Reinstallation of Windows XP

[Simon]

I have brought a new hard drive as i have run out of
space on my existing hard drive and reinstalled Windows
XP Pro on my new hard drive. I now need to activate
windows XP but how do i do it when i have already
activated it on my old hard drive. How will it recognise
that i have installed a new hard drive, and installed XP
pro as a fresh installation.

Any help of how to reactivate Windows is needed.

Many Thanks

 

[Jerry]

You activate it the same way you did the first time.

 

[Simon]

Will it not come back and say hay this copy has already
been activated. Because thats what i thought the whole
point of the Activation was so that it cannot be used
illegally because it will not activate on someones
computer.

 

[Lawrence]

If it does, then just make the toll free phone call, No big deal. Takes
about 3 minutes tops!
Just tell them what you did and they will activate it for ya.