activation question

[Guest]

I recently purchased a system from Dell that was loaded with XP (and with the
XP disk). My intention with the purchase from Dell was to create a home
network. I didn't read the fine print on the XP CD and loaded XP onto
another system. The OS loaded fine and I transferred 40GB worth of important
files onto my other system. I didn't use my other system for a month and
now, when I try to access it, I'm getting a Windows Activation window. I
called the activation line to activate it, but it told me that I couldn't
activate the OS because I couldn't install it on another system. Now I'm
stuck with a system I can't activate and 40GB worth of files on the system.
I wasn't trying to subvert the licensing by setting up a network; I just
didn't realize I couldn't use my OS disk for that. Dell is no help. Any
ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Go out and purchase a conventional "Full Version"
of Windows XP and proceed with a "Repair Install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I recently purchased a system from Dell that was loaded with XP (and with the
| XP disk). My intention with the purchase from Dell was to create a home
| network. I didn't read the fine print on the XP CD and loaded XP onto
| another system. The OS loaded fine and I transferred 40GB worth of important
| files onto my other system. I didn't use my other system for a month and
| now, when I try to access it, I'm getting a Windows Activation window. I
| called the activation line to activate it, but it told me that I couldn't
| activate the OS because I couldn't install it on another system. Now I'm
| stuck with a system I can't activate and 40GB worth of files on the system.
| I wasn't trying to subvert the licensing by setting up a network; I just
| didn't realize I couldn't use my OS disk for that. Dell is no help. Any
| ideas or suggestions?
|
| Thanks,
|
| Chris

 

[Alias]

Go out and purchase a conventional "Full Version"
of Windows XP and proceed with a "Repair Install".

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

Or, if you're not rich like Carey and want to save some money, buy a
generic OEM version and do a repair install.

 

[Guest]

Thank you!

 

[Manny Borges]

Are you really serious?

You know what the answer is. Go buy another copy of XP and stop whining
about "how you didn't know". You obviously know now.

--
Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who do understand binary
and those who don't.

 

[RJK]

Who pulled your chain ?

regards, Richard

Are you really serious?

You know what the answer is. Go buy another copy of XP and stop whining
about "how you didn't know". You obviously know now.

--
Manny Borges
MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
MCT, Certified Cheese Master

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who do understand binary
and those who don't.