-----Original Message----- From: Sunny [mailto:sloncho@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:17 PM To: suse-linux-e@suse.com Subject: Re: [SLE] copy all of xp, etc to a linux directory?

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.

Depends on how they image the drives -- MS' "Sysprep" tool gives the option to "pre-activate" on reboot, or to just not activate at all. This is what many manufacturers use to prep their machines for shipment. It occurs to me that a cpio archive of the partition should be safe, as well -- it'll just suck the entire partition into a single file, and then can spit it back out.