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Richard
I have an eMachine computer running XP Home. I just replaced the
motherboard that failed with a motherboard that has the same chipset,
but adds usb2.0 support. I started the computer in safe mode to let
Windows find the new hardware. I then restarted, selected my account and
was faced with a screen asking me if I want to activate Windows. Since
it had already been activated I selected "NO" and proceeded. Right back
to the logon screen. I selected my account, went to the screen asking me
if I want to activate my copy of Windows, selected "YES" and went to the
"Activate Windows" screen where I was told that Windows had already been
activated. When I pressed "OK" I went back to the logon screen and into
what seems to be an activation loop. Should I be doing a repair install?
Thanks.
Richard
motherboard that failed with a motherboard that has the same chipset,
but adds usb2.0 support. I started the computer in safe mode to let
Windows find the new hardware. I then restarted, selected my account and
was faced with a screen asking me if I want to activate Windows. Since
it had already been activated I selected "NO" and proceeded. Right back
to the logon screen. I selected my account, went to the screen asking me
if I want to activate my copy of Windows, selected "YES" and went to the
"Activate Windows" screen where I was told that Windows had already been
activated. When I pressed "OK" I went back to the logon screen and into
what seems to be an activation loop. Should I be doing a repair install?
Thanks.
Richard