installing windows XP without having to put in Product Key

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Don't know if there was any changes on SP1. Prior to SP1, I was able to make the winnt.sif file and place it in i386 folder then make a bootable CD. With the SP1 slipstreamed, I tried the same thing and for the life of me, i keep getting errors. YES, my Corp key is legit. Has anybody tried this and it worked for them? If I installed a slipstreamed SP1 and manually enter my CD key, then it installed no problem. My conclusion, MS has changed the autoinstall method and i'm waiting for bink.nu to show me how.

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