Norton Ghost and Activating XP

[PinchyCM]

Hey guys, this seems like a pretty intuitive question, but if I register XP, make an image of it with ghost, and just install windows with that, i won't have to worry about installing it again, would i? it sounds like it'd be allright...

[SkyDog]

So long as you don't restore the Ghost image onto different hardware, you shouldn't be prompted for activation again after you load the Ghost image.

[Colossus]

You are allowed to change a minimal amount of hardware until you are required to register again...

Now if you had a XP Pro Corp.. That skips the reg

[Terry]

Originally posted by Colossus
You are allowed to change a minimal amount of hardware until you are required to register again...

What if I change just a little bit each time?
Then MS will have time to adapt (and assimilate)

Originally posted by Colossus
Now if you had a XP Pro Corp.. That skips the reg

WOW, That is brand new information!

[SkyDog]

Originally posted by Terry
What if I change just a little bit each time?
Then MS will have time to adapt (and assimilate)

Nope, you'll hit a threshold where you have to re-activate. (There's just no way to change a "little bit" of a motherboard.)

Originally posted by Terry
WOW, That is brand new information!

The volume license edition (aka "corporate version") doesn't require activation because there's no way in @#$% that one of Microsoft's business customers is going to go through the activation process for each of the thousands of machines on a network!

In order to use the volume license edition, you need a copy of volume license media and a volume license key. These are generally sold to large companies or organizations with at least a few hundred machines, so you won't generally find 'em in your local software shop.