Change serial number and activate Windows XP tutorial

Step 1

Open Start/Run... and type the command:
regedit and click OK or press ENTER.


Go to HKey_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current Version\WPAEvents,
on the right double click on "oobetimer" and change at least one digit of this value to deactivate windows.

Click "OK" and close the Registry Editor.

Step 2

Open Start/Run... and type the command:
%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a and click "OK" (or press ENTER).

This will bring up the activate windows window.

Check the option for yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows and click Next
Step 3

Then click "Change Product Key" (don't enter any information on that screen)


Step 4

Type in the new key and click "Update"


The activate Windows by phone window will reappear at this point, just close it by clicking the X in the upper right hand corner

Step 5

Restart your system and Open Start/Run... and type the command:
%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a and click OK or hit enter.

If you see it saying it is already activated it is good
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