Re: Xp Reinstall

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From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 03/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 17:00:06 -0600

Anytime you have something stolen or lose something,
the only course of action is to go out and purchase a
replacement.....same in your unfortunate case.

"Contrary to what many journalists and members of the
user community have written in recent months, restoring
these files (WPA) will not restore your activation status following
a reformat and clean install."

Ref: http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm (Hint #3) 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Fred" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:9cdc01c40623$224202f0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
| My computer was almost dead. the only way that i could 
| boot it up was to put the xp disk in and boot from there, 
| that is how bad i got. I was watching tech tv and they 
| recomended reinstalling windows once a year. So i had a 
| program called tweakxp and i used this to back up my 
| computer's activation. Then i reformatted the hard drive 
| and went to reinstall windows. Here is the problem. I Do 
| Not have the Product key for the one i was using, Stolen 
| When some one broke in my house. I didn't think i would 
| need it since i backed up the activation. So inorder to 
| get my computer up i used another windowsxp disk thinking 
| i could install it and then use my wpa.dbl i backup on a 
| floppy. Needless to say that it did not work. What do i 
| do. I do not want <or Have The Money Right Now> to buy xp 
| pro agian. Is there something i can due. i have my backed 
| up activation and a computer counting down!!!!!!

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