re: Windows activation Monday, January 10, 2005 at 6:01 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Justin (20 messages posted) It is an AVERATEC 3200 series laptop On Monday, January 10, 2005 at 5:56 pm, infected wrote: >Generally, no. If you have a retail computer (brand name, such as hp or e-machines).. >they typically have OS recovery processes. After the OS is recovered, Windows will >be installed but no activation is required. Some retail computers have a genuine >OEM windows cd, like dell. OEM Windows cds generally don't require activation afterwards >also. If it is a retail XP cd you're reinstalling from, it likely would. What type >of system is it and what recovery or reinstallation media does it have? > > > Written in response to: re: Windows activation (infected: Monday, January 10, 2005 at 5:56 pm) Responses to this message: re: Windows activation (infected: Monday, January 10, 2005 at 6:08 pm) dropped my averatec laptop (Amalita: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at 8:55 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Windows activation (Justin: Mon, Jan 10, 2005, 5:44 pm) re: Windows activation (Steve: Mon, Jan 10, 2005, 5:54 pm) re: Windows activation (infected: Mon, Jan 10, 2005, 5:56 pm) re: Windows activation (Justin: Mon, Jan 10, 2005, 6:01 pm) re: Windows activation (infected: Mon, Jan 10, 2005, 6:08 pm) re: Windows activation (Justin: Mon, Jan 10, 2005, 6:09 pm) dropped my averatec laptop (Amalita: Wed, Sep 14, 2005, 8:55 am) re: Windows activation (David: Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 2:10 am) re: Windows activation (triplate: Mon, Jan 10, 2005, 6:07 pm) re: Windows activation (paul: Fri, Aug 12, 2005, 11:11 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum