Thanks for the tip. I installed my desktop copy of XP on my laptop, and of course had to go through the activation process. Microsoft didn't charge me for that, but who knows what they'll do in the future?
If they get too greedy, I'll give it a try.
Curious. How did you defeat the anti-piracy safeguard? Windows XP is supposedly locked into your particular hardware configuration so you can't install your desktop XP say on your laptop. It makes MS a lot of $$$$ forcing you to buy additional copies of XP for every computer in your home.