Windows XP checking licensing?!?! HELP

[Jim]

I went to start my friends computer up yesterday and when
I clicked on the icon to enter windows xp the error
message said, Windows was unable to accurately check the
liscensing of this product. I installed a full version of
windows xp home addition about a month and a half ago and
never had any problems till last night. Everything on the
computer is legit. For some reason I can get into
safemode with command prompt and by itself but I cannot do
it with networking (same error). I ran a virus check and
everything. When I tried to start it in normal mode it
did a physical memory dump. I'm thinking he might of
downloaded a virus or something, he also did not have the
latest security patches. Can anyone please help???
Appreciate it

jim

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

In Safe Mode,

go to start/run, and type

regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll

OK, then,

regsvr32.exe licdll.dll


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"Jim" > wrote in message
...
> I went to start my friends computer up yesterday and when
> I clicked on the icon to enter windows xp the error
> message said, Windows was unable to accurately check the
> liscensing of this product. I installed a full version of
> windows xp home addition about a month and a half ago and
> never had any problems till last night. Everything on the
> computer is legit. For some reason I can get into
> safemode with command prompt and by itself but I cannot do
> it with networking (same error). I ran a virus check and
> everything. When I tried to start it in normal mode it
> did a physical memory dump. I'm thinking he might of
> downloaded a virus or something, he also did not have the
> latest security patches. Can anyone please help???
> Appreciate it
>
> jim

[jim]

Hey mike thanks for the tip but I'm still getting the
error code. Any other ideas what might be wrong with it??

jim

[Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\)]

Try a repair install as follows:

Be sure you are well backed up in case there is a problem from which you are
unable to recover. NOTE, while a repair install should leave your data
files intact, if something goes wrong during the repair install, you may be
forced to start over and do a clean install of XP. If you don't have your
data backed up, you would lose your data should that eventuality occur.



Boot from the CD. If your system is set to be able to boot from the CD, it
should detect the disk and give a brief message, during the boot up, if you
wish to boot from the CD press any key.



Once you have pressed a key, setup should begin. You will see a reference
asking if you need to load special drivers and another notice that if you
wish to begin the ASR (Automatic Recovery Console) depress F2. Just let
setup run past all of that. It will continue to load files and drivers.



Then it will bring you to a screen. Eventually, you will come to a screen
with the option to (1) setup Windows or (2) Repair Windows Installation
using the Recovery console.



The first option, to setup Windows is the one you want and requires you to
press enter. When asked, press F8 to accept the end user agreement. Setup
will then search for previous versions of Windows. Upon finding your
version, it will ask if you wish to Repair your current installation or
install fresh. Press R, that will run a repair installation. From there
on, follow the screens.


--
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

"jim" > wrote in message
...
> Hey mike thanks for the tip but I'm still getting the
> error code. Any other ideas what might be wrong with it??
>
> jim