How to Avoid Reactivating Windows XP After A Reinstall

How to Avoid Reactivating Windows XP After A Reinstall

Well this is almost a hacking method, but more may find is very useful.

Step1

Open My Computer or an Explorer window.

Step2

Navigate to your “C” drive > windows > system32.

Step3

Scroll down to you get to WPA.DBL and WPA.BAK

Step4

Right click WPA.DBL and choose “send to” then pick where you want to copy it to. Do the same for WPA.BAK

Step5

Now you can perform your format and reinstall of XP. When you get to the Activation screen, decline to activate it and let the

install finish.

Step6

Restart Windows in “Safe Mode” (Press F8 at start-up then when the Advanced Boot Options menu appears choose Safe Mode) your computer will boot into safe mode.

Step7

Navigate back to where you stored the WPA.DBL and WPA.BAK

Step8

In My Computer or an Explorer window navigate to where you stored the WPA.DBL and WPA.BAK.

Step9

Drag/drop your backed up WPA.DBL and WPA.BAK to “C:\windows\system32\ folder.

This will replace the existing file.

Step10

Reinstall all your programs and backed up files.