Windows Installation date?

jpd1977uk · 31 Jan 2008 at 16:26

Is there a way to find out when Windows XP Home was installed?

Just wondering as I’m getting a new HDD delivered tomorrow and planning to use the same COA. I read somewhere you can use again after 120 days (4 months?).

Thanks.

Burnsy2023 · 31 Jan 2008 at 16:34

jpd1977uk said:
I read somewhere you can use again after 120 days (4 months?).

Who told you that? Whoever it was, give them a slap.

I take it your on an OEM licence? In which case you can change any component other the then mobo and use the same licence.

Burnsy

jpd1977uk · 31 Jan 2008 at 16:38

Burnsy2023 said:
Who told you that? Whoever it was, give them a slap.

I read it on a website somewhere, can't think which one though..

Burnsy2023 said:
I take it your on an OEM licence? In which case you can change any component other the then mobo and use the same licence.
Burnsy

Yes, it is a OEM version.

Burnsy2023 · 31 Jan 2008 at 16:40

In which case you have no issue and no need to look for an installation date.

Burnsy

jpd1977uk · 1 Feb 2008 at 05:12

I found a file called "WPA.bak" folders in windows/system32 which a friend told me to look for and it has a date of According to the file, it says 12 September 2007, 13:32:08. So I guess that should be the date I installed or activated windows?

Just out of interest, is there a way to recover the installation code I used?

bledd · 1 Feb 2008 at 06:02

rockxp

jpd1977uk · 1 Feb 2008 at 06:17

bledd. said:
rockxp

Thanks

Burnsy2023 · 1 Feb 2008 at 08:54

jpd1977uk said:
I found a file called "WPA.bak" folders in windows/system32 which a friend told me to look for and it has a date of According to the file, it says 12 September 2007, 13:32:08. So I guess that should be the date I installed or activated windows?

There is simply no need to look at this. You can reactivate 2 or 202 days after you first installed.

Burnsy

jpd1977uk · 2 Feb 2008 at 06:13

Thanks for your help guys.. Reinstalled Windows XP with no problems at all!

swinnie · 2 Feb 2008 at 10:08

As Burnsy has said, as long as you are not changing the motherboard of the computer from when you first installed the operating system you can reinstall at any time with the same product key. Therefore, the product key is 'tied' to that motherboard.

Swinnie

Boah · 2 Feb 2008 at 13:14

In any case, to get the install date (at least on XP) run "systeminfo" from the command line (Start -> Run -> cmd). What you're looking for is "Original Install Date".

NVIDIA_x64 · 2 Feb 2008 at 13:20

EVEREST Ultimate Edition will also tell u vista xp :cool: