winxp activation no.. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () thanks ron- i checked and rechecked and ive got the right numbers. i called the automated phone line and stil no help. I have a 50 didget number broken down into 9 sections...

winxp activation. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers () new computer with xp inside. at start it asks me to activate my xp, the number ( 50 ) is not reconized by MS, but on my tower i have a number ( 5 sections)! none work. The...

winxp activation after formatting. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support () I have had several probelms with my computer and/or IE6(winxp pro sp2). After trying several fixes from this and other newsgroups I was told to format...

Important question about WinXP activation!!. I have two PC's at home. I'm still pretty clueless about the activation. Does that mean I couldn't use the same CD to install Win XP on both computers? I mean, couldn't I install XP on one comp and also the other,...

with a new, larger drive. Is there any way to do this without losing data from the old "D" drive? I want to keep WinXP on the new drive as a dual boot just as it is now. And will doing this require WinXP activation? jimbo Archived from groups:...

have had one copy of WinXP Home and changed the motherboard, cpu, graphics card, three times. I even replaced the hard drive and my copy of WinXP activated fine after clean installs. Prior to installing service pack one on a couple of clean installs I had...

How does Product Activation work?. How does Product Activation work? I want WinXP but how do you activate the product? I regularly format my hard drive and if it means waiting on the phone for hours just to get WinXP reactivated, I will definitely stick with...

WGA. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general () From: A Microsoft spokesperson conceded on Friday that hackers had indeed succeeded in cracking the WGA program, but said that the software giant will fix the flaw they exploited in...

I got a board too: Dang that was a technical read. :) It's a good thing I'm a programmer or I'd have been lost. It's funny though. They conclude that it shows the WinXP activation key isn't as bad as people are thinking. I thought it was the exact opposite...

Suggestions and Comments on new PC?. Okay, Yule left my new PC fund below usefulness, so I didn't end up getting a new computer. :( I did however get a Palm PC with a mini keyboard for it and a Cannon i850 printer to help with home-office work. (By the way,...