Re: reinstalling an OEM version of XP Home

From: Haus (youknow_at_Iwillslapyou)
Date: 07/28/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:49:22 -0500

Hello
Have you considered doing a scan and removing the infection instead of
reinstalling.
Some free online scanners.
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Scanners.htm

Always make sure the ICF (firewall) is enabled before connecting to the
internet.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283673&Product=winxp

Be sure to visit MS Windows update site and download all the updates, this
is for your security and safety.
www.windowsupdate.com

As for your question on reactivation you can activate XP as many times as
needed, if it has been less then 120 days since the last activation then a 5
min. phone activation may be necessary.
Registration is not required, activation is.

OEM versions of software are permanently tied to the original computer,
motherboard & chipset installed on and are not transferable. 

-- 
Haus
Live your life so that whenever you lose, you are ahead.
(Will Rogers)
"sharon" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:5c6301c474b7$66d2ba60$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I have recently installed a brand new full OEM version of
> XP home on my computer.  Within a few days, I'm afraid
> that the computer has already become infected by a worm.
> Just for my comfort level, I want to do a complete
> reinstall of the OEM version of XP home (including the
> formating of the hard drive)on the same computer.
>
> My question concerns with activating the windows again and
> going through the registration again.  Since I have
> already activated and registered with Microsoft for this
> OEM version on this computer, am I going to have any
> problems going through this again?

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