Phone number to activate WinXP pro

I thought it would be easy to find the phone number to activate XP. But, I
have been searching Microsoft website in vain.

If anyone knows the number, or webpage, I would be most appreciative.

"Geoff" wrote in message
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I thought it would be easy to find the phone number to activate XP. But,
I
have been searching Microsoft website in vain.

If anyone knows the number, or webpage, I would be most appreciative.



Did you run the activation wizard?

It should give you the toll-free number right there



From the Microsoft site:

How to activate Windows XP by using the Internet
To activate Windows XP by using an Internet connection, follow these steps:
1.. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to
System Tools, and then click Activate Windows.

Or, click the Windows Activation icon in the notification area.
2.. Click Yes, let's activate Windows over the Internet now.
3.. Click Read the Windows Product Activation Privacy Statement, click
Back, and then click Next.
4.. Use one of the following methods:
a.. If you want to register and activate Windows at the same time, click
Yes, I want to register and activate Windows at the same time, click Read
the Windows Registration Privacy Statement, click Back, click Next, type
your contact information in the appropriate boxes in the registration form,
and then click Next. An asterisk (*) appears next to required information.
b.. If you only want to activate Windows, click No, I don't want to
register now; let's just activate Windows, and then click Next.
The wizard establishes a connection with an activation server, and then
processes the activation request.
5.. When activation is completed and you receive the following message,
click OK:
You have successfully activated your copy of Windows.

On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:43:01 -0800, Geoff wrote:

I thought it would be easy to find the phone number to activate XP. But, I
have been searching Microsoft website in vain.

If anyone knows the number, or webpage, I would be most appreciative.

Googling "800 number to activate xp" got the answer on the first hit:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307890

How to activate Windows XP by phone
To contact a Microsoft customer service representative to activate
Windows by phone, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point
to System Tools, and then click Activate Windows.

Or, click the Windows Activation icon in the notification area.
2. Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative
to active Windows now.
3. Click Read the Windows Product Activation Privacy Statement,
click Back, and then click Next.
4. Follow the steps in the Activate Windows by phone dialog box,
and then click Next.

Note The number appears now and differs based on the location
that you select.
5. When activation is completed and you receive the following
message, click OK.

Thank you both. I suppose I should put some meat on the bones. I have had a
bad case of the reverse Midas touch over the last year and have had a string
of hardware and software failures which required reinstalling my genuine all
paid for copy again and again. Finally, this last week my motherboard
failed. I was so fed up that I went out and bought a new motherboard,
processor, and video card.

Well, here we go again. Installing all this stuff takes forever and entails
many reboots. I put my hard drive in and lo and behold XP won't start up!
So.... I put my XP Pro disk into the dvd reader and get it started on a
repair mission. Half way through, up comes this message telling me that it
has detected new hardware and that I have to activate my XP within three
days. At this time I am half way through installing the drivers for my
mother board which require another reboot. Then..... up pops a message
telling me that I have to activate or I won't be allowed to login. Would I
like to activate now? So....... I click okay and I wait and wait and wait
and finally realize that whatever it takes for the Internet to happen has not
yet been installed. Hence my quest to find the darn phone number. I started
getting the computer fired up this morning and it is now 8:30 pm Atlantic
Time and I am here on the other side of town typing on my friend's computer.

I wonder what lies in waiting for me tomorrow when I get back to it.

Good thing I have an excellent sense of humour.

"Charlie" wrote:

On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:43:01 -0800, Geoff wrote:

I thought it would be easy to find the phone number to activate XP. But, I
have been searching Microsoft website in vain.

If anyone knows the number, or webpage, I would be most appreciative.

Googling "800 number to activate xp" got the answer on the first hit:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307890

How to activate Windows XP by phone
To contact a Microsoft customer service representative to activate
Windows by phone, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point
to System Tools, and then click Activate Windows.

Or, click the Windows Activation icon in the notification area.
2. Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative
to active Windows now.
3. Click Read the Windows Product Activation Privacy Statement,
click Back, and then click Next.
4. Follow the steps in the Activate Windows by phone dialog box,
and then click Next.

Note The number appears now and differs based on the location
that you select.
5. When activation is completed and you receive the following
message, click OK.

Geoff wrote:
I thought it would be easy to find the phone number to activate XP.
But, I have been searching Microsoft website in vain.

If anyone knows the number, or webpage, I would be most appreciative.

Microsoft Activation Centers Worldwide Telephone Numbers

http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/r...l/numbers.mspx