Three weeks ago, I have successfully installed Windows Vista Ultimate
SP2 64 bit in a dual-boot configuration with my XP Pro SP3. I have
kept each up to date. Since last Wednesday, September 20, 2009, I was
constant booting into my Vista, This morning, I booted into my XP
section and was promoted to re-activate my XP.

My question: Why did the XP request a "reactivation" and how can I
prevent this?

On Oct 5, 3:28*pm, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Three weeks ago, I have successfully installed Windows Vista Ultimate
> SP2 64 bit in a dual-boot configuration with my XP Pro SP3. *I have
> kept each up to date. *Since last Wednesday, September 20, 2009, I was
> constant booting into my Vista, *This morning, I booted into my XP
> section and was promoted to re-activate my XP.
>
> My question: *Why did the XP request a "reactivation" and how can I
> prevent this?

My version of XP Pro SP3 is a 32 bit version.

On Oct 5, 4:00*pm, "PencilState" <pencilst...@iforgotmypen.psu> wrote:
> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:bc21a402-14dd-4b6c-bc05-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > Three weeks ago, I have successfully installed Windows Vista Ultimate
> > SP2 64 bit in a dual-boot configuration with my XP Pro SP3. *I have
> > kept each up to date. *Since last Wednesday, September 20, 2009, I was
> > constant booting into my Vista, *This morning, I booted into my XP
> > section and was promoted to re-activate my XP.
>
> > My question: *Why did the XP request a "reactivation" and how can I
> > prevent this?
>
> Activate it, maybe?
>
> If its valid, just do it.

I am afraid that something is causing the "activation" to be lost and
I may need to re-activate every time. It has been posted that at some
point, MS will refuse to activate since they would consider the key to
be used too often.

On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:39:27 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Oct 5, 4:00*pm, "PencilState" <pencilst...@iforgotmypen.psu> wrote:
> > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:bc21a402-14dd-4b6c-bc05-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > > Three weeks ago, I have successfully installed Windows Vista Ultimate
> > > SP2 64 bit in a dual-boot configuration with my XP Pro SP3. *I have
> > > kept each up to date. *Since last Wednesday, September 20, 2009, I was
> > > constant booting into my Vista, *This morning, I booted into my XP
> > > section and was promoted to re-activate my XP.
> >
> > > My question: *Why did the XP request a "reactivation" and how can I
> > > prevent this?
> >
> > Activate it, maybe?
> >
> > If its valid, just do it.
>
> I am afraid that something is causing the "activation" to be lost and
> I may need to re-activate every time. It has been posted that at some
> point, MS will refuse to activate since they would consider the key to
> be used too often.



There is no such thing as using the key too often. You can reactivate
as many times as you need to.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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On Oct 5, 7:24*pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:39:27 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
>
>
>
> <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Oct 5, 4:00*pm, "PencilState" <pencilst...@iforgotmypen.psu> wrote:
> > > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >news:bc21a402-14dd-4b6c-bc05-(E-Mail Removed)....
>
> > > > Three weeks ago, I have successfully installed Windows Vista Ultimate
> > > > SP2 64 bit in a dual-boot configuration with my XP Pro SP3. *I have
> > > > kept each up to date. *Since last Wednesday, September 20, 2009, I was
> > > > constant booting into my Vista, *This morning, I booted into my XP
> > > > section and was promoted to re-activate my XP.
>
> > > > My question: *Why did the XP request a "reactivation" and how canI
> > > > prevent this?
>
> > > Activate it, maybe?
>
> > > If its valid, just do it.
>
> > I am afraid that something is causing the "activation" to be lost and
> > I may need to re-activate every time. *It has been posted that at some
> > point, MS will refuse to activate since they would consider the key to
> > be used too often.
>
> There is no such thing as using the key too often. You can reactivate
> as many times as you need to.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

There have been "previous" posts, on the various Windows XP
newsgroups, that users with legit XP license were refused a new
activation, even thought the XP was installed on the exact hardware as
the previous times. Or were those posts in the "urban myth"
categories?

On Oct 5, 6:51*pm, "PencilState" <pencilst...@iforgotmypen.psu> wrote:
> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:f30eeb3c-e864-43a6-b6d7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>
>
> > On Oct 5, 4:00 pm, "PencilState" <pencilst...@iforgotmypen.psu> wrote:
> >> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>news:bc21a402-14dd-4b6c-bc05-(E-Mail Removed)....
>
> >> > Three weeks ago, I have successfully installed Windows Vista Ultimate
> >> > SP2 64 bit in a dual-boot configuration with my XP Pro SP3. *I have
> >> > kept each up to date. *Since last Wednesday, September 20, 2009, Iwas
> >> > constant booting into my Vista, *This morning, I booted into my XP
> >> > section and was promoted to re-activate my XP.
>
> >> > My question: *Why did the XP request a "reactivation" and how can I
> >> > prevent this?
>
> >> Activate it, maybe?
>
> >> If its valid, just do it.
>
> > I am afraid that something is causing the "activation" to be lost and
> > I may need to re-activate every time. *It has been posted that at some
> > point, MS will refuse to activate since they would consider the key to
> > be used too often.
>
> Nothing I know of causes the activation to be lost.
> Did you re-install XP?
> If it's retail, as far as I know you can activate it as many times as you
> need.
> If it was OEM, it has to be on the same machine it came with...not sure
> about time or hardware constraints with OEM.
>
> You can wait for another answer, but if it's a legit copy, I wouldn't worry.

Windows XP Pro SP3 OEM was install and happily residing on drive 0 for
years. I then set up the dual-boot three (3) weeks ago. Since
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009, I began using my Vista Ultimate SP2 64 bit
a lot. Then, this morning, I started my XP Pro SP3 32 bit and got the
"re-activation" request.

"smlunatick" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e62d1dae-60f7-4bf5-85db-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> There have been "previous" posts, on the various Windows XP
> newsgroups, that users with legit XP license were refused a new
> activation, even thought the XP was installed on the exact hardware as
> the previous times. Or were those posts in the "urban myth"
> categories?

Probably refused automatic internet activation. I've never been refused
telephone activation, even if I've re-activated the same copy on the same
machine days or hours apart...

On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 11:40:45 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> On Oct 5, 7:24*pm, "Ken Blake, MVP" <kbl...@this.is.an.invalid.domain>
> wrote:
> > On Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:39:27 -0700 (PDT), smlunatick
> >
> >
> >
> > <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Oct 5, 4:00*pm, "PencilState" <pencilst...@iforgotmypen.psu> wrote:
> > > > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > > >news:bc21a402-14dd-4b6c-bc05-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > > > > Three weeks ago, I have successfully installed Windows Vista Ultimate
> > > > > SP2 64 bit in a dual-boot configuration with my XP Pro SP3. *I have
> > > > > kept each up to date. *Since last Wednesday, September 20, 2009, I was
> > > > > constant booting into my Vista, *This morning, I booted into my XP
> > > > > section and was promoted to re-activate my XP.
> >
> > > > > My question: *Why did the XP request a "reactivation" and how can I
> > > > > prevent this?
> >
> > > > Activate it, maybe?
> >
> > > > If its valid, just do it.
> >
> > > I am afraid that something is causing the "activation" to be lost and
> > > I may need to re-activate every time. *It has been posted that at some
> > > point, MS will refuse to activate since they would consider the key to
> > > be used too often.
> >
> > There is no such thing as using the key too often. You can reactivate
> > as many times as you need to.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> There have been "previous" posts, on the various Windows XP
> newsgroups, that users with legit XP license were refused a new
> activation, even thought the XP was installed on the exact hardware as
> the previous times. Or were those posts in the "urban myth"
> categories?


Almost certainly the latter.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
Please Reply to the Newsgroup