will win xp let me upgrade my computer?

[Mason]

I'm about to do a major upgrade to my system (MoBo,
Processor, RAM, power supply) and need to make sure Win
XP wont have a problem with this. It will remain on the
same HD. I guess what i'm getting at, is will WinXP want
the registration code again, after all the changes have
been made, and if I enter my reg code, will it accept it?
Not really sure how the whole activation thing works,
hope someone else does.
thanks
Mason

[Nicholas]

Mason --

Read the following articles for some guidance:

Changing a Motherboard or Moving a Hard Drive with XP Installed
http://michaelstevenstech.com/moving_xp.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]


Windows Product Activation (WPA)
on Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

[Courtesy of Alex Nichol, MS-MVP]


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Nicholas

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"Mason" > wrote in message:
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| I'm about to do a major upgrade to my system (MoBo,=20
| Processor, RAM, power supply) and need to make sure Win=20
| XP wont have a problem with this. It will remain on the=20
| same HD. I guess what i'm getting at, is will WinXP want=20
| the registration code again, after all the changes have=20
| been made, and if I enter my reg code, will it accept it?=20
| Not really sure how the whole activation thing works,=20
| hope someone else does.
| thanks
| Mason