Guest Doonie Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 I have done about 9+ installations of XP pro over the years. I am prone to radical solutions to otherwise simple problems. In any case, the last few times I had to activate over the phone with some nice people in India. Is there a limit to how many times I can do this? I have my hologram key sticker. Thanks Doonie -- ~ every 100 years, all new people ~
Guest Bob I Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: Multiple installations of XP Pro No Doonie wrote: > I have done about 9+ installations of XP pro over the years. I am prone to > radical solutions to otherwise simple problems. In any case, the last few > times I had to activate over the phone with some nice people in India. Is > there a limit to how many times I can do this? I have my hologram key sticker. > > Thanks > Doonie
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: Multiple installations of XP Pro On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:46:02 -0700, Doonie <Doonie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I have done about 9+ installations of XP pro over the years. I am prone to > radical solutions to otherwise simple problems. In any case, the last few > times I had to activate over the phone with some nice people in India. Is > there a limit to how many times I can do this? I have my hologram key sticker. No, there is no limit. You can reinstall and reactivate as many times as you want or need to. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Guest Doonie Posted July 29, 2008 Posted July 29, 2008 Re: Multiple installations of XP Pro A worthwhile suggestion and one I will persue tonight. Thank you Mr. Barnett... -- ~ every 100 years, all new people ~ "John Barnett MVP" wrote: > No there is no limit. However, just as a suggestion, have you considered > investing in imaging/backup software such as Acronis True Image? In my own > case I first clean install the Windows operating system (either XP or > Vista). Once the operating system has been re-installed I download all > available updates, add any software applications that I need, i.e., > Microsoft Office, Anti Virus software etc. Once everything is to my liking I > Activate the copy of Windows. Once I have activated Windows, then I image > the hard drive using Acronis True Image ( I first image to a removable hard > drive, then create a second image to a set of DVDs). > > Now if I get any problems with my operating system and, say, I don't want > the bother of troubleshooting, all I do is re-image the operating system > back to my C: drive and all is well again - no need to activate because the > image carries all the activation details. The only time activation might be > necessary after re-imaging is if you have changed hardware in your PC. > > Imaging the hard drive certainly cuts down on the amount of time needed to > get back to a working system. After you have re-imaged you can quickly > install any updates that have been issued since you last backed up your > image and then re-image to your removable hard drive or set of DVDs. > > > -- > > -- > John Barnett MVP > Associate Expert > Windows Desktop Experience > > Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org > Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org > > The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any > kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, > reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for > any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the > use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this > mail/post.. > > with my operating system > "Doonie" <Doonie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:CDF2AC76-8128-4C59-B4CC-D3CFD95DBCBC@microsoft.com... > > I have done about 9+ installations of XP pro over the years. I am prone to > > radical solutions to otherwise simple problems. In any case, the last few > > times I had to activate over the phone with some nice people in India. Is > > there a limit to how many times I can do this? I have my hologram key > > sticker. > > > > Thanks > > Doonie > > -- > > ~ every 100 years, all new people ~ >
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