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XP won't activate
My PC comes up with "This copy of Windows must be
activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to Activate windows now?" When I click on YES it just comes back to the logon screen, then when I try to logon it loops back with the activation screen again. Even when I click No it does the same thing, so I can't get into my computer. How do I activate it? |
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XP won't activate
Where did you buy it? Does it come with a retail cd or a re-install cd?
-- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "lrobo" wrote in message ... My PC comes up with "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to Activate windows now?" When I click on YES it just comes back to the logon screen, then when I try to logon it loops back with the activation screen again. Even when I click No it does the same thing, so I can't get into my computer. How do I activate it? |
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XP won't activate
An OEM CD
I don't want to do a format though, I had it working perfect -----Original Message----- Where did you buy it? Does it come with a retail cd or a re-install cd? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "lrobo" wrote in message ... My PC comes up with "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to Activate windows now?" When I click on YES it just comes back to the logon screen, then when I try to logon it loops back with the activation screen again. Even when I click No it does the same thing, so I can't get into my computer. How do I activate it? . |
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XP won't activate
Try doing a repair install.
repair install http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;315341 -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) wrote in message ... An OEM CD I don't want to do a format though, I had it working perfect -----Original Message----- Where did you buy it? Does it come with a retail cd or a re-install cd? -- Colin Barnhorst [MVP Windows - Virtual Machine] (Reply to the group only unless otherwise requested) "lrobo" wrote in message ... My PC comes up with "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to Activate windows now?" When I click on YES it just comes back to the logon screen, then when I try to logon it loops back with the activation screen again. Even when I click No it does the same thing, so I can't get into my computer. How do I activate it? . |
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