G Guest Nov 17, 2005 #1 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?
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?
C Carey Frisch [MVP] Nov 17, 2005 #2 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 -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Microsoft Community Newsgroups news://msnews.microsoft.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : | 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 -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Microsoft Community Newsgroups news://msnews.microsoft.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : | 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?