Notice to Reactivate Windows in 3 days

[Ednamc]

Hi--Please, I need help. Been doing lot of
troubleshooting past couple of months---installed and
uninstalled several programs--added new color printer
(cheap one). Suddenly today I'm getting msg--Windows
Product Activation--Since windows was first activated on
this computer the hardware on the computer has changed
significantly. Due to these changes windows must be
reactivated within 3 days. Do you want to reactivate now?
Please, what gives, why this msg?? Thanks for any help I
can get. ednamc

[David Candy]

Pretty self explanatory. You changed hardware, windows thinks it may be =
on a different computer. You have to reactivate.
"Ednamc" > wrote in message =
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> Hi--Please, I need help. Been doing lot of=20
> troubleshooting past couple of months---installed and=20
> uninstalled several programs--added new color printer=20
> (cheap one). Suddenly today I'm getting msg--Windows=20
> Product Activation--Since windows was first activated on=20
> this computer the hardware on the computer has changed=20
> significantly. Due to these changes windows must be=20
> reactivated within 3 days. Do you want to reactivate now?
> Please, what gives, why this msg?? Thanks for any help I=20
> can get. ednamc

[Ednamc]

To David Candy----thanks so much for your quick reply---I
kind of thought as much, but if they keep track of
everyone who installs or reinstalls hardware they're a
busy bunch!! :-) Thanks again, David--I will reactivate.
>-----Original Message-----
>Pretty self explanatory. You changed hardware, windows
thinks it may be on a different computer. You have to
reactivate.
>"Ednamc" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi--Please, I need help. Been doing lot of
>> troubleshooting past couple of months---installed and
>> uninstalled several programs--added new color printer
>> (cheap one). Suddenly today I'm getting msg--Windows
>> Product Activation--Since windows was first activated
on
>> this computer the hardware on the computer has changed
>> significantly. Due to these changes windows must be
>> reactivated within 3 days. Do you want to reactivate
now?
>> Please, what gives, why this msg?? Thanks for any
help I
>> can get. ednamc
>
>.
>

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Microsoft doesn't keep track, the system does. And when it sees that enough
hardware has been changed to become "suspicious" (for lack of a better
term), it will just ask you to reactivate.

--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"Ednamc" > wrote in message
...
> To David Candy----thanks so much for your quick reply---I
> kind of thought as much, but if they keep track of
> everyone who installs or reinstalls hardware they're a
> busy bunch!! :-) Thanks again, David--I will reactivate.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Pretty self explanatory. You changed hardware, windows
> thinks it may be on a different computer. You have to
> reactivate.
> >"Ednamc" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Hi--Please, I need help. Been doing lot of
> >> troubleshooting past couple of months---installed and
> >> uninstalled several programs--added new color printer
> >> (cheap one). Suddenly today I'm getting msg--Windows
> >> Product Activation--Since windows was first activated
> on
> >> this computer the hardware on the computer has changed
> >> significantly. Due to these changes windows must be
> >> reactivated within 3 days. Do you want to reactivate
> now?
> >> Please, what gives, why this msg?? Thanks for any
> help I
> >> can get. ednamc
> >
> >.
> >