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How to VALIDATE or ACTIVATE WINDOWS XP for FREE!!!
1st Step: Click START
2nd Step: Click RUN
3rd Step: Type REGEDIT
4th Step: Expand HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
5th Step: Expand SOFTWARE
6th Step: Expand MICROSOFT
7th Step: Expand Windows NT
8th Step: Expand CurrentVersion
9th Step: Click WPAEvents
10th Step: And then double click OOBETimer
11th Step: Erase Everything then click OK (0000 remain)
12th Step: Close the Resistry Editor
13th Step: Go back to RUN
14th Step: Copy this and paste it to run: %systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
15th Step: Choose Yes, I want to telephone a customer service......... and click Next
16th Step: Click Change Product Key
17th Step: Type THMPV - 77D6F - 94376 - 8HGKG - VRDRQ then click Update
18th Step: Click Remember Me Later
19th Step: Go back to RUN and Click OK
That's it!!! RESTART your computer....