Make Windows XP Genuine

• Click Start choose Run.

• Type “regedit” (without the quotation marks).

• Double click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

• Click on Software.

• Click on Microsoft.

• Click on Windows NT.

• Click on CurrentVersion.

• Now chose the “WPAEvents” option.

• Right click on OOBETimer and select Modify.

• In the Edit Binary Value window, remove all the values in the value data box. Click OK and close the registry editor.

• Go back to Run and type the following command without quotation marks: "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a".

• In the Activate Windows wizard, chose the second option. It should be “Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows.” Click on Next.

• Click on Change Product Key.

• Enter your genuine key in the New Key box and click on Update.

• Check whether your Windows XP is genuine (optional). Type the following command in Run without quotation marks: "oobe/msoobe /a".

• If a box appears saying “Windows is already activated," it means your Windows XP is genuine.