reformatting

[68DevilM]

something i didnt know until recently,

apperently your only alowed so many windows activations with windows xp....

so if your like me and reformat your hard drive every couple months or so, youll have to call microwsoft to get another activation code after X amount of activations......and thats everytime you reformat.

just a heads up:aok

[Wolfala]

The activation is flag'd when you have hardware changes, such as soundcard, video, MB change. MS takes a screen shot of yr hardware when u first activate - then compares it down the line. Its no big deal - just say your HD took a **** and needed to be replaced, and the manual activation pop'd up.

i've been through 3 motherboards since my XP sub started.

[Krusty]

I've never "run out" -- then again I always activate it online. And I don't really do it a dozen times a month or anything.

[Kaw1000]

My puter ask me for activation....now I have to reformat.....will I need that activation number or will it ask me for original activation# or will it give me a new activation # and a phone # to call??????

[Wolfala]

Originally posted by Kaw1000
My puter ask me for activation....now I have to reformat.....will I need that activation number or will it ask me for original activation# or will it give me a new activation # and a phone # to call??????

KAW, you have a legit copy of XP right? If it asks for activation - activate it. Or if it activates and asks u to call the # - call it. Provided of course that the copy you have is licensed to you.

There is no activation # - it just sync's up with some database and that is it. The only time it will ask for a # is when you need to call a CS rep and they will give u a number after they verify you are who u say you are.

Wolf

[Kaw1000]

Thanks Alot....was worried that it would not activate cause I didnt have the new activation


   again  thanks a bunch!!