Windows XP activation question

msixteen

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hi!, i'm new about using genuine copy of windows (xphome) how many times can i activate it?, coz msoffice (basic edition) is 5x times only and i can't activate it anymore it exceeded to required number of activation. i'm planning to format my pc coz i'm infected of many viruses but i can't decide don't know if i can still activate my xphome... any advice?.... Tnx in advance.
 
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Same hardware? No limit.
Different hardware? Varies between two and three times.
 
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What he said... You've bought a licence for one computer so there isn't any limit. :)
 
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what if i add RAM would that be detected as another computer?
 
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madmatt said:
Same hardware? No limit.
Different hardware? Varies between two and three times.

Is that just for home? I'm pretty sure that on XP Pro your profile gets wiped every 120 days so you can effectively reinstall on completely different hardware up to 3 times every year without having to phone them at all.
 
heh... I recently found out that I've got a different Serial after getting manual activation. :p
 
Ray, no different for Home or Professional. I've had to call several times on Professsional.
 

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