How to Remove Windows XP Activation - xp sp1 home edition

Instructions:


1

Log on to your PC with an administrator account.
2

Open the Start menu and click the \"Run\" icon.
3

Type \"regedit\" into the text box and click on the \"OK\" button to launch the Registry Editor.
4

Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\WPAEvents directory in the registry.
5

Double-click on the registry entry labeled \"OOBETimer.\"
6

Change the current string of letters and numbers to \"FF D5 71 D6 8B 6A 8D 6F D5 33 93 FD\" and then hit \"OK\" to save the settings.
7

Right-click on the \"WPAEvents\" folder and select \"Permissions.\"
8

Deny permission access for the \"System\" listing and click \"OK\" to save the configuration. The WIndows XP activation reminder has now been disabled and removed.


note, from my experience, I only had to do the EIGHT STEP - Deny permission access for the \"System\"

the key is: VWPC9-HBGPC-TT92X-66QGH-M7JJG