Activation: Will formating a partition change the Volume Serial Number?

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If I format the C: partition on main HD during XP installation, will
that modify the Hard Drive Volume Serial Number (VSN)? Just format it,
not delete the partition and recreate it.

Just checking before I format for the activation.
 
If I format the C: partition on main HD during XP installation, will
that modify the Hard Drive Volume Serial Number (VSN)? Just format it,
not delete the partition and recreate it.

Just checking before I format for the activation.
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Formatting will probably change the number but
this won't affect your product activation.
 
If I format the C: partition on main HD during XP installation, will
that modify the Hard Drive Volume Serial Number (VSN)? Just format it,
not delete the partition and recreate it.

Just checking before I format for the activation.
Click to expand...

Yes, formatting does contribute to the change count that can trigger
activation. There is a way around it. See this article on Windows Product
Activation by the late Alex Nichol, MVP. In particular scroll down to the
section "What about formatting a hard disk?".

http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm
 

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