Bill, I'm sure that you had to perform a repair install to set XP to the
new
CPU / Mobo combination. This would also prompt for the re-activation
process
after installation was finished.
Generally IBM and other laptops with their OEM versions of XP will not
require activation [just part of the way their versions are configured].
It
is impossible to use the installation CD on anything other than the same
family of computer!
In all cases REGISTRATION is not mandatory; only ACTIVATION is required
when
installing XP and other Microsoft products. Registration is where one
provides their personal information across to Microsoft for the purposes
of
receiving support or written communications regarding the product.
Activation is a part of the Microsoft copyright protection and anti piracy
features.
Once registered, as a user of course it isn't necessary to reregister
every
time one reinstalls Windows. Activation is to be expected each time
Windows
is installed [initial instance, a repair install or when a PC is rebuilt
and
Windows is loaded onto a clean hard drive etc..].
William (Bill) Vaughn said:
Well, I just did this (moved from 2.06GHz to 3.2GHz 800fsb 1MB C2 cache),
but I had to change motherboards too (875 to 865 as the 875 did not
support
the 1MB cache). I did NOT have to reinstall the OS, but it was NOT an OEM
install (it was installed from MSDN Universal). I DID have to reactivate
though. My IBM laptop also went through a motherboard/CPU change with the
same hard drive image and I just had to reregister. In this case it WAS
an
OEM install version (at least I think so).
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