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    I may have to Reboot WINDOWS XP from scratch a fourth time on the same computer.
    I have 3 LIVE OneCare subscriptions for each reboot.  When I reboot WINDOWS and
    try to install LIVE OneCare again, will I have to pay an additional subscription fee?
    Monday, May 25, 2009 7:09 PM

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    You can reinstall One Care on the same computer as many times as is necessary. Reinstalling One Care on the same computer does not count as adding an additional computer to your One Care subscription.
    Jim - MVP Windows Live - Forum Moderator - Live One Care - Live Mesh
    Monday, May 25, 2009 10:30 PM
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    You can reinstall One Care on the same computer as many times as is necessary. Reinstalling One Care on the same computer does not count as adding an additional computer to your One Care subscription.
    Jim - MVP Windows Live - Forum Moderator - Live One Care - Live Mesh
    Monday, May 25, 2009 10:30 PM
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    Thanks for responding so quickly.

    I want to completely remove the XP operating system and reinstall it from scratch.  The current computer's name js HOME 890CC28F0C.  When I reinstall the XP OS,  I plan to write "HOME" in the computer name field.  I think XP or LIVE OneCare will add ten characters to this name which I don't know how to control.  I just entered the Manage LIVE OneCare circle utility and made the current computer name the hub of my LIVE OneCare circle.  I then removed the overwritten XP OS systems names from the LIVE OneCare circle.  Will I be able to make the new computer name, the hub of my LIVE OneCare circle when the name of the current hub no longer exists?
    Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:15 AM
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    The best way to do this is to make another computer a hub then remove the computer you wish to reinstall the OS on from your One Care Circle before you flatten it. You can make any computer or all computers in your One Care Circle a hub.
    Jim - MVP Windows Live - Forum Moderator - Live One Care - Live Mesh
    Tuesday, May 26, 2009 1:24 AM
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    Two computers in a OneCare circle are better than one.
    Friday, May 29, 2009 12:37 AM