If Product Activation fails, select the option to "activate by telephone".
This will put you in touch with a Microsoft representative who will issue
a new product activation code (free-of-charge).
HOW TO: Activate Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307890
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
1. It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
2. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===>
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm
3. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
4. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
5. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
6. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".
8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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| im going to re format my harddrive but im going to
| uninstall XP before i do so...what i want to knwo is how
| do i go about reactivating XP to my computer once
| reformatted...because cant you only use the activation
| key once?
