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On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:47:48 +0100, "<p>sychotic <c>hicken" <"\"Bill
Jillians\""@mysteryisp.com> wrote:
>Lurching erratically into the sunlight holding
><g3uaf9$iee$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, it appeared Dr Zoidberg
><AlexNOOO!!!!!!!!@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had made a clean getaway:
>>"<p>sychotic <c>hicken" <"\"Bill Jillians\""@mysteryisp.com> wrote in
>>message news:ymQcm7AFdaYIFxfS@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I have a question about the XP operating system and adding new
>>>hardware to my system. Is this the right newsgroup for this question
>>>and if not can somebody point me to a more appropriate one? Perhaps
>>>something in the overblown Microsoft hierarchy?
>>>
>>> Specifically ... if I want to add more space to my computer in the
>>>form of adding a new hard disk which I would have to do by taking out
>>>a zip drive or a DVD drive, would XP pick up that a major change had
>>>made and require me to activate again. I don't have the XP
>>>installation disk for this computer so I'm not going to upgrade until
>>>I can be sure it won't then make this computer unusable.
>>>
>>
>>It might , it might not.
>>Even if it does , you just click "activate online" and it does it for you.
>>If that fails then it's a three minute phone call to an automated system.
>>
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>Perhaps more to the point I don't have the Serial Number for the XP disc
>this version was installed from. It was installed from a multiple XP
>master disc by the person I bought it from. It has never indicated it
>is anything but genuine but if I do have to make that call then I can't
>tell them the serial number of my version and I'm sure that would be
>something they would want to know. At least they did last time.
Seek out Magical Jellybean Keyfinder - it will tell you what your COA
key is ( valid or otherwise! ).
I seem to recall there being a page on the web which details the
weighting that the XP registration system gives to each hardware
component. It's something like there's 12 points available, and as
long as you don't exceed this number in so many months, you're ok.
Things like the network card and graphics score 3 points each. It was
designed to prevent swapping out motherboards ( essentially a new
machine ) rather than hassling upgraders.
As I understand it, you're also able to 'save' the activation files
and restore them to a 'new build' under certain circumstances. Might
be worth doing some browsing along that line.
Regards,
--
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk
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