Re: hardware upgrading Vs OEM reinstallation

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"Mani" <mani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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1) I have a HP laptop with Windows XP and Office 2003 SBE.

However as my C drive has only a total of 11 GB, space available for other
purposes is limited that affects the efficiency.

I would like to change the 40GB hard isc to an 80 GB. However it is not
clear to me whetehr I can reinstall my OEM software again in to the same
computer or not?

Will it load or refuse to load?

My question in short is, where is the identification of my computer read?

In the hard disc?
In the processor?
In the mother board?
Or somwhere else?

2) If I erase all system restore points to gain more space, does that
opeartion erase the "computer's last known good configuration point"
restore
capability also?

Thanks in advance

Mani

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