WinXP Support Expiration

On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 17:20:37 -0400, you wrote:
Hi,
A friend told me that Microsoft will stop WinXP support in early 2014.
SNIP
I have one suggestion for you.

It may seem odd, but humor me.

Keep a copy of IE8 handy.

IE8-WindowsXP-x86-ENU.exe 16,883,056 bytes

I was not able to activate WinXP the other day (after a repair install),
until I installed IE8, activated, then uninstalled IE8. It has something
to do with local scripting permissions, something I tried to fix manually
but did not succeed.

Hi Paul,

I have always used the telephone method with a toll free number to
access an automatic system (no browser needed) to activate WinXP, and I
have done this several times already. It may seem like extra trouble, but
for me, I had no problems using this method.

John