Reinstalling windows xp - activation codes?

Question

i bought a laptop computer from dell about 2 or 3 years ago and its giving me trouble now. all that was sent with the computer is a disc from dell that allows you to restore the computer to factory settings and also contains drivers. i contacted dell and they said they will send me a disc with the original operating system (xp media centre) and original drivers. will i be able to reuse the activation code im using right now? if so, how do i find it?

Answer 1

They should give you a new code if the current one is no longer valid.