re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Friday, January 14, 2005 at 8:40 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Steve Dunn (572 messages posted) Is this a wind up? Do you ever turn the machines back on again?! On Friday, January 14, 2005 at 8:16 am, Sneaky Pete wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: >Working in desktop support, I often have to rebuild PC's due to various problems. >Best way I found to skip the product activation is to switch the computer off when >it starts going through the activation process. You'll still need your CD Key though. >I'm probably going to get flamed for this but if you have 10 PC's waiting to be rebuilt >you really don't have time to sit on the phone to MS to get activation keys. > Written in response to: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Sneaky Pete: Friday, January 14, 2005 at 8:16 am) Responses to this message: re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Sneaky Pete: Friday, January 14, 2005 at 9:14 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Sneaky Pete: Fri, Jan 14, 2005, 8:16 am) re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Steve Dunn: Fri, Jan 14, 2005, 8:40 am) re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Sneaky Pete: Fri, Jan 14, 2005, 9:14 am) re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (ray: Fri, Jan 14, 2005, 12:39 pm) re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' (Ricer46: Fri, Jan 14, 2005, 8:30 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