I am new to your forum.  I have been on many other such sites and thought i would test the waters here. 

I am wondering if anyone can help with a activation workaround.  I do have a legitmate copy of the program but have 2 computers and do not wish to purchase another copy of xp.  Does anyone have a suggestion as to how i can use my original key or how to disable the annoying activiation window.  Any advise would be helpfull

Thanks in advance.

Christocap

i suggest at first installation of  your second pc turn off automatic updates and do not register online  or you can download another xp cd in this forum

at one point before i bought a legit copy of xp i tried using crystal 2007 version, but i could never get it to load correctly.  Perhaps i did something wrong with the .iso but who knows.  I am currently DL  Windows Crystal XP V3 and my hope is that it will work with out a hitch.  I have been fooling with the other XP trying to find a work around to no avail.  I do appreciate your quick reply to my message and for the appropriate advise. TY

i wouldnt go with Crystal v3, it is a sucker....try black XP .....let me get you some links man!

i prefer the normal xp, and just customized
and install sp3 :D

XP Essentials is very good version, just install it and of you go, as well as it being updatable(if i remember correctly) its tweaked for gaming so performance is pretty much the best you will get for xp system.

hmm xp essentials = xp home edition , and ihate home edition 
yeah its been tweaked for gaming

its home edition? strange didn't think you could connect to bussiness domains with home edition, actually I know you can't

Have me stumped.  I dont do much in the line of tweaking xp...

as far as i know i had used two types of essenstials
the home and proffesional
the administrator in home = owner
try gpedit.msc = less option (home editiion)

I never trusted Essential XP, I tried it once, and found it to be just a big advertising ploy for the store that put it together. The IE home page
was set to the store's site, and it would not let me change it. Also
I found a ton of very questionable files incorporated in it, some outright
spyware too. It never seemed to work well either. Demon is right, get
a Black, or any other By Amit Talkin, they are basically trouble free, and
fast also. The new Black versions have a pretty good post installer menu.
Otherwise there is always the XP patch kits which are good sometimes
but sometimes not. I have a prety good one, but right now even though
it is a very small file, I'm not sure if I could upload it. I'll check it out though.
The problem with allot of modified XPs is that they will be missing many
files in the Windows directory, so you end up having to use the install
CD allot when you install various software, because the Drivers or dlls
are not there and need to imported from the CD. It usually needs to be
a real Microsoft version because if the files were on the modified CD,
they would be in the Windows directory. Some are better and some are
worse as far as what has been taken out. The version I've used the
most has been Amit's "XP corporate sp3", it has most of the Windows
files intact, and never needs activating, only the Genuine Advantage
Patch. I hope this was Helpfull.
      

The fix is a volume licence key, and cr*cked Genuine Advantage Validation (WGA) v1.9.42.0 (LegitCheckControl.dll).
Both of which the rules disallow posting here.
Use Google. Search ''Genuine Advantage Validation FreeRyde'' will find them for you.