Building a new pc and installing XP

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I'll be building my new pc in a couple of weeks, and I've gotta question
about installing xp. I have xp home installed on the computer I have now,
and i'm wondering that when I build the new one, am I going to have a
problem activating xp using the same xp cd that I used with my 1st computer?
I wont be using my old computer any longer, so its not like i'll have it on
2 pc's at the same time.


Thanks
 
are you keeping anything out of your old computer?

i just did mine and didn't have a problem re-activating. here is my old system with a + beside everything i used in the new computer
700MHz celeron cp
640MB PC133 ra
20gb seagate h
40gb maxtor hd
80gb seagate hd
geforce 2 ti 64MB ddr
creative 12x dv
creative 12x10x32x cd-r
sound blaster live platinu
100MB zip drive
floppy driv
usb mouse
tv tuner
nic car
promise ata car

new computer
amd athlon 250
40gb maxtor hd
80gb seagate h
geforce 2 ti 64mb dd
tv tune
100mb zip driv
52x24x52x cd-r
biostar motherboard ( onboard: sound, nic

so they say it depends on how much you are changing and i guess i didn't change enough. on callforhelp (techtv) they said 4 items, but i thought it was six items. hope this helps.
 
Simply use phone activation method
David

bill said:
are you keeping anything out of your old computer?

i just did mine and didn't have a problem re-activating. here is my old
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system with a + beside everything i used in the new computer:
700MHz celeron cpu
640MB PC133 ram
20gb seagate hd
40gb maxtor hd +
80gb seagate hd +
geforce 2 ti 64MB ddr +
creative 12x dvd
creative 12x10x32x cd-rw
sound blaster live platinum
100MB zip drive +
floppy drive
usb mouse +
tv tuner +
nic card
promise ata card

new computer:
amd athlon 2500
40gb maxtor hd
80gb seagate hd
geforce 2 ti 64mb ddr
tv tuner
100mb zip drive
52x24x52x cd-rw
biostar motherboard ( onboard: sound, nic)


so they say it depends on how much you are changing and i guess i didn't
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change enough. on callforhelp (techtv) they said 4 items, but i thought it
was six items. hope this helps.
 
I wont be using anything from my old computer except for 1 120 gig hard
drive and a 100 gig, thats it, everything else will be brand new. So does
this change anything? I really dont think I should have to go out and buy
yet another copy, since I bought a copy for each, my mother in law, and my
daughter and myself.
 
Greetings --

Assuming a retail license (OEM licenses are not transferable),
simply remove WinXP from the computer it is currently on, and install
it onto the new one. If it's been more than 120 days since you last
activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be able to
activate via the Internet without problem. If it's been less, you
might have to make a 5 minute phone call.

Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


Bruce Chambers

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thanks everybody for all the help!
Bruce Chambers said:
Greetings --

Assuming a retail license (OEM licenses are not transferable),
simply remove WinXP from the computer it is currently on, and install
it onto the new one. If it's been more than 120 days since you last
activated that specific Product Key, you'll most likely be able to
activate via the Internet without problem. If it's been less, you
might have to make a 5 minute phone call.

Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
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Greetings --

You're welcome.

Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH
 
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