Windows XP Product Activation is mandatory. If you do not activate
Windows XP within 30 days, then your computer will cease to function
properly and only Safe Mode will be available.
Go to Start > Run and type: WINVER , and hit enter. Read the information
contained in the End-User License Agreement.
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| What happens if you don't activate within the 30 days
| after installation of the XP upgrade? Is activation
| absolutely necessary?