Reinstall Windows XP

[Jim]

I reformatted my hard drive using a Windows 98 Startup
disk, and I want to reinstall my Windows XP Home Edition
(Upgrade version). Am I going to be able to reactivate
the Windows XP when I reinstall?

 

[Malke]

I reformatted my hard drive using a Windows 98 Startup
disk, and I want to reinstall my Windows XP Home Edition
(Upgrade version). Am I going to be able to reactivate
the Windows XP when I reinstall?

Why wouldn't you? Put the XP cd in the drive and boot to it - be sure to
watch for the prompt to "press any key to boot from the cd-rom". Here
is a link to information about a clean install:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Malke

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In

I reformatted my hard drive using a Windows 98 Startup
disk,

Why? It's normally not necessary. The get the choice to do that
when you install.

and I want to reinstall my Windows XP Home Edition
(Upgrade version).

OK, if you have a Windows 98 CD to show it when it asks for it.

Am I going to be able to reactivate
the Windows XP when I reinstall?

Yes.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I reformatted my hard drive using a Windows 98 Startup
disk, and I want to reinstall my Windows XP Home Edition
(Upgrade version). Am I going to be able to reactivate
the Windows XP when I reinstall?

Yes. You can activate on the same hardware as many times as you like.
See www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm and the Hint in Format Hard drive for a
way to conserve one 'life' in the matter if you *have* made several
changes