Have i found a windows xp enterprise copy?

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    I have a copy of Windows xp as a hand me down but when I got it i was told it came form a collage a friend did IT stuff for and when installing it it never asked for a key no matter the hardware and on boot despite the my computer saying its xp pro and having pro features it say Windows xp and nothing else on boot and still passes legit check so what is this Also it read on the disc "Windows XP
    SP3+Updates"
     
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    Ok ran the tool to see if there was tampering and there was none its a real disc so now what
     
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    well, I would say it is legitimate, Whoever gave you the cd has obviously tweaked the OS to not have to ask for the product key, probably made an unattended version of the OS.

    You are lucky, now go to microsoft updates and see if there are any updates you are missing, and read the thread below about some updates that are not offered through microsoft updates :

    https://www.xpforums.com/threads/recent-xp-updates-really.933163/#post-3257059
     
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    probably made an unattended version of the OS what do you mean by that also hope this helps
    also thank for the tip on the updates eternal blue patching is importent
     

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    there are many ways to make an install cd as you can see by my attachment, mine is an OEM, as I have a dell install cd that I have slipstreamed with sp3. you can search around if you are interested in how to make an install cd, yours appears to be an unattended install cd and all you have to do is insert and choose install and if it says updates then there are some updates incorporated into the cd and possibly drivers, but some drivers are pertinent to a certain brand so there are probably only the original basic drivers incorporated into the cd. the mga diag tool has already confirmed that it is a legitimate copy, :)
     
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    Yep all have to do is pick the drive and it does and asks me for name date and time and after install a screen that does ask me about updates so I guess we have found the reason Thanks
     
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    you are welcome :)
     
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    I look in the files and thare is manigment software on the disc a load of drivers and some oddballs
    also can you previde a link on how to slipstream stuff
     
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    https://www.google.com/#q=using+nlite+

    lots of info on the above search page, read through several items and watch a few videos, and then if you have questions let me know, I only have sp3 slipstreamed as I add the updates later and on my dell the drivers have to be installed in a certain order so I do not have them slipstreamed and also my desktop does not allow a usb install of xp, so I have to keep my ISO small enough to be compressed to a cd.
     
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    Thanks
     
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    If you want, you can use nLite tool to integrate those drivers if they are not ;)
     
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