Windows XP checking licensing?!?! HELP

[Redd Fox]

Did you or your friend activate Windows XP over the
internet? Yhey give you 30 days to do it. I guess after
that it self destructs.

>-----Original 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
>.
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

> I guess after that it self destructs.

No, it just will only load Safe mode.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Redd Fox" > wrote in message
...
> Did you or your friend activate Windows XP over the
> internet? Yhey give you 30 days to do it. I guess after
> that it self destructs.
>
> >-----Original 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
> >.
> >

[Redd Fox]

Maybe you can help me out with my little problem, Rick.
It's a long story but I have Windows XP Home Edition on
both partitions, C: and D: with a boot menu that asks me
to choose between them. I don't want Windows XP on D:
and I don't want that boot menu. I'm the only one using
my computer. I've tried getting rid of them but they're
fighting me all the way. How can I do it without
insulting my computer? :=)

>-----Original Message-----
>> I guess after that it self destructs.
>
>No, it just will only load Safe mode.
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>
>"Redd Fox" > wrote in message
...
>> Did you or your friend activate Windows XP over the
>> internet? Yhey give you 30 days to do it. I guess
after
>> that it self destructs.
>>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Boot the one on C:\, open Windows Explorer and delete the system folders on
D:\

Start/run C:\boot.ini

Remove the line referencing the D:\ installation from the [operating
systems] section. It's probably the line that contains partition(2).

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Redd Fox" > wrote in message
...
> Maybe you can help me out with my little problem, Rick.
> It's a long story but I have Windows XP Home Edition on
> both partitions, C: and D: with a boot menu that asks me
> to choose between them. I don't want Windows XP on D:
> and I don't want that boot menu. I'm the only one using
> my computer. I've tried getting rid of them but they're
> fighting me all the way. How can I do it without
> insulting my computer? :=)
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >> I guess after that it self destructs.
> >
> >No, it just will only load Safe mode.
> >
> >--
> >Best of Luck,
> >
> >Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
> >www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
> >
> >"Redd Fox" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Did you or your friend activate Windows XP over the
> >> internet? Yhey give you 30 days to do it. I guess
> after
> >> that it self destructs.
> >>
>

[Redd Fox]

Thanks, Rick! It worked and it took only a couple of
minutes! I guess the problem before was I was deleting
the default system.

You don't think MicroSoft will be mad at me for
activating Windows four times, do you? It sure was some
ordeal to get this thing going. Every step worked great
but I wound up adding more steps than was necessary.


>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Boot the one on C:\, open Windows Explorer and delete
the system folders on
>D:\
>
>Start/run C:\boot.ini
>
>Remove the line referencing the D:\ installation from
the [operating
>systems] section. It's probably the line that contains
partition(2).
>
>--
>Best of Luck,
>
>Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org
>