hello everybody, just want to know if i have this correct.. (either way, let me know ) this thread; -The-Windows-XP-Repository on mission 5, 5.1, 5.2...you have already installed xp on a pyhisical machine and are modding your actual, physical bios to make genuine ? or you can use mission 5.3 and use AntiWTA (antiWPA) if you dont want to mod bios ? which method would you recomend and why ? thanks to ameykelkar for this this thread; -How-To-Create-PRO-OEM-SLP-CD you are changing the oembios files on the CD before install, therfore no mod of your (actual) bios ??? i have done this before and installed to a virtual machine, seemed to work fine. (Although i had to change the virtual machines bios to match the install cd) thanks to Suicide Solution for this this thread; Windows-XP-Pro-OEM-SP3-Archive-(Untouched-ISOs) you can get OEM brans already made up, or get the untouched ones, its sort of like all done for you ?? thanks to tcntad for this the reason i need clarification on this is because im getting my cousins old laptop and wish to install xp on it (its hp) and im planning to run a virtual machine (either vmware, or virtual box (most likely)) with xp running in it. (not on the laptop, but my desktop) I want both to be activated and genuine. any other tips and hints would be welcome, i think im ok....ffewww done. thank you