Activating Windows XP that is already installed?

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  1. iNO12

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    #1 iNO12, Oct 23, 2009
    Hi guys,

    This may be a bad question but I am new to this. My friend has installed Windows XP SP3 (the official MS retail one) as a trial (no serial number was entered during setup). Anyway, he has an Acer SLIC 1.0 (or SLP as some call it) in his BIOS. Is it possible to use the OEMBIOS files to activate it? I've read guides but they are for adding OEMBIOS files to the actual setup disk. If it is possible, how would I go about doing it?

    Thanks,
    iNO12
     
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    #4 911medic, Oct 25, 2009
    Put the oembios files in the uncompressed folder, and run the tool to activate a xp professional install. It is really that simple.
     
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