windows activation

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Osiris Industries

i use win2000 running on my work computer, and winXP on my home computer.
Both PCs have a rack mount removable IDE hard drive. My question is: will
the removing/replacing with different hard drives each day create havoc with
the activation process??? i dont want to have to keep re-activating windows
every time i bring my backup home from work???
 
Greetings --

Unless the two PCs are *completely* identical in every respect,
each time you place either OS into the PC different from that on which
it was initially/last installed, you'll have to perform a repair
installation. Naturally, for WinXP, this also means that you'll have
to activate the OS each time you move it.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q292175

What an In-Place Win2K Upgrade Changes and What It Doesn't
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

As always when undertaking such a significant change, back up any
important data before starting.

This will also require re-activation. If it's been more than 120
days since you last activated that specific Product Key, you'll most
likely be able to activate via the internet without problem. If it's
been less, you might have to make a 5 minute phone call.


Bruce Chambers

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Osiris said:
i use win2000 running on my work computer, and winXP on my home computer.
Both PCs have a rack mount removable IDE hard drive. My question is: will
the removing/replacing with different hard drives each day create havoc with
the activation process?
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No it won't, as long as you are not trying to move the drive to the
other machine and run XP from it. First the HD is only one item
involved in activation decisions. Second, as this is presumably a
secondary drive, not the one where the system is installed, it will not
enter into the activation assessment at all. Read up at
www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm
 
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