Validate+XP

Validate XP

Do you get an error message when you try to validate XP

You have a legal copy of Windows XP and you need to validate it (for instance, in order to get updates) but when you try to do so, you get an error message that says:- "0x80080201 Cannot detect product ID (PID)."

The problem is that Windows Genuine Advantage isn't able to access the PID for some reason. The fix depends on the cause of the problem, and there are several possible causes. They're all addressed, along with their resolutions, in KB article 938720 at :-

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