Win XP Home Activation

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From: AU Michael 78 (78_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 08:09:06 -0800

I recently purchased a desktop computer that came with an XP Home OEM disk.
I installed my copy of XP Pro and activated it - all works fine.
I rebuilt my old computer (which was running Win 2K Pro) - basiclly put all
the components (and a new CD R/W) in a new case - for my son. I did a clean
install of the XP Home (OEM disk) and attempted to activate it. When I
clicked on the activation icon it said it was already activated. Does this
mean it's OK or that in 30 days it will die? If it will die, how do I get
back my rights to use it on a single computer?
Thanks for the help,
Michael

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