xxxxx-OEM-xxxxxxx-xxxxx) . I know on future versions of Windows  OS HP
keyed the install to HP hardware but that might not be the case for the OEM
NT4

"Gary Britt"  wrote in
message news:4640fa89{at}w3.nls.net...
> This is an OEM version that has an OEM Product ID and a sticker that says
> it was for sale only with an HP PC.  It has a COA where the OEM Product ID
> is printed, but didn't come with any manual of any kind.
>
> Gary
>
> Rich Gauszka wrote:
>> Give it a try. You might as well find out now if they ripped you off and
>> you really need a key. I've only used OEM versions of NT4 which came with
>> the license key printed on the manual
>>
>>
>> Gary Britt wrote:
>>> So do you think it should install OK even if I don't have any product
>>> key serial number.  It might be a while before I try installing it on
>>> something.  I bought it because of the price and as a backup because of
>>> what MS is doing with licenses for virtual machines.  I figure when I
>>> make the move to Linux that should I need windows running in a VM on
>>> Linux for some of my old faithful windows and dos programs that
>>> Workstation 4 ought to run pretty fast in a VM.  What do you think?
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Robert Comer wrote:
>>>>> For the hell of it, I purchased a copy of NT
Workstation 4 from that
>>>>> superdealonline site you cited recently.  $24.95.
>>>>
>>>> Cool, I might have to buy a few licenses. (JIC)
>>>>
>>>>> On CD and on only 3 floppies (hard to believe only 3 floppies).
>>>>
>>>> That's just the boot floppies if you can't boot off CD.  you still
>>>> need the CD...
>>>>
>>>>> Is service pack 6a the latest and greatest?  Do I need
to download and
>>>>> install anything else??
>>>>
>>>> 6a is the last service pack, don't know if you can even get fixes
>>>> after that any more.
>>>>
>>>>> The package contained a COA with a product ID.  It
says it was for
>>>>> sale with HP Computers.  It doesn't have a serial
number anywhere.
>>>>> Unless I'm overlooking it.  Does NT Workstation require a serial
>>>>> number be input when you first install it like Win2K, et seq.
>>>>> require??
>>>>
>>>> I think some NT4's had a key, but not all. Definitely no activation
>>>> though!
>>>>

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