XP Activation?

standard xp versions will check for MAJOR hardware changes, i.e. new motherboard, basically if xp thinks you have put it onto another pc, it will ask you to reactivate, putting a new vid card/sound card in will cause no problems with activation, if you dont have/want a net connection, activation can be done by phone.


If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?

If you plan to buy a copy of Windows XP or you already have it, there's a patch that you can download off the internet which will reset the activation to 14 days everytime you logon and it will also hide the activation balloon in the taskbar. I believe the patch can be downloaded from www.megagames.com or search for it, it should be called reset.exe. I have a burnt copy of Windows XP Professional from a friend and this patch came with it.

I wouldnt go around spouting out warez sites and telling people how you patched your illegal copy of windows. generally not the brightest idea. little tip to save you a lot of trouble.

Hard work often pays off in time, but laziness always pays off now.

"save you a lot of trouble"

More like 'save you a lot of pain' or 'save you a lot of Ca$h'...