Windows XP Activation

[Dolby]

Hi,

I bought a original legit copy of Windows XP Pro SP2 (OEM) a few weeks ago.

On the day I bought it, I upgraded my PC from a not-so-legal XP to the legal new XP Pro SP2. I checked my activation status and it was activated already.

This weekend I decided to format that PC and reinstal my new Windows XP Pro SP2 from scratch. I formatted, installed and checked the status - again this would already activated.

I then decided to try my other machine. I formatted fully, installed and checked the status - to find it was already activated as well! None of the PCs have internet connections either.

How does this thing work? Why do I not need to activate it the copy?

 

[Luke7777]

Not a corporate version perhaps ? They don't require activation afaik

 

[stoke]

Or you have a Trusted System chip on your machine.

 

[Nokkie]

lucky you I have to phone them everytime to activate my copy of xp and them why I'm activating and so on

 

[Person]

Its a Corparate Version. You dont need to activate it.

 

[Farquaon]

but how much did he pay for it? You can't buy them just like that at matrix or something?

 

[Dolby]

I don't think it is Corporate - caue it would say on the sleeve? It seems to be OEM Windows XP Pro SP2 and I paid R899.00.

 

[S1ght]

My friend had a copy version of windows xp SP2 from hong kong cause his original snapped(truth) and that also didn't have to be activated,it could be a pirated version

 

[TonyA]

If its pirated when you go to update site it will refuse updates and say not valid copy!

 

[S1ght]

guess that rules out my theory then