XP registering questions

[Joyride]

I have heard that there is a file in XP that after you register your copy you can then copy that file to disk and never have to register XP again, you just have to copy that file to the correct directory and your good to go

Anyone know what file this is?

 

[tigerbait]

Activate Once Forever
Windows will require re-activation if several pieces of hardware are changed at one time. It makes sense to try to spread these installations out to avoid the hassle.

But what if the WinXP OS must be re-installed on the same system? To avoid having to re-activate, keep a copy of wpa.dbl from the System32 folder with your backups. Make sure to create a fresh copy with any hardware upgrade. Upon re-installing WinXP, just copy wpa.dbl back to the System32 folder to skip activation.

from here

 

[Joyride]

Is that file the same after installing a bunch of stuff as it would be from a fresh install?

 

[NICKel]

Hey that's good to know!

 

[rbV5]

never have to register XP again,

You never have to register XP in the first place.