XP Office and Activation codes restore from old backup

[Mukesh]

XP Office and Activation codes
I am preparing to rebuild my system, to clear out some problems with my XP
Pro and XP Office that have been adding up for the last couple of years,
before installing the XP SP2.

I know that XP Pro uses a file, wpa.dbl, to store activation information and
that by copying and then restoring this file I do not have to go through the
Activation over the phone route with Microsoft.

Does XP Office also use such a file? If so, then what is it? I ask because
the original Key Code was invalid and the people I got the system from had to
give me a second Key Code to activate my Office XP. Unfortunately, due to my
failing to file the information in the correct place, I cannot find the
updated activation code.
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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Mukesh,

The CD key and activation key are separate. If you
have a valid CD key to reinstall Office XP you
can use either online or telephone activation
to again activate the installed copy of MS Office.
Data.DAT and Data.BAK are the files that hold
the prior activation for Office XP.


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XP Office and Activation codes
I am preparing to rebuild my system, to clear out some problems with my XP
Pro and XP Office that have been adding up for the last couple of years,
before installing the XP SP2.

I know that XP Pro uses a file, wpa.dbl, to store activation information and
that by copying and then restoring this file I do not have to go through the
Activation over the phone route with Microsoft.

Does XP Office also use such a file? If so, then what is it? I ask because
the original Key Code was invalid and the people I got the system from had to
give me a second Key Code to activate my Office XP. Unfortunately, due to my
failing to file the information in the correct place, I cannot find the
updated activation code. >>
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Let us know if this helped you,

Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

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