Whats the best way to bypass xp recognizing you have it installed on multiple disks?
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Step 1:\n\nTake your regular old Windows XP CD and copy every single file on it to your hard drive to a directory named "Winxpcd" for convenience.\n\nStep 2:\n\nSearch for a file under that subdirectory named, Setupp.ini" and open it in Notepad.  Then change the value of the line that begins with "Pid=" to read "Pid=51883270" and save the file over the original.\n\nStep 3:\n\nUse ISOBuster to copy the file Microsft.img to somewhere on your hard drive.  This isn't very hard but it helps to know to use ISOBuster to hunt through the tree in its left pane until you find the "folder" labeled "Bootable CD" and then in its right pane right click the file Microsoft.img and select Extract which should be at the top of the short cut menu.\n\nStep 4:\n\nThen burn a Boot CD with Nero.  Select the Microsoft.img file on your hard drive as the Boot Image, and put all of the files from the Winxpcd directory from above in the root of the soon to be created disc.\n\nImportant Note:  On the Boot tab set Kind of Emulation to No Emulation, Load Segment of Sectors to 07C0, Number of Loaded Sectors to 4.  Then on the ISO tab make sure all the Relax ISO Restrictions are turned on, Character Set is ISO 9660, File/Directory Name Length is at ISO level 2, and Format is Mode 1.\n\nStep 5:\n\nDownload a copy of Keyfinder from http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml and put it on a flash drive, a diskette, a CD and also email it to yourself at a web-based email address.\n\nStep 6:\n\nGo to a local university computer lab, or a computer lab at a fairly large company and run Keyfinder on one of there computers and it will give you a copy of their Volume License Key.  You might not get lucky and they might not have a Volume License Key or they might have their computers locked down so that you have no way to run the program on their computers.  Do it one more than one computer if you can and write down the license keys you get.  Hopefully they'll all be the same which is a sign that they have a VLK.\n\nStep 7:\n\nGo back home and use your previously created Windows XP CD and your newly acquired VLK and reinstall Windows XP and activation and validation shouldn't bother you again.\n\nGood luck and hope this helps.
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You can only unistall it if you installed it as an "upgrade installation", otherwise you'll have to reinstall from scratch.\n\nIf you did install it as an "upgrade installation", then you can uninstall it by starting in "safe mode" and going to Start>Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs>select Windows XP.
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So long as it is on the same PC, you can install it over and over again. When you register XP across the Internet it records pieces of information from your hardware, so that next time you reformat and reinstall it will check against that information, and providing everything is the same, it will have no problems with a re-install.
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assuming you have windows XP..
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contact your nearest cmputer shop i am definetly sure they have a cheap or free XP disk.
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ya, u can do it.\nIt is called unattended installation.\n\nfirst make two folders on any drive.\n\nInsert XP cd in cd drive > open it > support > tools > deploy.cab > open it and extract all of it in another file making on ur hdd drive.\n\nThere is a file setupmgr.exe > open and read carefully it and process it. Afer two or three steps, there is a option for installation type > fully automated > in distribution folder > put the second folder which has u made before it.\nMake sure that share name must be same, otherwise u forgot it.\n\nafter completion of this process, some files start copy from cd and goes on ur folder, which u have to select for distribution folder.\n\ngo on client side, where u have to install windows xp.\n\nopen command prompt > type command (net use k: &#92;&#92;server computer name (where ur files has been copied)&#92;share folder name)\nGo on l:\nl: unattend (computer name, which u have added earlier during process of setupmgr.)\n\ngood luck!!!!!!!!!
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Your only option at this point is to contact microsoft. If its a valid version they will give you another key. Windows xp key only works twice to begin with and then you have to contact them. If you are trying to boot a copy forget it! the encryption is almost infallible!
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If you have a genuine copy of XP then allow WGA access in your firewall configuration.\n\nIf it's an illegal copy of XP, then you can't, you will have to purchase a legal copy as Microsoft know it's not legal, and will shut your OS down shortly.
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XP uses NTFS which may not require a chkdisk,  It may also be doing it in the background and not telling you.
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Although you probably shouldn't do it, if there is a cd-rom in the computer in question, yes you can.  There are several ways to go about doing this.  I would suggest reading the following page & comments.\n\nhttp://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2006/09/02/how-to-hack-into-a-windows-xp-computer-without-changing-password/\n\nYou could also use the backtrack linux distros bootable cd available @ http://www.remote-exploit.org/index.php/BackTrack
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insert the xp cd and follow the instructions
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i wud run xp in safe mode then try the following...\n1. scan the computer..\n2. delete manually..\n3. scan online from anti-virus sites..\n4. format the pc..
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If you're in a dual-boot environment, boot to the Windows XP CD, enter the Recovery Console and run:\n\nfixboot c:\n\nfixmbr\n\nType EXIT and then the PC will reboot to Windows XP.
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First of all get Norton Anti-virus, it's the best out there and uninstall the others . Second, to recover your system, try this:\n\n1. Boot up with the WinXP CD and at the Setup Screen press the Enter Key.\n  \n2. You will be taken to the Windows XP Licensing Agreement. Press F8 to proceed.\n\n3. The next screen gives you the option to do a fresh (clean) install or to repair\n     the selected Windows XP installation. To run a Repair Install press "R".\n\n***CAUTION*** if you do not see the option to repair the selected Windows XP\ninstallation DO NOT choose the option to continue installing a fresh copy without\nrepairing as that will overwrite your data and cause unrecoverable data loss.\n\n4. If you originally installed XP with Service Pack 1 and later installed Service Pack     2,  you will need to re-install Service Pack 2.\n\n5. If you have any Microsoft Office products installed,  you will need to re-activate\n    with the Product Key code. Contacting Microsoft may be required.
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1. Place your Windows XP CD in your cd-rom and start your computer (it’s assumed here that your XP CD is bootable – as it should be - and that you have your bios set to boot from CD)\n\n    2. Keep your eye on the screen messages for booting to your cd Typically, it will be “Press any key to boot from cd”\n\n    3. Once you get in, the first screen will indicate that Setup is inspecting your system and loading files.\n\n    4. When you get to the Welcome to Setup screen, press ENTER to Setup Windows now\n\n    5. The Licensing Agreement comes next - Press F8 to accept it.\n\n    6. The next screen is the Setup screen which gives you the option to do a Repair.\n\n    It should read something like “If one of the following Windows XP installations is damaged, Setup can try to repair it”\n\n    Use the up and down arrow keys to select your XP installation (if you only have one, it should already be selected) and press R to begin the Repair process.\n\n    7. Let the Repair run. Setup will now check your disks and then start copying files which can take several minutes.\n\n    8. Shortly after the Copying Files stage, you will be required to reboot. (this will happen automatically – you will see a progress bar stating “Your computer will reboot in 15 seconds”\n\n    9. During the reboot, do not make the mistake of “pressing any key” to boot from the CD again! Setup will resume automatically with the standard billboard screens and you will notice Installing Windows is highlighted.\n\n    10. Keep your eye on the lower left hand side of the screen and when you see the Installing Devices progress bar, press SHIFT + F10. This is the security hole! A command console will now open up giving you the potential for wide access to your system.\n\n    11. At the prompt, type NUSRMGR.CPL and press Enter. Voila! You have just gained graphical access to your User Accounts in the Control Panel.\n\n    12. Now simply pick the account you need to change and remove or change your password as you prefer. If you want to log on without having to enter your new password, you can type control userpasswords2 at the prompt and choose to log on without being asked for password. After you’ve made your changes close the windows, exit the command box and continue on with the Repair (have your Product key handy).\n\n    13. Once the Repair is done, you will be able to log on with your new password (or without a password if you chose not to use one or if you chose not to be asked for a password). Your programs and personalized settings should remain intact.
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I would highly recommend CasperXP. It's saved me a few times now and makes a complete bootable clone of the disk. The best thing is that it can backup whilst you are still using XP and has smart clone technology so that on subsequent backups it will only backup changed sectors of the hard disk reducing backup time considerably. It will work with external USB hard disks.
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part of the installation process for xp is to erase the hard drive including previous system. if you do not want to erase 98 you can leave it but they don't work together. good luck.