Reinstall License Issue

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W Wolfe

I need to reinstall XP from the original CD. How does Microsoft handle such
a situation so that it doesn't appeat that someone is installing a bootleg
copy?

W. Wolfe
 
If have the "Original" CD and the Key Code for that CD is valid,
you should not have a problem activating Windows over the Internet.

JS
 
W Wolfe said:
I need to reinstall XP from the original CD. How does Microsoft handle
such a situation so that it doesn't appeat that someone is installing a
bootleg copy?
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If you are using the same computer and same hard disk, there should be no
problem at all with the activation of XP even a dozen times (though I've
never tried that many).
 
If have the "Original" CD and the Key Code for that CD is valid,
you should not have a problem activating Windows over the Internet.

JS
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Internet activations are normally stored for 120 days. OEM versions
activations might need to be done over a voice phone line, which is
mostly a free 800 call (in North American areas.)
 
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