xp re-activation

[PJ]

My hard drive has crashed. I am (was) running Win XPPro - full version -
NOT OEM fully licensed and activated for the PC. I have a mirror image of
the drive - so I could do a restore and probably get pretty much back to
where I was before this mess. Aside from losing some programs on another
hard drive. I am not sure if this would require ( or Microsoft allow)
another product activation. Tecnically this is the same PC. Is there a
method to unactivate the current (crashed) system and do a clean re-
install. Attempts at getting to the clicking/whirring drive are impossible
other than to reinstall the mirror onto a good drive. But as long as I am
doing a reinstall it may as well be clean.

Any other experiences with this type of problem would be appreciated. I am
unsure as to how this works in reguards to the EULA. Do I need a lawyer or a
Microsoft Tech?
Paul

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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


"PJ" <pjulino_is_at@yahoo_dot c0m> wrote in message
...
> My hard drive has crashed. I am (was) running Win XPPro - full
version -
> NOT OEM fully licensed and activated for the PC. I have a mirror
image of
> the drive - so I could do a restore and probably get pretty much
back to
> where I was before this mess. Aside from losing some programs on
another
> hard drive. I am not sure if this would require ( or Microsoft
allow)
> another product activation. Tecnically this is the same PC. Is
there a
> method to unactivate the current (crashed) system and do a clean re-
> install. Attempts at getting to the clicking/whirring drive are
impossible
> other than to reinstall the mirror onto a good drive. But as long
as I am
> doing a reinstall it may as well be clean.
>
> Any other experiences with this type of problem would be
appreciated. I am
> unsure as to how this works in reguards to the EULA. Do I need a
lawyer or a
> Microsoft Tech?
> Paul
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi PJ,

Restoring the image should not require reactivation, as long as you are not
restoring it under new hardware (which may require a repair installation).
Even if it did, at worse you would need to phone in the activation. No need
for a lawyer.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"PJ" <pjulino_is_at@yahoo_dot c0m> wrote in message
...
> My hard drive has crashed. I am (was) running Win XPPro - full version -
> NOT OEM fully licensed and activated for the PC. I have a mirror image of
> the drive - so I could do a restore and probably get pretty much back to
> where I was before this mess. Aside from losing some programs on another
> hard drive. I am not sure if this would require ( or Microsoft allow)
> another product activation. Tecnically this is the same PC. Is there a
> method to unactivate the current (crashed) system and do a clean re-
> install. Attempts at getting to the clicking/whirring drive are impossible
> other than to reinstall the mirror onto a good drive. But as long as I am
> doing a reinstall it may as well be clean.
>
> Any other experiences with this type of problem would be appreciated. I
am
> unsure as to how this works in reguards to the EULA. Do I need a lawyer or
a
> Microsoft Tech?
> Paul
>
>

[PJ]

> Paul
>
> Thanks for the advice. I appreciate it!
PJ

[DennisLazo.com]

bruce,

i've tried reinstalling windows over the same machine more than three times
within a week. and all reactivation are done via the internet.

;-)



"Bruce Chambers" > wrote in message
...
| Greetings --
|
| 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
|
|
| "PJ" <pjulino_is_at@yahoo_dot c0m> wrote in message
| ...
| > My hard drive has crashed. I am (was) running Win XPPro - full
| version -
| > NOT OEM fully licensed and activated for the PC. I have a mirror
| image of
| > the drive - so I could do a restore and probably get pretty much
| back to
| > where I was before this mess. Aside from losing some programs on
| another
| > hard drive. I am not sure if this would require ( or Microsoft
| allow)
| > another product activation. Tecnically this is the same PC. Is
| there a
| > method to unactivate the current (crashed) system and do a clean re-
| > install. Attempts at getting to the clicking/whirring drive are
| impossible
| > other than to reinstall the mirror onto a good drive. But as long
| as I am
| > doing a reinstall it may as well be clean.
| >
| > Any other experiences with this type of problem would be
| appreciated. I am
| > unsure as to how this works in reguards to the EULA. Do I need a
| lawyer or a
| > Microsoft Tech?
| > Paul
| >
| >
|
|