1) How to test your XP orignal or not.
This helps you to prevent the Computer Vendor fooling you and taking a 250 bucks etc claiming that he has installed orignal Windows XP on your PC.
Check out this test.Open your Run [Start > Run or key + 'R']Type 'oobe/msoobe /a' and hit enter.If activated, it will give you the message that 'Windows Already Activated...Click OK To Exit' else it will ask you the license code to activate the Windows OS.