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Activating Windows XP Professional

Product Activation is an anti-piracy measure that will be included in all futurę

Microsoft software applications. Anti-piracy measures protect organizations

from having their software stolen. Windows XP Professional and Microsoft

Office XP are the first applications to include mandatory activation.

The first time that a user logs on to a Computer running Windows XP

Professional, the Activate Windows dialog box appears, and the user is

prompted to activate the installed copy of Windows XP Professional. A user

can choose not to activate the software, in which case reminders to activate will

periodically appear until the user activates the software.

The easiest way to activate the software is to select the Yes, lets aetivate

Windows over the Internet now option, and then click Next. If the

Computer

is not connected to the Internet, the user can instead select the Telephone

option, and then follow the directions for activating Windows XP

Professional

over the telephone.

Users must activate Windows XP Professional within 30 days of installation. If not activated within 30 days, users are prevented from gaining

access to Windows XP Professional until activation occurs.

Users in large organizations can use a Volume License Product Key that will

eliminate the need to individually activate each installation of Windows XP

Professional. Additionally, users can automatically activate Windows XP

Professional as part of an automated installation.