If you had ever wanted to slip reactivating Windows XP after reinstallation here is one good tip from [Online Tech Tips]. There is only one file that is needed for sliping of reactivation and that is wpa.dbl which is located in C:\Windows\System32 directory.
So procedure would look like this:
- find wpa.dbl file and save it to some external media (usb disk, floppy, cd, etc.)
- reinstall Windows
- after reinstallation skip registration and activation
- restart pc and on boot pres F8 to enter menu where you can select safe mode
- in safe mode rename existing wpa.dbl file to wpa.dbl.backup and copy old one
- restart
- VOILA!!
So procedure is very simple and if you create your own installation cd with help of Nlite you can include this file too and skip activation after reinstallation.
Note: This file that you have saved can be used only on the PC that it comes from, on others it won’t work.
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