Windows XP Activation

Nope, you should be able to re-install it as many times
as you want. It will activate on-line every 120 days
otherwise you have to use the automated activation. After
say two installs you'll talk to someone.

Call This Number to Activate: Explain your problem,
Be nice ,but forceful. Don't take any crap. Ask for a
supervisor if you have a problem. Ask for their name.
Remember it's their Activation scheme, not your's, you
paid now it's up too them.

Call (800) 426-9400, and explain the situation.





>-----Original Message-----
>I have been having trouble with my bigger hard drive, so
I
>installed my XP( oem version) on to my old hard drive
and
>activated it. This hard drive then started to go slow so
i
>tried to reinstall XP on my bigger hard drive but would
>not load. I have brought a new hard drive but dont want
to
>try to install XP incase this slows down. Is there a
limit
>to how many hard drives i can install my XP on and if so
>how can i get around this.
>
>Cheers
>.
>

[Alex Nichol]

> wrote:

>Nope, you should be able to re-install it as many times
>as you want. It will activate on-line every 120 days
>otherwise you have to use the automated activation. After
>say two installs you'll talk to someone.

With only a hard drive being changed, the configuration will be well
within tolerance for activation - you would just get on the net and
activate over again on the net as many times as you like. If other
changes have been made, changing the drive *might* put things over the
edge - that is where the clean slate at 120 days comes in. See
www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm and the Hint in Format Hard drive on
conserving one 'vote' in the matter


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)