On 9/15/05, James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
Sunny wrote:
On 9/14/05, Carl Hartung <suselinux@cehartung.com> wrote:
tech support forum, either. When I read his post I concluded that his was an XP problem: the hardware profile will no longer match the signature that is embedded in XP if he just backs everything up, replaces the *system* drive and restores from the backup. XP will think it's been pirated. He's better
XP allows 3 minor changes before it requires reactivation, and I had luck with replacing a hard drive.
Apparently, adding memory is not considered a minor change. A while ago, I added some memory to a friend's notebook. That was enough to require reactivation.
Strange, as seen in my other thread I mentioned, I replaced HDD, and added memory, and I did not needed reactivation. But ... maybe because it was with the original XP installed by the manufacturer of the laptop. As far as I know, branded OEM installs does not require activation. I may be wrong. But for sure I have added memory in the past for my home comp and it was working. Most probably your friend have done some more changes before that, like new HDD, etc., so they end up with 3 mods. -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)