Hi Nick,
See if this helps:
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Activation
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help -
www.rickrogers.org
"Nick Zammit" <Nick
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> Help plz... I cannot activate my legal copy of xp pro when i click the
> activate windows icon or the bubble that appears every so often, nuffin
> happens... is there a way round this problem without me having to format
> again??
>
> Please help
>
>