Here is a clip from WXPnews this morning with another variation on this theme:
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.. we talked about reformatting the hard disk and reinstalling XP. But do
you have to go through the whole product activation hassle again when you
do that? Actually, there's a way around it. Before you wipe out the current
installation, backup your product activation files and then you can restore
them to the new installation. Here's how:
* Right click Start and click Explore.
* In Windows Explorer, navigate to \WINDOWS\System32\ (usually on the
c: drive but may be on a different drive depending on where you installed XP).
* Copy the following files to a floppy, CD or second hard disk:
wpa.dbl, wpa.bak.
To restore the files, start the computer in Safe Mode and copy them to the
same directory (\WINDOWS\System32).
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Robert Turnbull, Toronto, Canada
