activating

[chip]

can I activate win xp more than once? Anew harddrive
with a clean install and i/m being ask to activate and i
did this on my old hdrive. thanks chip

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

John is not quite correct. Replacing your hard drive does not require
re-activation. If you were to use a utility to clone your old installation
to the new hard disk, XP should just recognize the new hardware and go on
its way. Any time you do a clean or "repair" installation, though, you
will be required to reactivate. As long as you haven't changed too much
hardware, since the last time you activated, it should activate over the
internet with no problems.

See http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm for a good explanation of Windows
Product Activation, and you'll know when you're likely to have to
reactivate.

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"chip" > wrote in message
...
> can I activate win xp more than once? Anew harddrive
> with a clean install and i/m being ask to activate and i
> did this on my old hdrive. thanks chip

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and
activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. 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.

Here are the facts pertaining to activation:

Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/

Windows Product Activation (WPA)
http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm


Bruce Chambers

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"chip" > wrote in message
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> can I activate win xp more than once? Anew harddrive
> with a clean install and i/m being ask to activate and i
> did this on my old hdrive. thanks chip

[PCyr]

....that's a 5 minute, _pain free_ phone call. Unlike the beliefs of many
before XP even came out.

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"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings --
>
> There's no limit to the number of times you can reinstall and
> activate the same WinXP license on the same PC. 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.
>
> Here are the facts pertaining to activation:
>
> Piracy Basics - Microsoft Product Activation
> http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/
>
> Windows Product Activation (WPA)
> http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm
>
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> --
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
> having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
> "chip" > wrote in message
> ...
> > can I activate win xp more than once? Anew harddrive
> > with a clean install and i/m being ask to activate and i
> > did this on my old hdrive. thanks chip
>
>

[Mike Truitt [Microsoft]]

Chip,

The scenarios described should not offer any problems with re-activation.

Best regards,

Mike Truitt
Microsoft Corporation