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installing windows xp
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i heard recently u can only install xp a certain number of times and then when u go to activate it it rejects ur product key as having been used too often and becomes no longer valid--can anyone confirm this and how many times--if true its a bit of a swizz
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http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/1075750756
Long and the short of it, if you have a legit copy, you've nothing to worry about.
XP can only be activated once via the "Activate by direct dial" option, beyond this, you will have to choose "Activate by phone", and try to persuade MS to re-activate iy. You can change three peices of hardware per activation, BUT if you change the Motherboard the MS will NOT re-activate your XP installation.