Change Windows key with Script ~ masabodohsaja

If you must change the product key for multiple computers, we recommend this method. You can create a WMI script that changes the volume licensing product key, and then deploy this script in a startup script.

The sample ChangeVLKey2600.vbs script and the sample ChangeVLKeySP1 script that are described in this section use the new volume licensing key that you want to enter as a single argument. It is in a five-part alphanumeric form.

We recommend that you use the ChangeVLKey2600.vbs script on Windows XP-based computers that are not running Windows XP SP1 and later versions of Windows XP and that you use the ChangeVLKeySP1.vbs script on Windows XP-based computers that are running Windows XP SP1 and later versions of Windows XP. These scripts perform the following functions:

They remove the hyphen characters (-) from the five-part alphanumeric product key.
They create an instance of the win32_WindowsProductActivation class.
They call the SetProductKey method with the new volume licensing product key.

You can create a batch file or a cmd file that uses either of the following sample scripts, together with the new product key as an argument. You can deploy it as part of a startup script or run it from the command line to change the product key on a single computer.

Examples

For more information about how to script the product key, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457096.aspx

ChangeVLKeySP1.vbs

'
' WMI Script - ChangeVLKey.vbs
'
' This script changes the product key on the computer
'
'***************************************************************************

ON ERROR RESUME NEXT


if Wscript.arguments.count<1 vol_prod_key =" Wscript.arguments.Item(0)" vol_prod_key =" Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY," impersonationlevel="impersonate}" result =" Obj.SetProductKey"> 0 then
  WScript.Echo Err.Description, "0x" & Hex(Err.Number)
  Err.Clear
end if

Next

ChangeVLKey2600.vbs

'
' WMI Script - ChangeVLKey.vbs
'
' This script changes the product key on the computer
'
'***************************************************************************

ON ERROR RESUME NEXT

if Wscript.arguments.count<1 vol_prod_key =" Wscript.arguments.Item(0)" vol_prod_key =" Replace(VOL_PROD_KEY," wshshell =" WScript.CreateObject(" impersonationlevel="impersonate}" result =" Obj.SetProductKey"> 0 then
     WScript.Echo Err.Description, "0x" & Hex(Err.Number)
     Err.Clear
  end if

Next

The following example shows how to use the ChangeVLKeySP1.vbs script from a command line:

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type the following command, where AB123-123AB-AB123-123AB-AB123 is the new product key that you want to use, and then click OK:
c:\changevlkeysp1.vbs ab123-123ab-ab123-123ab-ab123

For more information about Genuine Microsoft Software, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://catalog.microsoft.com/genuine/purchase/UpdateInstructions.aspx

If you can install SP1 or a later version of Windows XP and you can restart Windows, you have resolved the issue. If the issue has not been resolved, see the "Next Steps" section.

Reference : microsoft.com