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Never Re-Activate XP After a New Installation If you have to reinstall Windows XP, you normally will have to re-activate too. As long as you aren't making any hardware alterations, you can back up the activation status files before you reformat the hard drive and then restore them after you reinstall the operating system. Just copy wpa.dbl and wpa.bak to a floppy or CD after you activated the first time. They are located in the system32 folder. If you reinstall Windows XP, decline the activation request at the end of the installation procedure, and restart Windows XP. During bootup, press [F8] to access the Windows Advanced Options menu. Choose the Safe Mode (SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Minimal) option. Use Windows Explorer to open the C:\Windows\System32 folder. If they exist, rename the new Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files to Wpadbl.new and Wpabak.new. Copy the original Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak files from the floppy disk or CD to the C:\Windows\System32 folder. Restart the system. |
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