Activation and Sysprep

[Matt P]

Hi,

I have XP Pro installed on a PC setup for demonstration
and testing purposes. I will sell the copy of XP Pro
though in the future so I do not want to activate it on
the demo PC. Does anyone know of a way to reset the
activation period? I would run sysprep again, but can't
get passed the activation screen to access the CD.

Cheers,
Matt.

 

[Nicholas]

One cannot reset the 30 day activation period unless you
reformat the drive and reinstall Windows XP.

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Nicholas

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| Hi,
|
| I have XP Pro installed on a PC setup for demonstration
| and testing purposes. I will sell the copy of XP Pro
| though in the future so I do not want to activate it on
| the demo PC. Does anyone know of a way to reset the
| activation period? I would run sysprep again, but can't
| get passed the activation screen to access the CD.
|
| Cheers,
| Matt.

 

[Darrell Gorter[MSFT]]

Hello Matt,
To reset the Windows Product Activation grace period you need to use
sysprep.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=299840
There isn't another way to reset the grace period.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]

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| Hi,
|
| I have XP Pro installed on a PC setup for demonstration
| and testing purposes. I will sell the copy of XP Pro
| though in the future so I do not want to activate it on
| the demo PC. Does anyone know of a way to reset the
| activation period? I would run sysprep again, but can't
| get passed the activation screen to access the CD.
|
| Cheers,
| Matt.
|