I have alredy written to this forum before.

Fujitsu - Siemens notebook was bought about one year ago. It seems
that it came with Windows XP Home preinstalled (there is COA product
key on the bottom of the computer), but Windows XP Home was never used
or activated by the user, nor was COA product key shared with any
other person. User unfortunatelly no longer posses (if he ever had)
installation CD for the Windows XP.

According to the instructions I have obtained on this forum, I
borrowed generic OEM Windows XP Home installation and used COA product
key. Installation was successfully completed. However, Windows XP
won't activate over Internet. Is it possible that activation failed
because installation CD somehow does not match product key? Again,
both COA and installation CD are Windows XP Home edition.

The only other reason for failed activation I can think of is that
product key was stolen. Any ideas?

Thanks for the answers.

And phone activation?

"Pygmalion" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have alredy written to this forum before.
>
> Fujitsu - Siemens notebook was bought about one year ago. It seems
> that it came with Windows XP Home preinstalled (there is COA product
> key on the bottom of the computer), but Windows XP Home was never used
> or activated by the user, nor was COA product key shared with any
> other person. User unfortunatelly no longer posses (if he ever had)
> installation CD for the Windows XP.
>
> According to the instructions I have obtained on this forum, I
> borrowed generic OEM Windows XP Home installation and used COA product
> key. Installation was successfully completed. However, Windows XP
> won't activate over Internet. Is it possible that activation failed
> because installation CD somehow does not match product key? Again,
> both COA and installation CD are Windows XP Home edition.
>
> The only other reason for failed activation I can think of is that
> product key was stolen. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks for the answers.
>

Didn't try yet, and have to wait until tomorrow. Just wanted to get
some answers, so if there is a problem on my side I could correct that
until then.

DL je napisal:
> And phone activation?
>
> "Pygmalion" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have alredy written to this forum before.
> >
> > Fujitsu - Siemens notebook was bought about one year ago. It seems
> > that it came with Windows XP Home preinstalled (there is COA product
> > key on the bottom of the computer), but Windows XP Home was never used
> > or activated by the user, nor was COA product key shared with any
> > other person. User unfortunatelly no longer posses (if he ever had)
> > installation CD for the Windows XP.
> >
> > According to the instructions I have obtained on this forum, I
> > borrowed generic OEM Windows XP Home installation and used COA product
> > key. Installation was successfully completed. However, Windows XP
> > won't activate over Internet. Is it possible that activation failed
> > because installation CD somehow does not match product key? Again,
> > both COA and installation CD are Windows XP Home edition.
> >
> > The only other reason for failed activation I can think of is that
> > product key was stolen. Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks for the answers.
> >

"Pygmalion" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> Didn't try yet, and have to wait until tomorrow. Just wanted to get
> some answers, so if there is a problem on my side I could correct that
> until then.

> DL je napisal:
>> And phone activation?
>>
>> "Pygmalion" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>> > I have alredy written to this forum before.
>> >
>> > Fujitsu - Siemens notebook was bought about one year ago. It seems
>> > that it came with Windows XP Home preinstalled (there is COA product
>> > key on the bottom of the computer), but Windows XP Home was never used
>> > or activated by the user, nor was COA product key shared with any
>> > other person. User unfortunatelly no longer posses (if he ever had)
>> > installation CD for the Windows XP.
>> >
>> > According to the instructions I have obtained on this forum, I
>> > borrowed generic OEM Windows XP Home installation and used COA product
>> > key. Installation was successfully completed. However, Windows XP
>> > won't activate over Internet. Is it possible that activation failed
>> > because installation CD somehow does not match product key? Again,
>> > both COA and installation CD are Windows XP Home edition.
>> >
>> > The only other reason for failed activation I can think of is that
>> > product key was stolen. Any ideas?

No problem on your side. Do the phone activation.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]