Product Activation

[Guest]

Hi. I wish to format and re-install Windows XP Pro. So I like to know that do
I need to go through the product activation again after re-installing
windows? Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Same thing after you performed the first activation....via the internet
when prompted to activate. If unable to activate via the internet,
then simply choose the alternative option to "activate by phone".

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

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Windows XP - Shell/User
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| Hi. I wish to format and re-install Windows XP Pro. So I like to know that do
| I need to go through the product activation again after re-installing
| windows? Thanks.

 

[Ron Martell]

Hi. I wish to format and re-install Windows XP Pro. So I like to know that do
I need to go through the product activation again after re-installing
windows? Thanks.

You could try backing up the WPA.DBL and WPA.BAK files on your hard
drive to a diskette or CD, and then replacing them after the format
and reinstall. But there is no guarantee that this will work as some
of the hardware items that are monitored for activation, such as the
volume/serial number of the hard drive, will have been changed.

Activation is not normally a big hassle, especially with a high speed
internet connection. Even on a dial-up system I have rarely had it
take more than 60 seconds from the time the computer starts to dial
the ISP.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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