No more Reactivation [Archive]

kryyst

6 Jan 2005, 9:25pm

Here's a handy little tip I stumbled across for those running non-corporate versions of windows legitimately (or those who aren't).

If you have to reinstall Windows XP you normally will have to reactivate too. Well not anymore. Just copy wpa.dbl after you activated the first time. It is located in the WINDOWS\system32 folder. Now if you reinstall Windows XP just copy the file back and you're up and running again.

Zuntar

6 Jan 2005, 9:48pm

:jelly: :thumbsup:

drowd

6 Jan 2005, 10:06pm

damn, thats awesome. thanks for the tip man :D :rockon: :rarr:

LiLbRo

7 Jan 2005, 4:13am

how, may I ask, did you come apon this?!?

youvegotjermz

7 Jan 2005, 7:07am

how, may I ask, did you come apon this?!?

kryyst has a "special" relationship with the microsoft programers,
shhhh, it's kinda hush hush!

kryyst

7 Jan 2005, 12:43pm

how, may I ask, did you come apon this?!?

It's amazing what you can find out when you have a slow day at work :thumbsup:

Hawk

13 Jan 2005, 3:38pm

Nice find!! :thumbsup:

ITMonkey99

17 Feb 2005, 6:05pm

Here's a handy little tip I stumbled across for those running non-corporate versions of windows legitimately (or those who aren't).

If you have to reinstall Windows XP you normally will have to reactivate too. Well not anymore. Just copy wpa.dbl after you activated the first time. It is located in the WINDOWS\system32 folder. Now if you reinstall Windows XP just copy the file back and you're up and running again.

Sweeeeet....thanks man, that helped!

erichblas2005

25 Feb 2005, 8:59am

I tried it this didn't work. :help: or is it just me. I have win xp home with sp 1.

kryyst

25 Feb 2005, 1:08pm

Just to clarrify this only works with the same version of windows the serial numbers have to match. You can't take this file and pass it off to all your friends.

yagga

26 Feb 2005, 2:00am

Yep, the "editing" of this file will be a tip for another day, right kryyst? riGHT!

kryyst

26 Feb 2005, 8:23pm

I'm not bad with a hex editor but editing a 128bit encrypted key file is way beyond my skills.

yagga

27 Feb 2005, 5:56pm

darn!

erichblas2005

2 Mar 2005, 8:21am

I still can't do this I've tried every thing. :help:

kryyst

2 Mar 2005, 12:58pm

Ok so what exactly did you do? Maybe you are doing the steps wrong.

erichblas2005

4 Mar 2005, 4:47am

Well I followed the directions you gave everyone on this tread.