I recently used my XP start up disc to repair my OS. (It worked!) While in the repair process I was prompted for my registration number which I inputed. The next day I got a window on startup that says that I MUST reregister my software online within 3 days because my hardware had changed significantly since the last loadup. It also said that if I did not register my XP software online within 3 days then my XP software would become inoperative. First of all my hardware has not changed significantly since the last formatting. Secondly, what if I was not online. Would I still be asked to reregister online? What about this threat to deactivate my XP OS? Is this a virus trying something nefarious? At this time there is an icon on my toolbar that looks like a pair of keys that. when clicked, prompts me to register my software. Anybody got some info on this veiled threat? Thanks Danbarr