Re: Full re-install

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"Graham8uk" <Graham8uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4B0E7385-F00A-4E2B-B4EF-640CF1D62EC0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
I am thinking of doing a full re-install of XP (I have a full genuine version
with product key etc) but seem to recall a recnt article saying that
Microsoft have made a change (for anti-fraud purposes) which means that you
now need to contact them before products can be re-activated. Is anyone else
aware of this and do they know the contact details ?

Thank you in advance. 

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