activation looping

[mdblanchard]

Had virus on computer. Did fresh install of X PRO SP2.....entered KEY...setup
finished. Rebooted asked to activate. Activated ok. Rebooted asked to
activate again. OK window said already activated. Did repair install..same
looping. OEM version of XP...local built 2 years ago. No longer in business.
Found out there is a reg hack to bypass it. Cannot get phone# for MS to do
reg hack.

 

[Mick Murphy]

Take the phone activation option, when you try to activate.
We don't do Reg hacks here, lol.

 

[TaurArian]

mdblanchard wrote:
|| Had virus on computer. Did fresh install of X PRO SP2.....entered
|| KEY...setup finished. Rebooted asked to activate. Activated ok.
|| Rebooted asked to activate again. OK window said already activated.
|| Did repair install..same looping. OEM version of XP...local built 2
|| years ago. No longer in business. Found out there is a reg hack to
|| bypass it. Cannot get phone# for MS to do reg hack.

You are prompted to activate Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 every time
that you start the computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing Windows XP
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457078.aspx

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[Xandros]

The registry hack is available from Microsoft here
http://support.microsoft.com:80/kb/312295