XP reinstalation

[Julia Neuber]

Just a question, I have just recently purchased windows
XP home edition and I was reading that you can only
activate it once. If I have a hard drive failure and need
to reinstall will I have to activate windows again? If
so will it allow me to.

Thanks

Julia

 

[Mike Mulligan]

If you reinstall it on the same computer with the same hardware (or very
close to it) you will not have to activate XP again.

Mike Mulligan

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Julia;
You can activate Windows XP an unlimited # of times on the same
computer.
You can install a single license on only one computer at a time.
You will have no problem activating again.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Mike;
Activation will still be necessary, there just will not be a problem.

 

[Mike Mulligan]

Got it. Thanks for correcting me.

Mike Mulligan

Mike;
Activation will still be necessary, there just will not be a problem.

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