Lest ye forget, always check the KB. This article brought up quite a stir the last time I posted it. We will see if the waters have cleared.

"You can also back up and save the Wpa.dbl file after successful activation and then manually restore it after the repair process is finished and after you log on to the computer."

From this article: <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q302740" target="_blank">Running Repair on Windows XP Requires the User to Re-Activate the Product (Q302740)</a>

As far as 25 activations and then you have to buy another!?! I won't believe that until I see it in writing. When I do, I expect you all to join in my class action lawsuit!