Reinstall XP pro

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Help.. I need to clear my hardrive cuz of virus and wonder if I can use my original key code from the package that has already been activated. Thanks..
PS. I'm computer challenged so please be specific... Many thanks

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

The following article will show you how to 'clean' install XP. Yes, you use the original 25 alphanumeric key code;

"Clean Install Windows XP"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Help.. I need to clear my hardrive cuz of virus and wonder if I can use my original key code from the package that has already been activated. Thanks..
| PS. I'm computer challenged so please be specific... Many thanks

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Why reinstall? Just clean the virus. What name does it have?

Do you realize that you would need to format and do a clean installation and
lost all existing information on the system? Then you would need to
reinstall all your software and redo all the Windows Updates? That would be
a pretty drastic step just to get rid of a bug.

To answer your question, yes, you can use the same 25 character key code.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone