reactivating xp

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I have been testing xp on several machines. Each time I
remove it completely before installing on another machine.

now it says I need to reactivate it. Can I reactivate it
before I try to install it? I don't want to sit on the
phone waiting while installing.

Can I do it over the net?

I have the original cd with the original product key.
thanks in advance for any help :o)
 
Have you ever activated this particular copy of Windows? If not, you can
activate it over the .NET without a problem. If you previously activated
it, then you will have to call MS because Windows activates itself and looks
at the hardware configuration of the system it is installing itself in. It
sends that info. to MS during the activation. If you install Windows on a
different machine and try to activate it again, the hardware signature won't
match the previous one sent to MS and it won't let you activate it.
 
I have been testing xp on several machines. Each time I
remove it completely before installing on another machine.

now it says I need to reactivate it. Can I reactivate it
before I try to install it? I don't want to sit on the
phone waiting while installing.

Can I do it over the net?

I have the original cd with the original product key.
thanks in advance for any help :o)
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after installation you should have 30 days to activate. if you finish your
tests in that time then you should never need to activate. the initial
activation should work over the internet, however if you activated on one
machine and then need to activate on a different one you will have to call
for a key to activate with.
 
If you are testing Windows XP, then don't activate right away.
You have a 30 grace period before activation is mandatory.
Now that you've install XP on another machine, and you
cannot activate it, you'll have to "activate by telephone"
and get a new activation code, a five minute process.

HOW TO: Activate Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;307890

Select the option to "activate by telephone".

Windows Product Activation (WPA) on Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Alex Nichol]


--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have been testing xp on several machines. Each time I
| remove it completely before installing on another machine.
|
| now it says I need to reactivate it. Can I reactivate it
| before I try to install it? I don't want to sit on the
| phone waiting while installing.
|
| Can I do it over the net?
|
| I have the original cd with the original product key.
| thanks in advance for any help :o)
 
If it's been over 120 day's it will on-line otherwise
it's a automated phone call, you punch your number and
they ( synthetic voice ) gives you the new number.
 
Windows XP allows 30 days before it needs activating. Therefore, if you are
testing it on numerous machines for a period os less than 30 days it is not
wise to activate the product. This also is true of a reinstall. It is wiser
not to activate until you know the product is working how you want it too.
If i do a reinstall of xp i always activate after the 25th day. This gives
me ample time to check that everything is working ok.
On one single machine you can reinstall as much as you want. Reactivation is
simply a matter of clicking the Start button followed by All programs and
finally clicking on Activate Windows at the top of the all programs menu.
You have two options either activate via the internet or, if this isn't
possible, via the freephone number. The freephone number is displayed as you
go through the activation wizard. One other important point is moving xp
from one machine to another. As was mentioned by scott in the previous post,
if you install on another machine the hardware signature for activation will
be different and you will be unable to activate the product over the net.
However, if your original activation is over 120 days old you can
effectively remove xp from an old machine and install on a new machine and
activate without any problem. The important issue here is you *must* remove
the copy from the old machine before installing it onto a new one. Your
licence agreement allows for installation of xp on *one* machine only.
 
Uh, you mean 30 days, right?


If it's been over 120 day's it will on-line otherwise
it's a automated phone call, you punch your number and
they ( synthetic voice ) gives you the new number.
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No, the 30 days are free for any install, 120 days is how
long the previous activation information is kept on file,
so every 120 days you can re-activate on a new system, I
have one I have done on 13 diffrent machines.
 
And so I'll say to you what I said to him, can you provide some links to
documentation on this?
 
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Scott M. said:
And so I'll say to you what I said to him, can you provide some links
to documentation on this?
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I don't know of any offhand, although I'm sure that you can find
the information on the Microsoft web site.

You can search the site and look for it yourself. Or, if you
prefer, simply continue to disbelieve us.
 
I didn't say anything about disbelieve. I want to read what MS says about
this. Since you knew about the policy, I assumed you would be able to
provide documentation on it. I was wrong. Sorry.
 
Open XP's "Help and Support" and type: ACTIVATION , and hit enter.
Then click on article titled: "Understanding activation and registration".
The information you're seeking lies within that article.

"You have a 30-day grace period in which to activate your Windows product installation.
If the grace period expires and you have not completed activation, all features will stop
working except the product activation feature".
 
Scott M. said:
Could you provide a link to a Microsoft resource rathen than "Joe's Windows
Page"?
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Hi

I would not exactly call Alex Nichol (MS-MVP) your ordinary Joe ;-) I trust his
words about this at least as much as any official Microsoft web page.
 
"By the act of scrolling this post on your computer, and/or printing or
replying to this post, you agree that I am your everlasting Lord &
Saviour. Breach of this term will result in you burning in hell for
ever and ever! Amen!"
This article does not mention the 120 day period that Torgeir
mentioned.
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"Every 120 days, the clock is reset and you can make an additional five
hardware changes." -
http://www.microsoft.com/philippines/windowsxp/article03.htm

Yeah, I know, that quote could be info specific the Philippines, but I
believe the journalist standard for fact checking is getting it
confirmed by three sources.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Windows+XP+Activation+120+days

You should see my site, and the aumha.org site listed among ZDNET & PC
Mag.

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Peace!
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Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
 

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