I've searched this extensively and unfortunately found nothing

I would like to completely remove Windows XP Home Edition from my computer,
but do so in such a way that if I ever install it again on a separate
computer, I won't be nagged by the Windows Genuine Advantage tool.

And please don't hate me for using Ubuntu.

To remove XP you format the hard drive or delete the partition.
What happens when you install it on a different computer has nothing to do
with the install that was on the first computer, you will still have to
reactivate, and you may need to phone in to do it, no (legal) way around it.
Use what ever you want, it has no effect on me.

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"dasequeltocow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've searched this extensively and unfortunately found nothing
>
> I would like to completely remove Windows XP Home Edition from my
> computer,
> but do so in such a way that if I ever install it again on a separate
> computer, I won't be nagged by the Windows Genuine Advantage tool.
>
> And please don't hate me for using Ubuntu.

"dasequeltocow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've searched this extensively and unfortunately found nothing
>
> I would like to completely remove Windows XP Home Edition from my
> computer,
> but do so in such a way that if I ever install it again on a separate
> computer, I won't be nagged by the Windows Genuine Advantage tool.
>
> And please don't hate me for using Ubuntu.

Surely Ubuntu has a tool to partition/format your
hard disk during installation? If you can't find it then
delpart.exe (http://www.russelltexas.com/delpart.htm)
will let you delete any and all partitions. Just boot the
machine with a Win98 boot disk (www.bootdisk.com).

I'm sure you're aware that if your current Windows
installation is registered then you cannot install it on
different hardware unless you succeed in making a
case to Microsoft that it's been removed from the
current machine. If you have an OEM copy then
you cannot install it anywhere else at all.

So if I reformat the drive and install Windows again in future it definitely
won't count the original installation?

"dasequeltocow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> So if I reformat the drive and install Windows again in future it definitely
> won't count the original installation?

When you install Windows Again (assuming it is not an OEM version) it may not activate over the
internet because you have already activated it. You then have to use the phone number they provide
at activation and give the operator the key code displayed on the screen and they will give you a
new activation code (Once you tell them why you are reinstalling it.)

If it is an OEM version, you could reinstall it on the same machine, but not a new machine.

"dasequeltocow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I've searched this extensively and unfortunately found nothing
>
> I would like to completely remove Windows XP Home Edition from my
> computer,
> but do so in such a way that if I ever install it again on a separate
> computer, I won't be nagged by the Windows Genuine Advantage tool.
>
> And please don't hate me for using Ubuntu.

What you want to do has easy and harder parts. The easy part is simply to
use the Ubuntu installer to delete and re-create the partitions. Windows
will be well and truly gone. Or, remove the Windows drive and install a
new hard disk.

The hard part has to do with WGA, and moving the install to another system.
Unless the "separate computer" is very, very similar to the original system,
you're almost certainly going to have to do a repair install (if you
installed Ubuntu to a new drive) or a new install. You normally can't just
take the drive out and move it to another system and expect it to work. A
fresh install will have to be activated, but this isn't a problem if you
are following the license agreement. It's usually a quick, toll-free call
if you can't activate online.

Then, some of the updates that you'll have to get from that are going to
require use of WGA.

Activation won't likely be a problem if it's been some time since the last
activation (which means you can activate online), and if it isn't installed
on any other computer. There is potentially an issue if your copy of XP
is OEM and tied to your original system. If you bought a retail copy of
XP, as long as it's on only one system, activation can be done as many
times as needed. You could reinstall and activate every day, as long as
it's the same system - but after a couple of online activations, you'll have
to phone.

What is the problem you have with WGA? Or, are you confusing WGA with
activation?

HTH
-pk

Thank you!

If only it weren't so complicated though

It's not complicated, unless you consider dialing a telephone complicated

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"dasequeltocow" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thank you!
>
> If only it weren't so complicated though

dasequeltocow wrote:
> I've searched this extensively and unfortunately found nothing
>
> I would like to completely remove Windows XP Home Edition from my
> computer, but do so in such a way that if I ever install it again on
> a separate computer, I won't be nagged by the Windows Genuine
> Advantage tool.
>
> And please don't hate me for using Ubuntu.

Do you mind pity?

=?Utf-8?B?ZGFzZXF1ZWx0b2Nvdw==?= added these comments in the
current discussion du jour ...

> I've searched this extensively and unfortunately found nothing
>
>
> I would like to completely remove Windows XP Home Edition from
> my computer, but do so in such a way that if I ever install it
> again on a separate computer, I won't be nagged by the Windows
> Genuine Advantage tool.
>
> And please don't hate me for using Ubuntu.
>
and, after you remove Windows, what will you be running besides
just your BIOS? do you mean you want to nuke your HD and install XP
or Vista? if yes, they can easily do a "clean" install. If you
really want Linux, you'd get more help on that from a Linux NG.

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