XP Activation ?

First, he may not have an actual CD, only a recovery partition and a
procedure that doesn't include any of the XP tools.

Second, he may have a CD but only a manufacturer's recovery CD that, again,
does not offer the options you have mentioned.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Why wont the xp recovery cds work,if it has xp on them
> a licensed xp disk is,or should be xp.You should be
> able to install cd,boot to cd on restart,recovery,
> and repair.Back to queation,xp doesnt need to be
> activated for 30 days on an installation.

> >-----Original Message-----
> > I have a PC desktop with Windows XP home & need to
> >purchase a XP CD to do a repair and wanted to know if I
> >have to activate it to do a repair on an OEM installation
> >of XP thats aready on the computer.
> > I would also like to know if I can use this same CD to
> >repair other computers I own that have XP already
> >installed on them. Currently all I have is recovery CD's.
> > I have to do a repair because I'm missing the NTLDR.
> >.
> >

I believe, if you need to activate again, something that usually doesn't
come up in repair procedures, even a repair install, activation would simply
pick up the original hash and there should not be a problem. If you had to
wipe the system and install clean from the CD, then it would be an issue.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Brett" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a PC desktop with Windows XP home & need to
> purchase a XP CD to do a repair and wanted to know if I
> have to activate it to do a repair on an OEM installation
> of XP thats aready on the computer.
> I would also like to know if I can use this same CD to
> repair other computers I own that have XP already
> installed on them. Currently all I have is recovery CD's.
> I have to do a repair because I'm missing the NTLDR.

>-----Original Message-----
>First, he may not have an actual CD, only a recovery

partition and a

>procedure that doesn't include any of the XP tools.
>
>Second, he may have a CD but only a manufacturer's

recovery CD that, again,

>does not offer the options you have mentioned.
>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:086201c3af10$8a8315d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...

>> Why wont the xp recovery cds work,if it has xp on them
>> a licensed xp disk is,or should be xp.You should be
>> able to install cd,boot to cd on restart,recovery,
>> and repair.Back to queation,xp doesnt need to be
>> activated for 30 days on an installation.

>> >-----Original Message-----
>> > I have a PC desktop with Windows XP home & need to
>> >purchase a XP CD to do a repair and wanted to know if

I

>> >have to activate it to do a repair on an OEM

installation

>> >of XP thats aready on the computer.
>> > I would also like to know if I can use this same

CD to

>> >repair other computers I own that have XP already
>> >installed on them. Currently all I have is recovery

CD's.

>> > I have to do a repair because I'm missing the

NTLDR.

>> >.
>> >

>
>
>.
>All I have is Sony system recovery CD's. They allow you

to do a clean install & change partition size, but I
don't believe they have any tools for rebooting.

>-----Original Message-----
>I believe, if you need to activate again, something that

usually doesn't

>come up in repair procedures, even a repair install,

activation would simply

>pick up the original hash and there should not be a

problem. If you had to

>wipe the system and install clean from the CD, then it

would be an issue.

>
>--
>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>Windows Shell/User
>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>
>"Brett" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message

>news:0f4101c3af04$5f5c4b80$a001280a@phx.gbl...

>> I have a PC desktop with Windows XP home & need to
>> purchase a XP CD to do a repair and wanted to know if I
>> have to activate it to do a repair on an OEM

installation

>> of XP thats aready on the computer.
>> I would also like to know if I can use this same CD

to

>> repair other computers I own that have XP already
>> installed on them. Currently all I have is recovery

CD's.

>> I have to do a repair because I'm missing the NTLDR.

>
>
>.
>With the Sony recovery CD's , you dont have to activate.

I would just like to repair my problem without starting
all over . I thought the retail XP CD allowed this to be
possible. Hopefully without activating because I could
use the Retail CD for another computer.

As I stated, running the tools on the retail CD should allow you many more
recovery options than your recovery CD and it should not trigger activation.
When I mentioned activation, it was in the context of the possibility of
installing from the retail CD. If you run a full recovery from your Sony
recovery CDs, that shouldn't trigger activation.

--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Brett" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >I believe, if you need to activate again, something that

> usually doesn't

> >come up in repair procedures, even a repair install,

> activation would simply

> >pick up the original hash and there should not be a

> problem. If you had to

> >wipe the system and install clean from the CD, then it

> would be an issue.

> >
> >--
> >Michael Solomon MS-MVP
> >Windows Shell/User
> >Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
> >DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
> >
> >"Brett" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message

> >news:0f4101c3af04$5f5c4b80$a001280a@phx.gbl...

> >> I have a PC desktop with Windows XP home & need to
> >> purchase a XP CD to do a repair and wanted to know if I
> >> have to activate it to do a repair on an OEM

> installation

> >> of XP thats aready on the computer.
> >> I would also like to know if I can use this same CD

> to

> >> repair other computers I own that have XP already
> >> installed on them. Currently all I have is recovery

> CD's.

> >> I have to do a repair because I'm missing the NTLDR.

> >
> >
> >.
> >With the Sony recovery CD's , you dont have to activate.

> I would just like to repair my problem without starting
> all over . I thought the retail XP CD allowed this to be
> possible. Hopefully without activating because I could
> use the Retail CD for another computer.