[WEB4LIB] XP activation problem

[Justin Rounds]

I think some information is missing here -- why can't you just 
reactivate XP?
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j


Robin Boulton wrote:
> (apologies for cross-posting and also hoping this is sufficiently
> relevant:)
> 
> 
> I�m trying to help someone whose hard drive crashed. We bought a new
> drive and reinstalled everything, but XP insists that reactivation is
> needed since it is now being installed on a different machine (duh!)
> 
> I�ve googled, etc., and found some information on playing around with
>  registry entries, and some other suggestions about meddling with
> files named WPA.DBL and WPA.BAK. However I was hoping someone might
> have a simpler/more elegant/less risky solution to suggest. I would
> go a long way to avoid having to get on the phone to Microsoft � I
> really don�t want to spend a whole day on this!
> 
> TIA for any assistance.
> 
> Robin.
> 
> 
> Robin Boulton rboulton at linc.lib.il.us IT Manager (630) 584 0076 x 258
>  St. Charles Public Library District Cell:� (630) 918 8738 St.
> Charles, IL 60174
> 
> 
> http://www.stcharleslibrary.org/
> 
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> 

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Justin Rounds
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University of Chicago
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