Is the MS XP activation server down.

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I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs

[Paul in Houston TX[_2_]]

wrote:
> I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
> the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs

It was turned off in 2016.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_install/windows-xp-activation/d5aa5e18-2867-40d9-9d16-2a86021eff73

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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:24:07 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
> wrote:

wrote:
>> I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>> the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>
>It was turned off in 2016.
>
>https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_install/windows-xp-activation/d5aa5e18-2867-40d9-9d16-2a86021eff73
>
Where did you hear that? It is not in that link you posted and it was
working a couple weeks ago.
Microsoft sold me the OS and they did not say there was an expiration
date.

[Paul in Houston TX[_2_]]

wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:24:07 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
> > wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>>> I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>>> the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>>
>> It was turned off in 2016.
>>
>> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_install/windows-xp-activation/d5aa5e18-2867-40d9-9d16-2a86021eff73
>>
> Where did you hear that? It is not in that link you posted and it was
> working a couple weeks ago.
> Microsoft sold me the OS and they did not say there was an expiration
> date.

Internet activation was discussed in one of MS newsgroups over the last few months.
I forgot which one, probably this one.
The issues were about the internet activation servers not working.
Perhaps they are back on line now. idk.
Phone activation via number entry still worked and probably by voice call to MS, also.

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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:10:33 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
> wrote:

wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:24:07 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>>>> the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>>>
>>> It was turned off in 2016.
>>>
>>> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_install/windows-xp-activation/d5aa5e18-2867-40d9-9d16-2a86021eff73
>>>
>> Where did you hear that? It is not in that link you posted and it was
>> working a couple weeks ago.
>> Microsoft sold me the OS and they did not say there was an expiration
>> date.
>
>Internet activation was discussed in one of MS newsgroups over the last few months.
>I forgot which one, probably this one.
>The issues were about the internet activation servers not working.
>Perhaps they are back on line now. idk.
>Phone activation via number entry still worked and probably by voice call to MS, also.

I will try again a few times before I just use one of the hacks

[Ian Jackson[_4_]]

In message >,
writes
>On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:10:33 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
> wrote:
>
wrote:
>>> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:24:07 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>>>>> the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>>>>
>>>> It was turned off in 2016.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_
>>>>install/windows-xp-activation/d5aa5e18-2867-40d9-9d16-2a86021eff73
>>>>
>>> Where did you hear that? It is not in that link you posted and it was
>>> working a couple weeks ago.
>>> Microsoft sold me the OS and they did not say there was an expiration
>>> date.
>>
>>Internet activation was discussed in one of MS newsgroups over the
>>last few months.
>>I forgot which one, probably this one.
>>The issues were about the internet activation servers not working.
>>Perhaps they are back on line now. idk.
>>Phone activation via number entry still worked and probably by voice
>>call to MS, also.
>
>I will try again a few times before I just use one of the hacks

It's a few months since I did a virgin XP installation. IIRC, you need
IE8 to connect to the activation server - and you can't get IE8 as a
matter of course until you get activated! I think the easy solution is
to do the XP SP4 installation.
<https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=XP+SP4+installation&*>
That said, I think that some of my fairly recent installations have
activated as normal (must do another installation to see what happens).

--
Ian

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On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 21:52:55 +0000, Ian Jackson
> wrote:

>In message >,
writes
>>On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 18:10:33 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
> wrote:
>>
wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:24:07 -0500, Paul in Houston TX
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>>>>>> the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>>>>>
>>>>> It was turned off in 2016.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_
>>>>>install/windows-xp-activation/d5aa5e18-2867-40d9-9d16-2a86021eff73
>>>>>
>>>> Where did you hear that? It is not in that link you posted and it was
>>>> working a couple weeks ago.
>>>> Microsoft sold me the OS and they did not say there was an expiration
>>>> date.
>>>
>>>Internet activation was discussed in one of MS newsgroups over the
>>>last few months.
>>>I forgot which one, probably this one.
>>>The issues were about the internet activation servers not working.
>>>Perhaps they are back on line now. idk.
>>>Phone activation via number entry still worked and probably by voice
>>>call to MS, also.
>>
>>I will try again a few times before I just use one of the hacks
>
>It's a few months since I did a virgin XP installation. IIRC, you need
>IE8 to connect to the activation server - and you can't get IE8 as a
>matter of course until you get activated! I think the easy solution is
>to do the XP SP4 installation.
><https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=XP+SP4+installation&*>
>That said, I think that some of my fairly recent installations have
>activated as normal (must do another installation to see what happens).

I did one less than a month ago with the IE that loads with SP2.
The only thing I can think of that may be different is I had Firefox
loaded before I tried the activation. I usually do it as soon as I get
the first prompt.
I am thinking about wiping out Firefox and trying again.
I may try a scratch load with another machine that is already working
and I was scrapping anyway.

[[email protected]]

On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:35:42 -0400, wrote:

>I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs

You need to load SP3 first. Then it sails through using the IE6 that
comes with a basic load. I got so wrapped up in tracking down XP
drivers for this I5 machine that I forgot to load SP3.

[Ian Jackson[_4_]]

In message >,
writes
>On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:35:42 -0400, wrote:
>
>>I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>>the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>
>You need to load SP3 first. Then it sails through using the IE6 that
>comes with a basic load. I got so wrapped up in tracking down XP
>drivers for this I5 machine that I forgot to load SP3.
>
Just been thinking......
I'm pretty sure I've had activation problems because the PC time was
totally wrong (possibly because I had fitted a new BIOS battery).
Presumably I hadn't set it correctly during the installation procedure.
Set it more-or-less correctly, and the activation worked. [Or am I
mistaken?]
--
Ian

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On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 19:57:18 +0100, Ian Jackson
> wrote:

>In message >,
writes
>>On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 23:35:42 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>>I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>>>the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>>
>>You need to load SP3 first. Then it sails through using the IE6 that
>>comes with a basic load. I got so wrapped up in tracking down XP
>>drivers for this I5 machine that I forgot to load SP3.
>>
>Just been thinking......
>I'm pretty sure I've had activation problems because the PC time was
>totally wrong (possibly because I had fitted a new BIOS battery).
>Presumably I hadn't set it correctly during the installation procedure.
>Set it more-or-less correctly, and the activation worked. [Or am I
>mistaken?]
It is clear they have a narrow path but it is still open

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On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 12:24:07 -0500, Paul in Houston TX >
wrote:

wrote:
>> I keep getting a message that it can't make a connection but I am on
>> the web OK and the LAN seems to be working between my PCs
>
>It was turned off in 2016.
>
>https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-windows_install/windows-xp-activation/d5aa5e18-2867-40d9-9d16-2a86021eff73
>
Hi,

I recently "Activated" another WinXP after I installed it.

However, I have always used the toll free telephone (automatic) method.

John