Reinstall XP pro

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Help.. I need to clear my hardrive cuz of virus and wonder if I can use my original key code from the package that has already been activated. Thanks..
PS. I'm computer challenged so please be specific... Many thanks
 
Hi

The following article will show you how to 'clean' install XP. Yes, you use the original 25 alphanumeric key code;

"Clean Install Windows XP"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Help.. I need to clear my hardrive cuz of virus and wonder if I can use my original key code from the package that has already been activated. Thanks..
| PS. I'm computer challenged so please be specific... Many thanks
 
Hi,

Why reinstall? Just clean the virus. What name does it have?

Do you realize that you would need to format and do a clean installation and
lost all existing information on the system? Then you would need to
reinstall all your software and redo all the Windows Updates? That would be
a pretty drastic step just to get rid of a bug.

To answer your question, yes, you can use the same 25 character key code.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
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