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activation of windows

hi folks,
need your help
just got a new windows xp home edition disc as my old one was knackered
pc now up and running but i have another pc i want to format
the disk is asking me to activate this copy of windows but if i do will i still be able to format my other pc with the same disk
need to now within 29 days
pls help

stevec000 Fri 04/07/08 21:47

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ChuckFickens
Fri 04/07/08
21:50

no it's very naughty to try and activate 2 windows installs from one license code...

that said it will probably work... if it doesn't just call the phone number you get given and tell them you have changed your motherboard and they will give you an activation code.

vehelpfulguy
Fri 04/07/08
22:18

The important things is not the disk itself but the numbers you typed in during the install. Windows usually asks for a set of numbers like 12345-23456-34567-45678-56789.

Your original PC will have one set of numbers (probably on a label on the PC case somewhere), and your new XP Home disk will have another set of numbers (somewhere on the box it came in).

You have already done one install, and you should have typed the numbers off the PC case.

Now you want to do a second install, and now you need to type the numbers off the XP Home box you have just bought.

As long as you have used different numbers on each install then you have no problem.

If you try to use the SAME numbers on both installs then you may have problems as you cannot have the same copy of Windows on two PCs.

neildownx
Fri 04/07/08
23:57

....well activate the first new copy NOW!

wait 90 days and install the same copy with the same serial numbers onto the older computer and hey presto...

and if both computers have the same computer components inside your laughing.....!
otherwise sorry no!

neildownx
Sat 05/07/08
00:01

...alternatively activate your first copy

then search for a file called "wpa.dbl"

copy this onto a disk or usb pen drive

install the software onto the old computer, do not activate
but update with patches from windows update

copy the wpa.dbl onto the old computer over writting the file... hey presto activated

hopefully!????

Tanty
Sun 06/07/08
03:36

The '90 days' solution usually work.

alfgbt
Sun 06/07/08
18:42

The ring them & tell them youve changed your motherboard works every time for me ( I mean a friend of mine ) lol

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