yes download the trial from Microsoft and use the key i posted on pastebin, i have fully working on vmware.
Do not know if this will show you but you could try RUN > oobe/msoobe /a Lol, thanks for correcting that Carlos!
If anyone has a problem with extracting the key from the image posted in first post, there is a simpler way than mounting registry hive. The key is stored in the Unattended.xml file, which is located in the Windows folder. To get this file you have to simply extract the content of *.wim image by using 7zip or other archiving programme.
see picture and that will answer your question about the the license key i have posted. View attachment 22945 OEM POSREADY 2009 - requires OEM version of the POS2009 + SLI 1.0 (OEM strings in the bios) + certificates to activate, and it all has to match (example acer can't use Dell certificates + key cuz they won't match bios SLI strings). advantages use as long as its supported and doesn't require to connect to Microsoft for activation. Option #1 used by computer makers since they can use a single license for all the machines. VOL POSREADY 2009 - Used by enterprises or mid sized businesses, license skips activation and doesn't required the use of certificates. however a volume install media is required to use those keys. advantages no activation required, can be installed in as many computers as you want. * "THIS WILL BE YOUR BEST CHOICE" RETAIL POSREADY 2009 - Sold at any computer retailer and used by general public (end user). this license is usually for one single pc and it requieres activation via online or by phone. license binds to the first equipment that is activated on and cannot be used on another one since it won't activate. The license i posted is unlimited you will be able to use as many time as you want in as many computer as desired, the key came from a POS retailer recovery CD.
xxxxx is the unknown key digital product id: 00817-620-0006206-06xxx 00817 Stock Keep Unit 620 key index 000620 least significant six digits of Raw Product Key + 6 is a check digit of the '000620' part 06 index of the public key used to verify the Product Key xxx random key index : 620 oem 621 volume 622 125 day trial 623 370 day trial afaik there is no retail key. xp key can be tested with: http :// wiki.lrm.ru /WGA/KeyTester/files?get=keytester.rar