XP registration and activation. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () Ok I bought a referbished/returned Hp computer the other day with win XP oem software already installed on it. After setting up the system I looked at system information...

believe you are confusing registration with activation. >>>Registration is completely optional - I've never registered an >>> operating system with Microsoft. Activation is required, but since >>> your mom bought a new Compaq it was already activated...

activated' - there is a huge difference. Activation is compulsory, registration isn't. If you don't activate, Windows will cease to function. It doesn't matter one iota if you don't register. To see if Windows is activated type the below into the Run box...

XP Registration Problem. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general () I have heard that sometimes even a new legal copy of XP professional needs a phone call to Microsoft to get it registered/ activated, because online registration/ activation...

XP Registration Problem. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general () finiky Wrote: > online registration/ activation Correction: My question refers to activation rather than registration. -- finiky. Archived from groups:...

a stolen laptop, and specifically whether WinXP >Registration could be made to help recover one...I don't expect to ever > see my poor laptop again (I've got most of my work backed-up, at > least!), but I was curious.... > Windows XP registration cannot...

How do I > unregister with Microsoft. Not on the computer.. You are confusing registration with activation. Registration is always optional - never necessary. Activation is mandatory and always necessary. Your brother does not need to register the operating...

how do I fix it? I know when I used the restore disk it didn't ask for a product key. So how do I get it reregisterd? Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics () Hi, Define "a while". 10 minutes? A few days? Weeks? Activation (not registration)...

is booted up for the first time out of the box? Will we need to register/activate windows online or is it already activated/registered? Can this be done over the telephone? I am not familiar with Win XP product activation/registration although I have...

XP support ends, the activation necessity will somehow be "removed". If you are having trouble with activation by Internet - you try telephone activation.. if you have to talk to a MS representative instead of the automated line - you tell them your story.....