cleaning out xp/cd-key questions

[joetheone]

Hey guys, my laptop is getting mighty slow, and i was thinking about doing a clean install of xp on it. That said, i don't want to go out and buy another copy of windows xp, so i was wondering if there's any way to basically re-install windows and get rid of everything without having to have a new cd-key. Also, could i do a clean install of windows and then call microsoft for a new key since it's the same computer running xp?

 

[sturm]

wheres your sticker with the key on it. Should have been one on the laptop when you bought it.

 

[joetheone]

Yeah it is, but isn't that the cd-key already used on the current copy of windows xp?

 

[lotussama]

Yes, but you'll use the same key when you reinstall it. At worst, you'll have to call Microsoft to get it activated again.