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3rd gen noob
09-23-2003, 08:40 AM
i read a while ago that after you've installed xp home and activated it, you can backup a file on your system so that you don't need to go through the activation process again, when you format/reinstall

has anyone heard of this, and if so, does it work and where are the files?

thanks in advance for any replies...

p.s. don't say i should get corp, i'd rather have a legit xp home than a copied xp pro

asmithz
09-23-2003, 08:46 AM
No, i havent heard of this i dont think it posible. You can reinstall but you cant reformat then do that.

3rd gen noob
09-23-2003, 08:47 AM
sorry, i should have searched more before i asked
found it now
thanks anyway

3rd gen noob
09-23-2003, 08:48 AM
Originally posted by Shad0w Hacker@23 September 2003 - 08:46
No, i havent heard of this i dont think it posible. You can reinstall but you cant reformat then do that.
h**p://www.theeldergeek.com/activation_workaround.htm

it looks good...i think it should work

Hellie
09-23-2003, 05:02 PM
Tweak xp pro does the job as well

chinook_apache
09-23-2003, 05:05 PM
yeah tweak xp has it and it also does it for office although i dont know how to use the bk files. i created them but they were like 2kb big.

fr600
09-23-2003, 06:46 PM
Yeah TweakXP does it well... But I use another Windows Activ*tion Cr*ck...