B
Beemer Biker
"A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for
this computer. Error Code: 8007007F"
I googled this message and read up on the possible solutions...
I dont have the keys
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
....or...
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Provider
so there are none to delete. In addition, I have the files oembios.dat and
secupd.dat. They are not missing from system32 which was also listed as a
cause of this problem.
I did find that the "D" drive was being used for the reinstall of XP home.
It was not supposed to have "windows" and I pulled out the "D" drive when I
discovered this (after about 3 re-installs). There is an article here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310794 that mentions replaceing D with C
or viceversa on some dell or gateway computers.
====history====
I replaced a defective socket 370 intel MB with a new A7N8X MB and AMD chip
that had an original XP Home "SP0" on the hard drive. At the time the board
went out (capacitors blew) it had the latest SP2 plus McAfee 7.1 and was a
working system. I booted the OEM cd and when told there was an existing
windows, I selected repair. This should have worked and I have done it in
the past and even made my own slipstreamed OEM+SP2. The installed seemed
to go just fine but when I rebooted I got that error message and was unable
to log into windows. I repeated the install a couple of times eventually
useing "replace windows" instead of "repair windows". Nothing different..
I booted up in safe mode and noticed that the "D" drive had a copy of
windows. Somehow the install put it onto the D drive instead of the C. The
root drive was always C and I was never asked which drive to put it on. All
drive references showed the letter "C".
I pulled out the "D" drive and repeated the "repair" install with the oem
cd. It failed with the same problem. I booted into the safe mode and
verified that the new nvidia & asus chipset drivers had indeed been loaded
and there were no yellow bangs in "system". The START-PROGRAM shows that
all my son's stuff is still there, this system should boot up and run but I
cant get past that license check failure.
This microsoft article talks about what happends when the "D" is used
instead of the "C"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188
I have drives listed from DosDevice\A thru DosDevice\J or maybe higher as
there is an 8-in-one flash memory adapter, two cdroms and (now) only one
hard drive. It would appear that "devices mounted" key listes all devices
even though I pulled the USB cable from the internal flash.
Does anyone know what is going on? None of these are dells or gateways
which are mentioned as haveing similar problems.
I can post the contents of the registery at that "devices mounted" key if it
is useful. Has anyone got any suggestions?
...thanks for reading this post..
this computer. Error Code: 8007007F"
I googled this message and read up on the possible solutions...
I dont have the keys
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
....or...
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Provider
so there are none to delete. In addition, I have the files oembios.dat and
secupd.dat. They are not missing from system32 which was also listed as a
cause of this problem.
I did find that the "D" drive was being used for the reinstall of XP home.
It was not supposed to have "windows" and I pulled out the "D" drive when I
discovered this (after about 3 re-installs). There is an article here
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310794 that mentions replaceing D with C
or viceversa on some dell or gateway computers.
====history====
I replaced a defective socket 370 intel MB with a new A7N8X MB and AMD chip
that had an original XP Home "SP0" on the hard drive. At the time the board
went out (capacitors blew) it had the latest SP2 plus McAfee 7.1 and was a
working system. I booted the OEM cd and when told there was an existing
windows, I selected repair. This should have worked and I have done it in
the past and even made my own slipstreamed OEM+SP2. The installed seemed
to go just fine but when I rebooted I got that error message and was unable
to log into windows. I repeated the install a couple of times eventually
useing "replace windows" instead of "repair windows". Nothing different..
I booted up in safe mode and noticed that the "D" drive had a copy of
windows. Somehow the install put it onto the D drive instead of the C. The
root drive was always C and I was never asked which drive to put it on. All
drive references showed the letter "C".
I pulled out the "D" drive and repeated the "repair" install with the oem
cd. It failed with the same problem. I booted into the safe mode and
verified that the new nvidia & asus chipset drivers had indeed been loaded
and there were no yellow bangs in "system". The START-PROGRAM shows that
all my son's stuff is still there, this system should boot up and run but I
cant get past that license check failure.
This microsoft article talks about what happends when the "D" is used
instead of the "C"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/223188
I have drives listed from DosDevice\A thru DosDevice\J or maybe higher as
there is an 8-in-one flash memory adapter, two cdroms and (now) only one
hard drive. It would appear that "devices mounted" key listes all devices
even though I pulled the USB cable from the internal flash.
Does anyone know what is going on? None of these are dells or gateways
which are mentioned as haveing similar problems.
I can post the contents of the registery at that "devices mounted" key if it
is useful. Has anyone got any suggestions?
...thanks for reading this post..