Retain Microsoft Win XP Activation After Reinstalling OS

There's a way around the Product Activation if you are reinstalling Windows XP on the same system. Before you wipe out the current installation, backup your product activation files and then you can restore them to the new installation. Here's how:

1. Right click Start and click Explore.
2. In Windows Explorer, navigate to \WINDOWS\System32\ (usually on the c: drive but may be on a different drive depending on where you installed XP).
3. Copy the following files to a floppy, CD or second hard disk: wpa.dbl, wpa.bak.

To restore the files, start the computer in Safe Mode and copy them to the same directory (\WINDOWS\System32).

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