The files you are referring are WPA.DBL and WPA.BAK.
However this only works on a Repair Installation.
Those files are worthless on a Clean Installation as you are doing.
Also see:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

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"Xu" <xuxuxuxu@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Kpfuf.30825$dZ1.25511@bignews2.bellsouth.net. ..
>I going to reformat soon, but I remember having to phone activate last time
>I did so. I know I have to activate no matter what, but isn't there some
>files I can copy off my HDD and then put back after I format so that the
>activation is online and automatic?