Not get past load personal settings - cant install windows properly

Cant get past loading personal settings. Either nothing
happens and I have to reboot - to get the same problem -
or I get a number of different error messages. The most
understandable is that trhe system cannot activate
windows, because of a problem accurately checking the
license. Occasionally I can get through, but with a
default profile and not enough of the system working to
do anything - e.g. system restore.

Any ideas out there?

Thanks

Richard

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"richard" wrote in message:
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| Cant get past loading personal settings. Either nothing
| happens and I have to reboot - to get the same problem -
| or I get a number of different error messages. The most
| understandable is that trhe system cannot activate
| windows, because of a problem accurately checking the
| license. Occasionally I can get through, but with a
| default profile and not enough of the system working to
| do anything - e.g. system restore.
|
| Any ideas out there?
|
| Thanks
|
| Richard