Windows XP re-install - Parallels Desktop

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Mike M. - 28 Oct 2006 23:09 GMT

Hello,

I presently have Windows XP SP2 installed on a MacBook Pro using Apple's
BootCamp. I would like to delete the WinXP partition I've created, install
Parallels Desktop and re-install the same copy of Windows XP SP2 using
Parallels. How do I go about cancelling the XP authorization on the machine
so that I can legally reinstall in under Parallels and re-activate the same
copy of Windows XP?

Thanks for the help...

Regards,
Mike M.

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Shenan Stanley - 28 Oct 2006 23:12 GMT

> I presently have Windows XP SP2 installed on a MacBook Pro using
> Apple's BootCamp. I would like to delete the WinXP partition I've
> created, install Parallels Desktop and re-install the same copy of
> Windows XP SP2 using Parallels. How do I go about cancelling the
> XP authorization on the machine so that I can legally reinstall in
> under Parallels and re-activate the same copy of Windows XP?

You don't.
You just install again and activate it again when you get the opportunity.
If you cannot activate over the Internet - do it by phone.

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Mike M. - 28 Oct 2006 23:26 GMT

> You don't.
> You just install again and activate it again when you get the opportunity.
> If you cannot activate over the Internet - do it by phone.

Thanks for the quick response! I had assumed that Microsoft's activation
might be similar to Adobe's, where one can de-authorize and re-authorize a
copy of, for example, Photoshop on a specific machine.

Regards,
Mike M.

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Shenan Stanley - 28 Oct 2006 23:53 GMT

Shenan Stanley wrote:

> You don't.
> You just install again and activate it again when you get the
> opportunity. If you cannot activate over the Internet - do it by
> phone.

> Thanks for the quick response! I had assumed that Microsoft's
> activation might be similar to Adobe's, where one can de-authorize
> and re-authorize a copy of, for example, Photoshop on a specific
> machine.

There is no limit to how many times you can install Windows XP on any one
given machine.
If it is not an OEM version - there's no limit on how many times you can
*transfer* Windows XP to a different system.
There is no "de-activation" procedure. You just activate again each time
you are asked to do so.

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