The product key used to install Microsoft Windows may be invalid.

[Problem] windows sp2 is to be installed, but when you press windows2003 sp1, the system prompts "the product key used to install microsoft windows may be invalid...". The installation cannot continue. How can this problem be solved?

[Solution] how to solve the problem that the product key is invalid when Windows sp2 is installed:

For pirated users of Microsoft Windows Server 2003, install Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (Windows 2003 Sp1) on Microsoft Windows Server 2003) or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Windows 2003 Sp2 patch may pop up with a prompt saying "Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 cannot be installed. The product key used to install Microsoft Windows may be invalid. For more information about the cause of receiving the error message and how to solve the problem, visit www.howtotell.com. .

Method 1:

To solve this problem, you only need to modify the Windows Server 2003 product key recorded in the registry. you can save the following code. run the reg registry file.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion]
"ProductId" = "69713-640-9722366-45198"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion]
"CurrentBuild" = "1.20..1 () (Obsolete data-do not use )"
"InstallDate" = dword: 3f6c976d
"ProductName" = "Microsoft Windows Server 2003"
"RegDone" = ""
"SoftwareType" = "SYSTEM"
"CurrentVersion" = "5.2"
"CurrentBuildNumber" = "3790"
"BuildLab" = "3790. srv03_rtm.030324-2048"
"CurrentType" = "Uniprocessor Free"
"ProductId" = "69713-640-9722366-45198"
"DigitalProductId" = hex: a4, 03, 30, 2d ,\
, 37, 32, 36, 36, 2d, 34,35, 39, 5a, 32, 2d, 30, 30 ,\
30,31, 00,00, 00,00, 00,00, 00,00, e5, 3f, e9, 6a, 2c, ed, 25,35, 12, ec, 11, c9, 8d, 01,00 ,\
, 6d, 3f, 00, 00, 00, 00 ,\
, 00, 00, 00, 00, dc, 0f ,\
, 00, bf, 4a, 94, 6c, 80, 00, 15, 18, 00, 00, 00, 00 ,\
, 79, ca, d7
"LicenseInfo" = hex: 71,84, c7, 56, a0, d6, 10, 6e, 70, b4, 9f, e9, 10, 1a, 1e, 7a, 01, a4, 41,09 ,\
25, 20, 0e, 80, 83, 80, 1f, 31,27, 86,64, 1f, 31, dc, 22, af, f7, 7d, aa, e4, 2a, b9, e5, e3, 6c ,\
E2, 01,69, 85,70, 91, be, a7, 9f, 95, e5

Method 2

Click here to download the serial number replacement tool.

After replacing the following serial number, you can update the SP2 patch.

Windows Server 2003 Simplified Chinese Enterprise Edition is free of activation.
CD-KEY: JB88F-WT2Q3-DPXTT-Y8GHG-7YYQY

Installation serial number: JCGMJ-TC669-KCBG7-HB8X2-FXG7M

You can use this serial number to upgrade Windows Server 2003 online!

If the Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition 3790 operating system has been installed, the installation serial number or other serial number of the JB88F-WT2Q3-DPXTT-Y8GHG-7YYQY is used during installation and the system is activated but cannot be upgraded online, you do not need to uninstall the original operating system to re-use the JCGMJ-TC669-KCBG7-HB8X2-FXG7M to install, you can immediately achieve online upgrade!