Activation: Repaired, activate... logged-off!

[Mike Robinson]

I've repaired an installation of XP Pro on a laptop when the System Hive
became corrupted. Unfortunately, I can't activate.

When I try to log on I am told that I need to activate (Yes), but then the
PC is logged off without the Activation screen being shown.

I have installed SP2 from Safe Mode (this did not solve the activation
problem), and I have re-registered the LICDLL.DLL and REGWIZC.DLL files as
suggested in other posts on this newsgroup.

Please can someone suggest a resolution?

Regards,

Mike

 

[jimbo]

Use the telephone.

jimbo

 

[Mike Robinson]

Use the telephone.

jimbo

Thanks for the advice, but that's not the problem. I can't get the
activation screen to appear so I don't have a code to give to Microsoft's
support people.

Mike

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Windows XP Logs You Off When You Try to Activate the Product
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330136

Make a new Windows XP CD with SP2 "slipstreamed",
then perform a "Repair Install".

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

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

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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| I've repaired an installation of XP Pro on a laptop when the System Hive
| became corrupted. Unfortunately, I can't activate.
|
| When I try to log on I am told that I need to activate (Yes), but then the
| PC is logged off without the Activation screen being shown.
|
| I have installed SP2 from Safe Mode (this did not solve the activation
| problem), and I have re-registered the LICDLL.DLL and REGWIZC.DLL files as
| suggested in other posts on this newsgroup.
|
| Please can someone suggest a resolution?
|
| Regards,
|
| Mike

 

[Mike Robinson]

Windows XP Logs You Off When You Try to Activate the Product
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330136

Make a new Windows XP CD with SP2 "slipstreamed",
then perform a "Repair Install".

I've created a new CD as suggested and repaired from that. Unfortunately I
still have the same problem - I am logged off before the activation page
appears.

Can you suggest anything else, or any tests I could perform?

Thank-you,

Regards,

Mike

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Contact Microsoft directly:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=3518&gprid=185522

(In the U.S. call 1-425-635-3311)

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.mspx

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:

| I've created a new CD as suggested and repaired from that. Unfortunately I
| still have the same problem - I am logged off before the activation page
| appears.
|
| Can you suggest anything else, or any tests I could perform?
|
| Thank-you,
|
| Regards,
|
| Mike

 

[jimbo]

Hey Mike, just call the MS number for ACTIVATION, not support.

jimbo

 

[Mike Robinson]

Contact Microsoft directly:

I've talked to Microsoft's activation people, they put me on to Toshiba
because Windows has an OEM license. Toshiba have asked me to use the
recovery cd, because the build is pre-activated and using the OEM CD for a
repair has broken the activation stage.

It would be nice to follow this up by opening an MS support call, but it's
a bit expensive and not worth it in this case (I've got a ghost image of
the system so I'll just copy the critical files back to disk).

Thanks for all your help!

Mike