Installed new hardware, now it says I need to activate?

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I had a huge upgrade (motherboard, proccessor) and now I need to activate,
but it says my key is in use! What do I need to do?
 
Select the option to "activate by phone" to obtain a
new activation code.

How to activate Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307890

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

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| I had a huge upgrade (motherboard, proccessor) and now I need to activate,
| but it says my key is in use! What do I need to do?
 

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