Activation

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Mike

If I make significant changes to my hardware am I going to have problems
re-installing and then activating my copy of XP?
(I am thinking of changing the motherboard, cpu, and RAM...maybe more things
later)
 
Yes you will have difficulties but the best bet is to use
the phone option and simply tell them what you have done.
Microsoft isn't this big Corporate Ogre that everyone
imagines. They're human beings like you and I. Well you
anyway. Have fun.
 
If you make all these changes you will have to do a repair installation and
probably reactivate. However it is not a problem. To do a repair
installation:

Start the operating system from the CD-ROM,

When the computer starts from the CD, the system checks your hardware

and then prompts you to select one of the following options:

To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER.

To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R.

To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3.


Press ENTER.


Press F8 to accept the Licensing Agreement.

A box lists your current Windows XP installation, and then the system

prompts you to select one of the following options:

To repair the selected Windows XP installation, press R.

To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing, press
ESC.

Press R to start the automatic repair process. After repairing Windows XP,

you will need re-download all updates, starting with SP1.
 
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