Windows Activation Problem

[Matt]

For some reason or another, Windows continuously tells me that I haven't
activated windows. A little set of keys appears in my system tray and when I
click it, it tells me that I have a certain number of days left to activate.
Unfortunately, the thirty day grace period has run out and now, if I turn my
computer off or even put it to sleep, I won't be able to log back in. The
strange thing is, when I click it a blue window appears telling me that I've
already activated windows.... then, a few minutes later, the stupid keys
re-appear. I've had to re-install Windows twice already and I'd really like
to not lose all my stuff again... Someone please help me.

[Anton Pegan]

Hi Matt,

You will probably have to repair your activation wizard. To repair the
Activation Wizard:

1. Restart the computer, press F8 during startup, and then select Safe Mode
from
the Startup menu.

2. Log on to the computer as an administrator.

3. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

4. Click Start, click Run, type "cmd" (without the quotation marks), and
then
press ENTER.

5. At the command prompt, type "cd \windows\system32" (without the quotation
marks), and then press ENTER.

6. Expand the original files from the Windows XP CD-ROM. To do so, type the
following commands at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each command:

expand d:\i386\licwmi.dl_ c:\windows\system32
expand d:\i386\regwizc.dl_ c:\windows\system32
expand d:\i386\licdll.dl_ c:\windows\system32
expand d:\i386\wpabaln.ex_ c:\windows\system32
ren wpa.dbl wpa.old
expand d:\i386\wpa.db_ c:\windows\system32

7. Copy the files you expanded in step 6 into the Dllcache folder. To do so,
type the following commands at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each
command:

copy c:\windows\system32\licwmi.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache
copy c:\windows\system32\regwizc.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache
copy c:\windows\system32\licdll.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache
copy c:\windows\system32\wpabaln.exe c:\windows\system32\dllcache

8. Register the DLL files that "xp2600NO_WPA_fix(universal)" unregistered.
To do
so, type the following commands at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after
each command:

regsvr32.exe licwmi.dll
regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll
regsvr32.exe licdll.dll
exit

9. Click Start, click Run, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and
then press ENTER. View the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Add a DWORD value to this key that is named "Activation Required", and then
set the value of this DWORD to 1 (dword:00000001).

10. Restart your computer.



If the steps above do not help, try the following:

1. Log in as the local Administrator

2. Click Start > Run > and type in Regedit

3. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\wpaevents

4. In the right pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify

5. Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows

6. Click OK and close regedit

7. Click Start > Run and type in: "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a"

8. Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to
activate Windows, and then click Next

9. Re-activate your operating system



Also take a look at the follwing articles:

You are prompted to activate Windows every time you restart your computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295



Regards,

Anton Pegan



"Matt <G''''" > wrote in message
...
> For some reason or another, Windows continuously tells me that I haven't
> activated windows. A little set of keys appears in my system tray and
> when I
> click it, it tells me that I have a certain number of days left to
> activate.
> Unfortunately, the thirty day grace period has run out and now, if I turn
> my
> computer off or even put it to sleep, I won't be able to log back in. The
> strange thing is, when I click it a blue window appears telling me that
> I've
> already activated windows.... then, a few minutes later, the stupid keys
> re-appear. I've had to re-install Windows twice already and I'd really
> like
> to not lose all my stuff again... Someone please help me.

[TaurArian [MS-MVP]]

To remove the message that you are already activated, you can force activation on
reboot. If the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak become corrupted, they can cause a problem.
Reboot in "Safe Mode".
Rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the\Windows\system32 folder
Now the message should be removed and you can now reactivate.


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"Matt <G''''" > wrote in message
...
| For some reason or another, Windows continuously tells me that I haven't
| activated windows. A little set of keys appears in my system tray and when I
| click it, it tells me that I have a certain number of days left to activate.
| Unfortunately, the thirty day grace period has run out and now, if I turn my
| computer off or even put it to sleep, I won't be able to log back in. The
| strange thing is, when I click it a blue window appears telling me that I've
| already activated windows.... then, a few minutes later, the stupid keys
| re-appear. I've had to re-install Windows twice already and I'd really like
| to not lose all my stuff again... Someone please help me.

[Alias]

Anton Pegan wrote:
> Hi Matt,
>
> You will probably have to repair your activation wizard. To repair the
> Activation Wizard:
>
> 1. Restart the computer, press F8 during startup, and then select Safe Mode
> from
> the Startup menu.
>
> 2. Log on to the computer as an administrator.
>
> 3. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
>
> 4. Click Start, click Run, type "cmd" (without the quotation marks), and
> then
> press ENTER.
>
> 5. At the command prompt, type "cd \windows\system32" (without the quotation
> marks), and then press ENTER.
>
> 6. Expand the original files from the Windows XP CD-ROM. To do so, type the
> following commands at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each command:
>
> expand d:\i386\licwmi.dl_ c:\windows\system32
> expand d:\i386\regwizc.dl_ c:\windows\system32
> expand d:\i386\licdll.dl_ c:\windows\system32
> expand d:\i386\wpabaln.ex_ c:\windows\system32
> ren wpa.dbl wpa.old
> expand d:\i386\wpa.db_ c:\windows\system32
>
> 7. Copy the files you expanded in step 6 into the Dllcache folder. To do so,
> type the following commands at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after each
> command:
>
> copy c:\windows\system32\licwmi.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache
> copy c:\windows\system32\regwizc.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache
> copy c:\windows\system32\licdll.dll c:\windows\system32\dllcache
> copy c:\windows\system32\wpabaln.exe c:\windows\system32\dllcache
>
> 8. Register the DLL files that "xp2600NO_WPA_fix(universal)" unregistered.
> To do
> so, type the following commands at the command prompt, pressing ENTER after
> each command:
>
> regsvr32.exe licwmi.dll
> regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll
> regsvr32.exe licdll.dll
> exit
>
> 9. Click Start, click Run, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and
> then press ENTER. View the following registry key:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>
> Add a DWORD value to this key that is named "Activation Required", and then
> set the value of this DWORD to 1 (dword:00000001).
>
> 10. Restart your computer.
>
>
>
> If the steps above do not help, try the following:
>
> 1. Log in as the local Administrator
>
> 2. Click Start > Run > and type in Regedit
>
> 3. Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\wpaevents
>
> 4. In the right pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify
>
> 5. Change at least one digit of this value to deactivate Windows
>
> 6. Click OK and close regedit
>
> 7. Click Start > Run and type in: "%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a"
>
> 8. Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to
> activate Windows, and then click Next
>
> 9. Re-activate your operating system
>
>
>
> Also take a look at the follwing articles:
>
> You are prompted to activate Windows every time you restart your computer
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Anton Pegan

And MS says that activation is a painless procedure ... these are the
kinds of things that are motivating me to switch to Linux.

Alias
>
>
>
> "Matt <G''''" > wrote in message
> ...
>> For some reason or another, Windows continuously tells me that I haven't
>> activated windows. A little set of keys appears in my system tray and
>> when I
>> click it, it tells me that I have a certain number of days left to
>> activate.
>> Unfortunately, the thirty day grace period has run out and now, if I turn
>> my
>> computer off or even put it to sleep, I won't be able to log back in. The
>> strange thing is, when I click it a blue window appears telling me that
>> I've
>> already activated windows.... then, a few minutes later, the stupid keys
>> re-appear. I've had to re-install Windows twice already and I'd really
>> like
>> to not lose all my stuff again... Someone please help me.
>
>