Re: UnActivate windows? How if possible to do this

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Pegasus (MVP) wrote:


Maybe you should ask your hacker friend to fix this
up. In general you can re-activate a Windows installation
any number of times, provided that it runs more or less
on the same hardware as the first time. If the hardware is
different then you need a new licence. If the hardware is
the same then you should ring Microsoft and explain your
problem.

Are you saying one cannot upgrade one's hardware without buying a new license and, if so, WHY!?

I just changed the mother board, RAM, video card, NIC and audio card on one computer and changed the motherboard, audio card and video card on another. Both activated and passed WGA no problem. One has a Spanish generic OEM XP HOME on it and the other has an English generic OEM Pro on it.

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