Don't Reactivate After Reinstalling on win XP

[RanGer498]

If you reinstall Windows XP, you normally have to reactivate it, but there's a way around reactivation. Windows XP maintains the activation information in the file Wpa.dbl, which you'll find in the Windows\System32 folder. After you activate, and any time you add hardware to your system, back up the file to another disk. If you need to reinstall Windows XP for any reason, go through the installation routine, then copy the latest version of Wpa.dbl to the Windows\system32 folder.

[zeke]

You would still have to activate after you replace the file wouldn't you?

[Burnt Offering]

My Question then would be, would you be able to download the SP1 pack? I mean if you could do what you say Ranger, and then be able to download all the updates, hmmmmmmm, interesting.

[Tweety]

Jupp... the puter just creates that file when activating, so that equals the same... Still able to D/L and update like before... as long as you keep the same components in the re-install

[Fallguy]

Hmmm,
interesting info, should I ever need to reinstall XP.

Fallguy

[Fireblade]

You dredger of the deep[ly embedded] you :eek:

:p

[lechumbl]

Hi Davy,

Glad you said something first. :D

Damn, this thread started October 18th, 2002, but I guess the info has not changed much tho. :p

Take care.........

[Fallguy]

You dredger of the deep[ly embedded] you :eek:

:p

Honestly,
I have only just set up my first XP box, so up till now I haven't really been bothered about XP activation - now it is a bit more important! ;)

Fallguy