How to Tell If Your XP OS Is Certified by Microsoft
- 1). Navigate to the Genuine Microsoft Software validation website. (See Resources.)
- 2). Click "Validate Windows" on the left pane of the Microsoft software validation website window.
- 3). Click "Download" to download Windows Validation Components required for validating Windows XP.
- 4). Click "Run" in the download dialog box that opens. This will install Windows Validation Components on your computer.
- 5). Click "Continue" on the Microsoft software validation website window. (It is below download link you clicked in Step 3.) This will validate your copy of the Windows XP operating system.
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