Activation Problem

[Jolt]

I have been using Windows XP for quite awhile now and
every format and re-install Windows has been fine and
activated. Now it seems that something has gone wrong,
and I can only activate Windows XP via the telephone
option. Could something be wrong with my hardware
creating this problem? I have not changed any hardware
that would invoke problems of that sort. Thank you in
advance for any help you can provide. [was also wondering
if the activation server might be down]

 

[Ron Martell]

I have been using Windows XP for quite awhile now and
every format and re-install Windows has been fine and
activated. Now it seems that something has gone wrong,
and I can only activate Windows XP via the telephone
option. Could something be wrong with my hardware
creating this problem? I have not changed any hardware
that would invoke problems of that sort. Thank you in
advance for any help you can provide. [was also wondering
if the activation server might be down]

How many times have you reformatted and reinstalled Windows XP?

Too many activations in a relatively short period have been known to
cause automatic activations over the internet to fail. However the
telephone activation should still be available with no difficulty.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP
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