BF> only the OEM you have to
 BF> re-activate. The original XP that followd my 2 COMPAQ 
 BF> did not have to be activated
 BF> at all.

The pre-loaded versions of XP that are already installed on purchased PC's
do not require activation. Also corporate license customers do not have to
activate. Not too many IT managers would sit still for a scheme that
required them to activate 200 PC's.

Bob Bainbridge 
bob_bainbridge{at}prodigy.net

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