activation of xp on HP computer

[Guest]

i installed XP on a HP pavilion,i was prompt to activate the software,which i
did,when i go to my log on screen,it says to activate then i click yes,it
tells me its already activated than boots me off back to the blue log on
screen.i went in to BIOS but cant figure what went wrong.i tried
re-installing cd but it doesnt read it.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Reboot to Safe Mode:
Reboot tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu

Start/Run
Type "regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll" ENTER
Type "regsvr32.exe licdll.dll" ENTER

Reboot.
Activate again
Reboot