Re: Reinstallation av XP on new HD and new MB

Crack wrote:
> I have problem with my HD so i have to reinstall XP on a new HD (the
> old one is still in machine. Also i need to change my moterbord. All
> other stupp, like CPU, is the same. Any problem with this?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> Truthfully - it won't matter. No one will ever know.
> Since you "have to" and "need to", it's not like you have any choice
> - go for it. Deal with problems if and when they arise.
>
> Worst case - you may have to activate your copy via telephone rather
> than by Internet.
> Be sure you have your firewall on before you ever connect to the
> Internet. Install SP2 ASAP - you'll be better off.
> Get the latest drivers for your hardware straight from each
> manufacturer - not Microsoft.

Crack wrote:
> Thank you Shenan!
> Of your answer i understand that i always? can call MS and activate my
> legal! copy. Then the problem is small! I will buy me a new MB and
> install my new HD.

If your license of Windows XP is retail (not OEM) and/or you haven't
activated in 120 days and/or your story makes sense...
Yes.

If it has been more than 120 days since you activated, you won't even have
to call - Internet Activation should work.

The only "catch-22" is if the copy of Windows XP you have was "BIOS
locked" - which basically means it was an OEM copy put together so
specifically for your current hardware that it working on another system is
almost not going to happen..

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
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