Hi TEEN342,

You're going to have to choose the option to activate by phone, then call
the number displayed for Microsoft.



Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"TEEN342" wrote in message
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HI I HAVE RECENTLY REINSTALLED WINDOWS XP HOME SP1A BUT IT WONT LET ME
ACTIVATE IT, IT IS A LEGAL COPY AND THE DISC IS MINE. HOW DO I ACTIVATE
XP?

I KNOW ACTIVATION IS LINKED TO HARDWARE CONFIG BUT IT IS THE SAME AS IT
WAS
BEFORE YET IT WONT ACTIVATE MESSAGE IS...

"...THE NUMBER OF TIMES YOU CAN ACTIVATE WINDOWS WITH THIS PRODUCT KEY HAS
BEEN EXCEEDED..."