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Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Activate Windows
You will get a message if you have already activated.
Activation and registration are not related. You activate Windows. You
register yourself. (As an XP user if you want to), Registration has nothing
to do with activation other than that Microsoft offers to let you register
at the same time you activate.
"jed locke" <jed.locke@balcanicsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How can i activate Windows? Should i register with Microsoft when i'm
> dooing this?
>
> jed.locke@bankarea.com