Windows Product Activation

[Vince]

Hello,

When attempting logon,I receive the following message:

Windows Product Activation

"This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft
before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows
now?

Yes No

After clicking yes, I am notified the Windows is already
activated, and I am brought back to the logon screen and
the process repeats. If Windows is already activated why
can't I logon.

Thanks in advance,
Vince

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Vince

Try the following from Start>Run:

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /A

same result?

--

Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Hello,
|
| When attempting logon,I receive the following message:
|
| Windows Product Activation
|
| "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft
| before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows
| now?
|
| Yes No
|
| After clicking yes, I am notified the Windows is already
| activated, and I am brought back to the logon screen and
| the process repeats. If Windows is already activated why
| can't I logon.
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Vince

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


| Hello,
|
| When attempting logon,I receive the following message:
|
| Windows Product Activation
|
| "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft
| before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows
| now?
|
| Yes No
|
| After clicking yes, I am notified the Windows is already
| activated, and I am brought back to the logon screen and
| the process repeats. If Windows is already activated why
| can't I logon.
|
| Thanks in advance,
| Vince

 

[kurttrail]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

How to Become an MVP Like Carey Frisch
http://www.microscum.com/crapolammpafaq

[Courtesy of Me!]

--
Peace!
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Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Vince]

-----Original Message-----
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Unfortunately this process did not work, Still cannot
logon.

thanks

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
Hi Vince

Try the following from Start>Run:

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /A

same result?

I can not logon to the OS so I can not access the Start
menu.

 

[kurttrail]

Unfortunately this process did not work, Still cannot
logon.

thanks

Have you ever been activated, or did you wait over the 30 day grace
period?

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You didn't, by chance, install Windows XP using
a Restore or Reinstallation CD that came with
someone else's computer, did you?

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


| Unfortunately this process did not work, Still cannot
| logon.
|
| thanks

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----


Have you ever been activated, or did you wait over the 30

day grace



I was definitely activated, that is why this is so strang
to me.

thanks

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
You didn't, by chance, install Windows XP using
a Restore or Reinstallation CD that came with
someone else's computer, did you?

No this is a new Windows XP CD, I got about 10 new laptops
and used one of the CD's to install on another machine.

thanks

 

[hermes]

Before the MVP (M$ Victim Poster) Hermes responded, kurttrail typed:

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

How to Become an MVP Like Carey Frisch
http://www.microscum.com/crapolammpafaq

[Courtesy of Me!]

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAHAHAHA!!!! OK Kurt, you have out done yourself this
time. You are just so corteous and honest.

--
hermes
DRM sux! Treacherous Computing kills our virtual civil liberties!
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html

Windows XP crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.

Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.

 

[kurttrail]

I was definitely activated, that is why this is so strang
to me.

thanks

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Then if Mike Stevens Repair installation instructions didn't fix it,
then you may have to a clean install. Good Luck!

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[kurttrail]

Before the MVP (M$ Victim Poster) Hermes responded, kurttrail typed:

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

How to Become an MVP Like Carey Frisch
http://www.microscum.com/crapolammpafaq

[Courtesy of Me!]

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAHAHAHA!!!! OK Kurt, you have out done yourself
this time. You are just so corteous and honest.

Have a fun weekend hermes! And don't forget to help Google-bomb my
"Carey Frisch" link! ;-)

--
Peace!
Kurt
Self-anointed Moderator
microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea
http://microscum.com
"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[hermes]

Before the MVP (M$ Victim Poster) Hermes responded, kurttrail typed:

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]


How to Become an MVP Like Carey Frisch
http://www.microscum.com/crapolammpafaq

[Courtesy of Me!]

BWAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAHAHAHA!!!! OK Kurt, you have out done yourself
this time. You are just so corteous and honest.

Have a fun weekend hermes! And don't forget to help Google-bomb my
"Carey Frisch" link! ;-)

My pleasure, Kurt. You have a great weekend also!

--
hermes
DRM sux! Treacherous Computing kills our virtual civil liberties!
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/tcpa-faq.html
http://www.microscum.com/crapolammpafaq

Windows XP crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.

Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that

 

[Alex Nichol]

When attempting logon,I receive the following message:

Windows Product Activation

"This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft
before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows
now?

Yes No

After clicking yes, I am notified the Windows is already
activated, and I am brought back to the logon screen and
the process repeats. If Windows is already activated why
can't I logon.

Something has got very much at cross-purposes. Take No, and you should
be able to logon - but in Safe mode. I'd suggest that you change the
setting that results in the second stage thinking it is activated. Start
- Run - regedit.exe and at
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT
\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents
Highlight that and in the right pane double click on OOBETimer and
carefully *change* just the first byte.

Then to make sure that the relevant library files are OK, Start - Run
and run the two lines
regsvr32 recwizc.dll
regsvr32 licdll.dll

You should then be able to use
Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Activate Windows
and use the option to Activate by telephone (toll free number will be
given) - that involves reading out a long number, checking it back and
receiving and typing in another in exchange. A modest hassle of a few
minutes, but probably quicker and safer than trying to patch around
things