XP Registration code/

I recently reinstalled XP after repartitioning my hard
drive for a dual boot system and altering a few bios
settings and a jumper setting. I used my product ID to
generate a code which is different to the original code I
generated when I activated over the phone. As the computer
isn't connected to the internet I had hoped to use the
original activation code but this doesn't work. As a
compulsive tweaker this isn't exactly convenient. If I can
discover my original bios and motherboard settings should
my activation work with the regenerated product key or is
this a randomly generated value? I understood that XP
didn't look at the hard drive when registering, is this
tha case or is a partitioned drive seen differently?

Read the following and gain some knowledge about Product Activation:

How to Activate Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...0&Product=winxp

Frequently Asked Questions about Microsoft Product Activation
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...8&Product=winxp

Windows Product Activation (WPA) on Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Alex Nichol]

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Rabid" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
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|I recently reinstalled XP after repartitioning my hard
| drive for a dual boot system and altering a few bios
| settings and a jumper setting. I used my product ID to
| generate a code which is different to the original code I
| generated when I activated over the phone. As the computer
| isn't connected to the internet I had hoped to use the
| original activation code but this doesn't work. As a
| compulsive tweaker this isn't exactly convenient. If I can
| discover my original bios and motherboard settings should
| my activation work with the regenerated product key or is
| this a randomly generated value? I understood that XP
| didn't look at the hard drive when registering, is this
| tha case or is a partitioned drive seen differently?