AFAIK there aren't any 'official' OEM XP images, but if you can get hold of a retail XP ISO, you can transform it into a generic OEM version by changing the PID in the file I386 setupp.ini, so that the last three characters read 'OEM' instead of '000', and it should then work with the OEM product key on the CoA sticker. You'll need an ISO editor such as UltraISO, or alternatively you could use nLite and edit the file with Notepad before burning the disc or rebuilding the ISO. The advantage of using a retail ISO as the source is that you can match it against the SHA-1 hash published by MS, so if you do acquire it through 'unofficial' channels you can be certain it hasn't been tampered with (do this before editing setupp.ini of course). XP Pro (SP3) SHA-1: 66AC289AE27724C5AE17139227CBE78C01EEFE40 XP Home (SP3) SHA-1: 5A6B959AD24D15DC7EBD85E501B83D105D1B37C6. Click to expand.One possible gotcha I should have mentioned - I've seen reports that some later XP OEM product keys also like the disc label to be correct, ie GRTMHOEM_EN for XP Home OEM, and GRTMPOEM_EN for XP Pro OEM (the retail disc labels are GRTMHFPP_EN and GRTMPFPP_EN respectively). I've haven't personally encountered this, but it wouldn't hurt to change the disc label just in case, and it's easy enough to do using an ISO editor or with nLite.
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