xp activation

[jerry s.]

I have just got a new box with xp installed. I want to
activate it so I can get the latest updates. I did the
registration but cannot find a link or phone # for the
activate. I tried the WIndow updates but it stopped about
half thru. Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[Nicholas]

Activation: Start > Run and type: oobe/msoobe /a , and hit enter.


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| half thru. Any help appreciated.
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[Tom Porterfield]

jerry s. wrote:
> I have just got a new box with xp installed. I want to
> activate it so I can get the latest updates. I did the
> registration but cannot find a link or phone # for the
> activate. I tried the WIndow updates but it stopped about
> half thru. Any help appreciated.

If the PC came with XP already installed it is probably already activated,
nothing for you to do. To verify if windows is activated, enter the
following command in the Start, Run box and click OK:

%windir%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a

This will bring up the Activate Windows screen where you can either
activate, or if Windows is already activated it will state as such on the
screen.
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Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows XP & Smart Display
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

[Ramesh]

Description of Microsoft Product Activation
http://www.jsiinc.com/SUBJ/tip4500/rh4518.htm

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Ramesh



"jerry s." > wrote in message
...
I have just got a new box with xp installed. I want to
activate it so I can get the latest updates. I did the
registration but cannot find a link or phone # for the
activate. I tried the WIndow updates but it stopped about
half thru. Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[Jerry S.]

Thanks Nicholas, as it turns out it is already activated.
Next question would be why won't the updates download??
>-----Original Message-----
>Activation: Start > Run and type: oobe/msoobe /a ,
and hit enter.
>
>
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>Nicholas
>
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>
>"jerry s." > wrote in message:
> ...
>
>| I have just got a new box with xp installed. I want to
>| activate it so I can get the latest updates. I did the
>| registration but cannot find a link or phone # for the
>| activate. I tried the WIndow updates but it stopped
about
>| half thru. Any help appreciated.
>|
>| Thanks
>.
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/

Open the windowsupdate.log file in the C:\Windows, scroll to the bottom and
look at the recent error codes. You can research them at the above link.

If you cannot see the .log file, go to the control panel/folder options/view
tab and enable the options to see hidden and system files.

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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

"Jerry S." > wrote in message
...
> Thanks Nicholas, as it turns out it is already activated.
> Next question would be why won't the updates download??
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Activation: Start > Run and type: oobe/msoobe /a ,
> and hit enter.
> >
> >
> >--
> >Nicholas
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------
> ----------
> >
> >"jerry s." > wrote in message:
> > ...
> >
> >| I have just got a new box with xp installed. I want to
> >| activate it so I can get the latest updates. I did the
> >| registration but cannot find a link or phone # for the
> >| activate. I tried the WIndow updates but it stopped
> about
> >| half thru. Any help appreciated.
> >|
> >| Thanks
> >.
> >