reactivate

[Guest]

must reactivate XP Pro, after formatting anf reinstall. location of computer
has no phone or internet. i called the phone # in the activation window, it
says i have to be at the computer. what elsa can i do?
Lulabob

 

[Malke]

must reactivate XP Pro, after formatting anf reinstall. location of computer
has no phone or internet. i called the phone # in the activation window, it
says i have to be at the computer. what elsa can i do?
Lulabob

Be at the computer when you activate over the phone.


Malke

 

[Guest]

there is no phone or internet at the location!

Be at the computer when you activate over the phone.


Malke
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[John]

Write down the installation ID and enter this over the phone when asked.
Write down the confirmation ID and enter it into the system.

 

[Ghostrider]

there is no phone or internet at the location!

Too bad the idiots at Microsoft had failed to foresee this
situation. Offload Windows XP and reload with Windows 2000
and SP4. It's OK to run an older OS if it fits all of your
needs.

 

[Raoul]

In the future, should you have to go through this excercise again, there are
two files in C:\Windows\System32. They are wpa.bak and wpa.dbl. Copy those
two onto a backup disk or CD, then when you reinstall, just copy them back
to C:\Windows\System32. You will not have to go through the activation
process (unless of course you install Windows on another machine).

HTH

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

In the future, should you have to go through this excercise again,
there are two files in C:\Windows\System32. They are wpa.bak and
wpa.dbl. Copy those two onto a backup disk or CD, then when you
reinstall, just copy them back to C:\Windows\System32. You will not
have to go through the activation process (unless of course you
install Windows on another machine).

Although this is widely repeated advice, it is not correct.

 

[Guest]

John,
thanks, that will work probably. i just lied on the phone, and gave the
installation # and she gave me the confirmation #. I'll try it when i get to
the PC, I'm sure it will go through. thanks.
Lulabob

 

[Guest]

Wow, great tip Raoul, Thanks, i"ll use that next time.
Lulabob

 

[Raoul]

I discovered it in one of the better XP books written by a better known
authority on the subject.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I discovered it in one of the better XP books written by a better
known authority on the subject.

Fine. Have you tried it? Please do so.

It doesn't work.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I discovered it in one of the better XP books written by a better known
authority on the subject.

That doesn't make it correct, though.

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[nice one]

Take a look at:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/activation_workaround.htm

The Elder Geeks website is an excellent source of info and is often referred
to by MVP's.