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Product Activation Files How to Back up yours

If for some reason you have to reformat the hard disk and reinstall XP. you do not necessarily have to go through the whole product activation hassle again

There is a way around it:‐

Before you wipe out the current installation, backup your Product Activation Files and then you can restore them to the new installation.

Hereʹs how:

1. Right click Start

2. Click Explore.

3. In Windows Explorer, Scroll to \WINDOWS\System32\ (Usually on the C:\ drive, but may be on a different drive depending on where you

installed XP).

4. Copy the following files to a floppy, CD ,or second hard disk:_ Wpa.Dbl, Wpa.Bak.

To restore the files, start the computer in Safe Mode, and then copy these files to the same directory (\WINDOWS\System32).

Now you don’t have to go through all the rigmarole of Registering etc. again