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I have a pc with windows XP SP1 that I have been using for over a year. The
os is oem and it was already activated when I got it. SP2 is not installed.
Recently, I started getting a message that it needed to be activated. When I
agreed to activate it, I got a message saying it was already activated.
Yesteday I had 2 or 3 weeks left of the countdown to activation. Today it
decided that the countdown was up and wants to be activated again. When I
say yes to activate, it tells me it is already activated and then it reboots
and starts the process all over again.
I can get into safe mode as administrator but I am at a loss as to what to
do next. I will rebuild it and I backed up everything I cared about when I
started to get the message but I would like to get in one more time to get
some settings information that would make my life easier after a rebuild.
How can I activate this machine or stop the loop madness?
os is oem and it was already activated when I got it. SP2 is not installed.
Recently, I started getting a message that it needed to be activated. When I
agreed to activate it, I got a message saying it was already activated.
Yesteday I had 2 or 3 weeks left of the countdown to activation. Today it
decided that the countdown was up and wants to be activated again. When I
say yes to activate, it tells me it is already activated and then it reboots
and starts the process all over again.
I can get into safe mode as administrator but I am at a loss as to what to
do next. I will rebuild it and I backed up everything I cared about when I
started to get the message but I would like to get in one more time to get
some settings information that would make my life easier after a rebuild.
How can I activate this machine or stop the loop madness?