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Change Office XP CD Key

How can I change the CD Key of my Office XP installation? You can do it by editing the Registry. Apply this procedure: Warning! This document contains instructions for editing the registry. If you make any error while editing the registry, you can potentially cause Windows to fail or be unable to boot, requiring you…

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Uninstall Windows XP

How can I uninstall Windows XP and return to my old Windows 98? If you’ve upgraded to XP from Windows Me or Windows 98, go to the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel applet and click Uninstall Windows XP. If you want, you can also uninstall XP from the command prompt by performing the following steps: Start…

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Temporarily Disable the Windows XP SP2 Automatic Download

How do I temporarily disable the automatic download of Windows XP SP2? Windows XP SP2 was released to the Windows Update – Auto Update tool in the middle of August 2004. While recognizing the security benefits of Windows XP SP2, some organizations have requested the ability to temporarily disable delivery of this update via Automatic…

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Install Hebrew on Windows XP

How can I install and use Hebrew fonts on my Windows XP computer? Windows XP (and 2000/2003/Vista) has the built-in ability to display Hebrew fonts on your system without the need to install language packs or special localized versions of the OS. To see Hebrew fonts on your Windows XP computer you MUST perform the…

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Use OEM Version to Upgrade XP

How can I force an OEM version of Windows XP to install as an upgrade installation? First, find your setupp.ini file in the i386 directory on your Windows XP CD. Open it up, it’ll look something like this: ExtraData=707A667567736F696F697911AE7E05 Pid=55034000 The Pid value is what we’re in this for. What’s there now looks like a…

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Install Windows XP on Large FAT32 Partitions

How can I install Windows XP on FAT32 partitions that are larger than 32GB? As you probably know already, Windows 2000, XP and Windows Server 2003 have built-in support for FAT32-formatted partitions (Windows NT 4.0 did not). Although these operating systems can read, write and boot from FAT32 partitions, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003…

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Delete the Recovery Console

How can I delete the Recovery Console? To delete the Recovery Console follow these steps: Open My Computer. Double-click the hard drive on which you installed the Recovery Console. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options. Click the View tab. Click Show hidden files and folders, clear the Hide protected operating system files check box,…

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How can I change the volume licensing product key on a Windows XP SP1-Based Computer?

How can I change the volume licensing product key on a Windows XP SP1-Based Computer? Because of changes in Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows XP-based computers that use a leaked product key that is known to be available to the general public may not be able to install SP1 or automatically obtain updates…

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Windows Product Activation after System Repair

After running a repair, do I have to re-activate Windows XP? Yes. The subject behavior is by design. The repair process replaces the system license file. To workaround this behavior, you can save the Wpa.dbl file after activation and replace the Wpa.dbl file with your saved copy after a repair. This file is located in…

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Safe Mode in Windows 2000/XP/2003

What are the Safe Mode options? When should I use them? If you are unable to start your system by using Last Known Good Configuration, Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 provides safe mode, a startup option that disables startup programs and nonessential services to create an environment useful for troubleshooting and…

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