Mesh PC and Activation after new Motherboard fitted

Motherboard failed so it was replaced with a Foxconn board. When PC restarted
it informed me that XP had to be re-activated - as expected. Then activation
fails and the message tells me that I am subject to a pirate copy of XP. How
can this be - it's a full XP Home install disk - unbranded - with the CD Key
on a sticker on the case. Activation tells me that the key is false and fake?
Anyone got any ideas?

Mikej101 wrote:

Motherboard failed so it was replaced with a Foxconn board. When PC
restarted it informed me that XP had to be re-activated - as expected.
Then activation fails and the message tells me that I am subject to a
pirate copy of XP. How can this be - it's a full XP Home install disk -
unbranded - with the CD Key on a sticker on the case. Activation tells me
that the key is false and fake? Anyone got any ideas?

Activate by phone. MS has disabled activation over the internet for the
large OEMs......

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

Hey - am just new to this blog page....
I've been there and done that....little different circumstances.
It would appear you are a victim of piroted software.... whomever put your
new board in probabley put in a copy of XP - then when your XP updated the
"legit check control" found out....and well good luck. I tried for several
weeks to get my "key code" to work - wrote a gazillion letters to microsoft
support etc etc etc........sure it's the right key code probabley but several
copies have been made of your origianl software and it works only on
one...speak to the guy who reparied your pc then........(if he is till in
town) Like I did, you may end up buying the Windows advantage kit and your
problem will be solved.
Fergie


"Mikej101" wrote:

Motherboard failed so it was replaced with a Foxconn board. When PC restarted
it informed me that XP had to be re-activated - as expected. Then activation
fails and the message tells me that I am subject to a pirate copy of XP. How
can this be - it's a full XP Home install disk - unbranded - with the CD Key
on a sticker on the case. Activation tells me that the key is false and fake?
Anyone got any ideas?

Hey Mike ! I hope your right !! I tried to activate mine by phone and
well.........

"Gordon" wrote:

Mikej101 wrote:

Motherboard failed so it was replaced with a Foxconn board. When PC
restarted it informed me that XP had to be re-activated - as expected.
Then activation fails and the message tells me that I am subject to a
pirate copy of XP. How can this be - it's a full XP Home install disk -
unbranded - with the CD Key on a sticker on the case. Activation tells me
that the key is false and fake? Anyone got any ideas?

Activate by phone. MS has disabled activation over the internet for the
large OEMs......

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

fergie123 wrote:

Hey - am just new to this blog page....

What "blog page"? This is not a blog or a user forum; it is a web interface
to Usenet newsgroups. Here's information about that:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn
to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are some links to
information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin...ge=basics.html - Basics of
Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation
of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outloo...snewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working
properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs. crossposting

There is also nothing to indicate that the OP has pirated software. His
question has already been answered. He has a generic OEM version that will
need to be activated by phone.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

Your original installation may have been BIOS locked to the Mesh board, in
which case, you have violated the OEM rules whereby an OEM installation
stays with the original board and is not transferable.

--
Mike Hall
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User



"Mikej101" wrote in message
...
Motherboard failed so it was replaced with a Foxconn board. When PC
restarted
it informed me that XP had to be re-activated - as expected. Then
activation
fails and the message tells me that I am subject to a pirate copy of XP.
How
can this be - it's a full XP Home install disk - unbranded - with the CD
Key
on a sticker on the case. Activation tells me that the key is false and
fake?
Anyone got any ideas?

Mike Hall - MS MVP Windows Shell/User wrote:

Your original installation may have been BIOS locked to the Mesh board, in
which case, you have violated the OEM rules whereby an OEM installation
stays with the original board and is not transferable.


That's not an OEM rule, that's a MESH rule.......

--
Gordon Burgess-Parker
Systems and Management Accounting
www.gbpcomputing.co.uk

Thanks for the response guys - Yes, Malke you are right - there was never any
question about piracy - I'm still using the original hard drive and
installation of XP. I phoned and got activated.

"Malke" wrote:

fergie123 wrote:

Hey - am just new to this blog page....

What "blog page"? This is not a blog or a user forum; it is a web interface
to Usenet newsgroups. Here's information about that:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn
to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are some links to
information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin...ge=basics.html - Basics of
Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation
of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outloo...snewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working
properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs. crossposting

There is also nothing to indicate that the OP has pirated software. His
question has already been answered. He has a generic OEM version that will
need to be activated by phone.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"