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Title: If you need to change the installation key, WinXP Post by: Vatsal on December 27, 2005, 03:58:11 AM If you need to change the installation key that you used to install your copy of Windows XP you can do so by following the instructions below.
1) Click On Start 2) Click On Run 3) Type Regedit.exe and Click on ok 4) Go to the following key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents 5) In the right pane, right-click the OOBETimer binary value, and then click Modify. 6) Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows. 7) Close the Registry Editor Restart your Machine 9) Click On Start 10) Click on Run 11) Type %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a and click ok 12) Click on Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows 13) Click Next 14) Click Change Product key 15) Type the new product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update 16) If you are returned to the previous window, click Remind me later, and then restart the computer Any querries or problems r most welcome... |