[quote]Originally posted by Votan:
<strong>Addendum to MacGyver comment: it is legal to backup the CD of the OS, XP or otherwise, but whether it is legal to backup the activation code, I don't know as a matter of law, but I don't think you could.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I don't think it matters if you back it up or not, since the activation code is only good for that hardware config. It won't work on any other computer.