When is the hardware has taken?

[tiyogi]

Hi,
Ok I have installed WinXp Pro, it has been up and running for a few days and seems to be ok. I am trying out various hardware in to see which run the best.

I have not activated yet. I will do this once I am set with the hardware.

So the questions is when does the hardware hash take place?

1. When is the so called hardware hash created?
2. Prior to activation are the files WPA.dbl or WPA.bak present on the harddrive?
3. If so where are they I have done a search on the drive but can not find
   them? I have unlocked the file type to Show all files I have all so unlocked all off the folders on C:drive where WinXP is loaded.
4. Once activated is there a file with the activation date in it? If so what is the file name and location?

I have done a lot of googling for these question but have not really come up with good answer. Anyone know the answers?

28 day to activation and counting