XP activation says my Windows is not authentic?

[ayrob]

Hello,

I just ran RIPrep on a new laptop to make an image for the rest of the
laptops we bought.

After the reboot, Windows setup ran and when I logged in it asked me to
activate Windows.

Activation failed and it's telling me my Windows is not authentic.

This is a brand new laptop with a valid XP license. I entered the license
key from the sticker on the bottom of the laptop.

How can this happen?

What can I do to fix it?

 

[Ted Zieglar]

"Validation Failure: What If My Microsoft Software is Not Genuine?"
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/downloads/FAQ.aspx?displaylang=en#Question5Label
"See your reseller and ask for genuine Microsoft software, using the report
provided during the validation session for support. The report explains why
your system was unable to validate and provides instructions for further
follow-up."

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Which Windows XP installation CD did you use?

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Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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| Hello,
|
| I just ran RIPrep on a new laptop to make an image for the rest of the
| laptops we bought.
|
| After the reboot, Windows setup ran and when I logged in it asked me to
| activate Windows.
|
| Activation failed and it's telling me my Windows is not authentic.
|
| This is a brand new laptop with a valid XP license. I entered the license
| key from the sticker on the bottom of the laptop.
|
| How can this happen?
|
| What can I do to fix it?
|
| --
| Thanks,
|
| Rob

 

[AJR]

Not really up-to-date on RIPrep - however I believe its main purpose is to
provide installation via a RIS server.
Also the OS must be properly licensed - if a "retail" OS is used additional
comments, including the PID, must be included in the sif file. Retail
version will only permit three "image" uses - no restriction with volume
license.

 

[FeMaster]

Hello,

I just ran RIPrep on a new laptop to make an image for the rest of the
laptops we bought.

After the reboot, Windows setup ran and when I logged in it asked me to
activate Windows.

Activation failed and it's telling me my Windows is not authentic.

This is a brand new laptop with a valid XP license. I entered the license
key from the sticker on the bottom of the laptop.

How can this happen?

What can I do to fix it?

You aren't trying to use the SAME key for all the laptops are you? If you
are, the easiest way to fix it would be to purchase a key for each laptop
like you are supposed to do...

 

[ayrob]

Let me clarify this for you.

We did NOT actually deploy any image to anything.

What I did was make a master image using RIPrep.
RIPrep prepares the laptop so that the files can be copied to RIS server.
When RIPrep is finished copying files to the RIS server, it reboots the
master laptop.
Since RIPrep prepared the laptop for imaging, it now runs the Windows mini
setup program.
This program allows me to enter the valid, as in we paid for it, license key
that Hewlett Packard sold us with the laptop.
Since Windows has been reset by RIPrep, it needs to be activated again.
This is what fails. It tells me my Windows is not authentic.
It really is authentic, because we were able to activate it before we ran
RIPrep.

We did not attempt to put this image on any other laptop since the original
is now broken and needs to be restored.

Does this give you a better understanding of my problem?

We are in the testing phase right now and would like to use RIS to cut down
on the work needed to deploy laptops.

If the test is an indication of how well RIS works, then we're not going to
use it.


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Thanks,

Rob

 

[ayrob]

Yes, that's what we're trying to do, use an RIS server to install our
preconfigured OS.

The OS license is what came with the laptop Hewlett Packard sold us.

We only tried this one time, not three.

According to the RIS documentation, we should be able to deploy this image
to several laptops and then enter a separate license key that was purchased
for each laptop.

Is this not true?

Does RIS require the use of a volume license in order to deploy images this
way?

 

[Vincent Xu [MSFT]]

Hi,

Since you have a valid lincense key, I suggest you contact Microsoft or
laptop vendor for assistance.

For licensing questions, you can call 1-800-426-9400 (select option 4),
Monday through Friday, 6:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (PST) to speak directly to a
Microsoft licensing specialist.

Worldwide customers can use the Guide to Worldwide Microsoft Licensing
Sites http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/index/worldwide.asp
to find contact information in their locations.

Hope it helps.


Best regards,

Vincent Xu
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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