Upgrade System and keep XP Product Key, need help!?

Soldato
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Hey guys and gals,

Im going to be upgrading my system very soon but want to change pretty much all the hardware. I have read that you can only activate your Windows XP online a certain number of times before it reaches its limit. After which you have to enter a new product key, ie, buy another Windows XP! What a rip off, all I want to do is upgrade my computer and re-install my genuine copy of windows! Naughty micro$oft!

Is there any way of backing up your product key to use on the upgraded system, the only catch is I'm changing the Harddrive too, so how would re-install the original key?

Many Thanks, M.
 
If you are installing a new motherboard then I'm sorry you'll just have to buy a new windows xp licence :)

Does the activation only recognise changes to the motherboard then? I thought if you changed other bits, it would see that too?

M.
 
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