Reinstall XP home and activation question

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Will I have a problem with activating again if I reinstall XP from scratch?
I want to wipe out and start over as my machine seems to have slowed down
over the years. My hard disk is being accessed by something once per second
and it didn't use to do that, games that I play now seem to freeze for a
second or two at times like the video card cannot keep up, bringing up
explorer takes 15 seconds when it used to only take 3-5, the desktop icons
can take 10 seconds to display the real image instead of the standard one,
plus other annoyances.

I have tried many things to get rid of these problems to no avail including
removing almost all installed programs, and I do keep up on the disk
cleanup. So, I want to start over but I am worried about activating. Will I
have any problems in this area?

Thanks for any help.
 
If it's been over 120 days since you activated XP re-installing it will only
require another activation. At the most, a phone call.
 
Greetings --

There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and
activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. Nor is there ever a
charge. 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
 
Tony said:
Will I have a problem with activating again if I reinstall XP from
scratch? I want to wipe out and start over as my machine seems to
have slowed down over the years. My hard disk is being accessed by
something once per second and it didn't use to do that, games that I
play now seem to freeze for a second or two at times like the video
card cannot keep up, bringing up explorer takes 15 seconds when it
used to only take 3-5, the desktop icons can take 10 seconds to
display the real image instead of the standard one, plus other
annoyances.

I have tried many things to get rid of these problems to no avail
including removing almost all installed programs, and I do keep up on
the disk cleanup. So, I want to start over but I am worried about
activating. Will I have any problems in this area?

Thanks for any help.
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Tony

Activation was never meant to deter anyone from installing or reinstalling
XP. It's simply a deterent for piracy and sharing copies of the OS. You can
install an unlimited number of times without a problem. The only thing you
might need to do is call the activation center if it has been less than 120
days since you last installed XP. Otherwise, you will be able to
automatically activate over the internet. Your license for XP is perpetual
and you will never be denied the use of the OS.

--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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-----Original Message-----
Will I have a problem with activating again if I reinstall XP from scratch?
I want to wipe out and start over as my machine seems to have slowed down
over the years. My hard disk is being accessed by something once per second
and it didn't use to do that, games that I play now seem to freeze for a
second or two at times like the video card cannot keep up, bringing up
explorer takes 15 seconds when it used to only take 3-5, the desktop icons
can take 10 seconds to display the real image instead of the standard one,
plus other annoyances.

I have tried many things to get rid of these problems to no avail including
removing almost all installed programs, and I do keep up on the disk
cleanup. So, I want to start over but I am worried about activating. Will I
have any problems in this area?

Thanks for any help.


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there should be no problem re-activating xp as your
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details will be matched up when you re-activate, so it
doesn't matter whether you install a new hard drive
format an old one or even build a new computer microsoft
will recognise you as being the legal ownwer, hope this
helps.
 
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