young@and.resteless
December 5th 03, 07:21 AM
My WinXP arrived today and I installed it - but it insists on
'activating' it. I thought my friend had said he had some small time
frame to do that, like a month. That's bad enough, but when you
activate, it picks up your computer hardware so that it can 'lock' the
OS to that system. Great! I realized I did not have my
cartridge-based d drive on, so I restarted, with it on. Now the
damned thing wants to do a scandisk on that d drive, and it is locked
on 1% and has been for 30 minutes! Now the drive is and was okay 60
minutes ago. As I sit here looking at this, I now realize that even
if I can get over the 1% (doubtful), then I probably can never switch
d drives - thereby preventing me from switching data drives. Great!
Of course there is MS number to call, but of course it is toll.
Now what? Wasted my money (again)?
'activating' it. I thought my friend had said he had some small time
frame to do that, like a month. That's bad enough, but when you
activate, it picks up your computer hardware so that it can 'lock' the
OS to that system. Great! I realized I did not have my
cartridge-based d drive on, so I restarted, with it on. Now the
damned thing wants to do a scandisk on that d drive, and it is locked
on 1% and has been for 30 minutes! Now the drive is and was okay 60
minutes ago. As I sit here looking at this, I now realize that even
if I can get over the 1% (doubtful), then I probably can never switch
d drives - thereby preventing me from switching data drives. Great!
Of course there is MS number to call, but of course it is toll.
Now what? Wasted my money (again)?