Copied my hard drive, now can't boot, License checking problem

[Guest]

Hi,
I'm a registered owner of Windows XP OEM Home Edition, since Oct 2001.

On Dec 19, 2003 I purchased a copy of "Copy Commander" software from v-com.com, made a copy to a NEW hard drive, which was SUCCESSFUL.

But now I can not boot from either drive, it goes through the LOG ON step, and then stops with this message, "A PROBLEM IS PREVENTING WINDOWS FROM ACCURATELY CHECKING THE LICENSE FOR THIS COMPUTER. ERROR CODE:0x80090006" and could not continue from there.

Your help is deeply appreciated.
Mingo

 

[Guest]

Update,
I can not even boot in safe mode.
mingo

 

[wayne]

This issue may occur if you replace a hard disk, and then restore
Windows XP to the new hard disk from a backup. When you restore
Windows XP to a new hard disk, the hardware ID for the restored
Windows XP computer changes. The new hardware ID prevents the
computer from verifying the license correctly because the hardware
hash no longer matches the hardware hash that was used for the
original product activation.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, after you restore the computer from a backup,
perform an in-place upgrade of Windows XP, and then reactivate the
Windows XP license.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to restore files to your hard
disk in Windows XP, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
309340 HOW TO: Use Backup to Restore Files and Folders on Your
Computer in Windows XP

For additional information about how to perform an in-place upgrade
of Windows XP, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
315341 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows
XP

For additional information about Microsoft product activation, visit
the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/piracy/basics/activation/mpafaq.asp


Wayne

Hi,
I'm a registered owner of Windows XP OEM Home Edition, since Oct 2001.

On Dec 19, 2003 I purchased a copy of "Copy Commander" software from

v-com.com, made a copy to a NEW hard drive, which was SUCCESSFUL.

But now I can not boot from either drive, it goes through the LOG ON step,

and then stops with this message, "A PROBLEM IS PREVENTING WINDOWS FROM
ACCURATELY CHECKING THE LICENSE FOR THIS COMPUTER. ERROR CODE:0x80090006"
and could not continue from there.