Validate Windows XP Reinstall

I need to perform a complete XP Home Edition OEM SP3 system reinstallation. The OEM CD contains Service Pack 2. What should I do to be able to use the same product key and avoid any possible activation/validation problem? No hardware changes will happen.

Install the OEM SP2 product, jump runnning Windows Update, download and manually install SP3 (see below), create a backup of the Image, and then install the updates of Windows crtical (limit each spend about 20 updates and then create another image to backup before installing the next group of updates) into small pieces.

Where to download the SP3 Setup file:
(The file is large but only installs the components required by your PC)
http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5b33b5a8-5e76-401F-BE08-1e1555d4f3d4&displaylang=en

Acronis True Image 2011 - has a 30 day trial version available.
(Install Acronis and then create a bootable media restoration/rescue CD before you begin creating an image backup)
http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/products/TrueImage/
The version comparison: http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/comparison.html
True Image User Guides and documentation:
http://www.Acronis.com/homecomputing/download/docs/

The Image backup will allow you to recover the last known point without starting from scratch.

Once the update have been installed create a new backup of the image, this will be your easy way to perform a new installation if you ever need.

JS
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