Hi - I bought a new computer / new version of xp home a
couple of weeks ago - had problems with it - re-installed
windows (which solved all the problems) - except that I
can't activate windows - my product key is being used
on 'another' computer - the only possible cause of this
(that I can think of) is that as I re-installed windows,
I changed the hard drive that windows uses/is on.

Anyway, it won't re-activate, and the phone numbers the
activation 'wizard' gives me to call to rectify the
problem dont work properly - and soon I'm going to run
out of time and lose windows altogether -

anyone know anything else I can do to solve this ??

Thanx

Paul;
What do you mean "don't work properly"?
There are only 2 ways to activate, internet and phone.

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"paul c" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0c1f01c383b3$6e906f90$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi - I bought a new computer / new version of xp home a
> couple of weeks ago - had problems with it - re-installed
> windows (which solved all the problems) - except that I
> can't activate windows - my product key is being used
> on 'another' computer - the only possible cause of this
> (that I can think of) is that as I re-installed windows,
> I changed the hard drive that windows uses/is on.
>
> Anyway, it won't re-activate, and the phone numbers the
> activation 'wizard' gives me to call to rectify the
> problem dont work properly - and soon I'm going to run
> out of time and lose windows altogether -
>
> anyone know anything else I can do to solve this ??
>
> Thanx

There are only two ways to activate Windows XP:

1. via the internet

2. via the telephone

HOW TO: Activate Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307890


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"paul c" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| Hi - I bought a new computer / new version of xp home a
| couple of weeks ago - had problems with it - re-installed
| windows (which solved all the problems) - except that I
| can't activate windows - my product key is being used
| on 'another' computer - the only possible cause of this
| (that I can think of) is that as I re-installed windows,
| I changed the hard drive that windows uses/is on.
|
| Anyway, it won't re-activate, and the phone numbers the
| activation 'wizard' gives me to call to rectify the
| problem dont work properly - and soon I'm going to run
| out of time and lose windows altogether -
|
| anyone know anything else I can do to solve this ??
|
| Thanx

"J&J" <judy-n-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in news:20a601c388fa
$53f20f80$(E-Mail Removed):

>
> What caused your problem wasn't the reinstallation, but
> the fact that you installed XP on one drive, possibly
> activated it, then reinstalled it on a different drive.
> To XP, it thinks it's been reinstalled on more than 1
> computer - so it'll shut down after 30 days.
>
> The only thing I know that can be done is to contact
> Microsoft & tell them about your new/different hard
> drive. They should then be able to give you a new
> activation number. You may be able to find a more
> accurate/current phone number on their website somewhere.
> Good luck!
>
> J&J
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi - I bought a new computer / new version of xp home a
>>couple of weeks ago - had problems with it - re-installed
>>windows (which solved all the problems) - except that I
>>can't activate windows - my product key is being used
>>on 'another' computer - the only possible cause of this
>>(that I can think of) is that as I re-installed windows,
>>I changed the hard drive that windows uses/is on.
>>
>>Anyway, it won't re-activate, and the phone numbers the
>>activation 'wizard' gives me to call to rectify the
>>problem dont work properly - and soon I'm going to run
>>out of time and lose windows altogether -
>>
>>anyone know anything else I can do to solve this ??
>>
>>Thanx
>>.
>>
>

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