would like to clean install XP on my new HDD from my old HDD

[Guest]

I bought 2 SATA HDDs and would like to set them up as RAID and clean install
XP and all the drivers/programs on them. I don't want to use those image
drive programs to transfer the old drive to the new drive. My old HDD has XP
on it (activated) and I would like to format it and use it for data storage
later. Do I need to reactivate after I clean install XP on the new HDDs (same
mobo and CPU)?

I have NOT plugged the HDDs in my computer yet.

Thanks,
lkh1999

 

[CFran]

I bought 2 SATA HDDs and would like to set them up as RAID and clean install
XP and all the drivers/programs on them. I don't want to use those image
drive programs to transfer the old drive to the new drive. My old HDD has XP
on it (activated) and I would like to format it and use it for data storage
later. Do I need to reactivate after I clean install XP on the new HDDs (same
mobo and CPU)?

I have NOT plugged the HDDs in my computer yet.

Thanks,
lkh1999

um... so ur question is, will you have to reactivate windows? well i
guess so, idk, i always set reset5 as a service so i dont have to pay
much attention

 

[Winux P]

Unfortunately lkh1999 yes you do. I know it's a bummer.

- Winux P

 

[Guest]

Thanks!

Unfortunately lkh1999 yes you do. I know it's a bummer.

- Winux P

 

[Paul Knudsen]

I bought 2 SATA HDDs and would like to set them up as RAID and clean install
XP and all the drivers/programs on them. I don't want to use those image
drive programs to transfer the old drive to the new drive. My old HDD has XP
on it (activated) and I would like to format it and use it for data storage
later. Do I need to reactivate after I clean install XP on the new HDDs (same
mobo and CPU)?

I have NOT plugged the HDDs in my computer yet.

Thanks,
lkh1999

Not if you have an OEM version of Win XP that came with your computer.
I just installed a SATA (alas just one, so no RAID!) and l didn't have
to do any activation.

Even without an OEM version, just changing a hard drive isn't usually
something that would trigger activation.