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Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: Catastrophe on September 16, 2006, 09:58:59 PM

I have a dual boot Mac with OSX and Win Xp, and I got a virus on my XP partition, and I deleted it through my Mac partition. I also validated my version of XP Pro on my XP partition. Will my CD Key work again after I re-install it?

Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: ImPaKt on September 17, 2006, 02:10:35 AM

i think XP keys only work up to 4 times, mine's on it's 4th now so

Yeah it should work.

Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: Slayer91 on September 17, 2006, 07:09:09 AM

I thought XP keys work forever. Atleast they do for me. So it'll work.

Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: Maxwell on September 17, 2006, 06:16:11 PM

are you using an actual apple or did you hack OSX onto the computer like i did
just curious,,,



yes the cd key will work again ive used mine over 20 times

Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: Daffy on September 17, 2006, 06:52:00 PM

There's a file in the system32 folder you can back up that includes you serial and activation information you can just paste after you've formated your PC.
I don't remember the name of it but i guess you'll find it after a quick google search.

Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: Maxwell on September 18, 2006, 12:30:29 PM

yeah thats a nice little thing to know...

Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: Daffy on September 18, 2006, 02:14:51 PM

Found it on my first try: http://netsecurity.about.com/od/windowsxp/...qtwinxp0829.htm (http://netsecurity.about.com/od/windowsxp/qt/aaqtwinxp0829.htm)

Title: XP Pro validation
Post by: Catastrophe on September 18, 2006, 04:14:23 PM

I used boot camp on my Intel MacBook Pro. But, I had no problems re-installing XP and all that jazz. Thanks for all the help, and that tip about backing up your validation files.