already activated xp keeps trying to activate

[Guest]

i have already activated my copy of xp, but each time i start windows i get a
message that says something to the effect of "you have not yet activated
windows. please click here to activate". so i click ok, and a window pops up
that says"this copy of windows has already been activated". i click ok, and
get knocked back to the login screen. if i try to click on my name, the whole
process starts again. what do i do to make my computer know that its been
activated and start working on my computer again? thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Reboot your computer into "Safe Mode".
While in Safe Mode, rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the
\Windows\system32 folder.

This will force activation on the following boot,
but should remove the message that you are already activated message.
Sometimes if these files get corrupted, they can cause this type of problem.

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

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"benjaminallen84" wrote:

| i have already activated my copy of xp, but each time i start windows i get a
| message that says something to the effect of "you have not yet activated
| windows. please click here to activate". so i click ok, and a window pops up
| that says"this copy of windows has already been activated". i click ok, and
| get knocked back to the login screen. if i try to click on my name, the whole
| process starts again. what do i do to make my computer know that its been
| activated and start working on my computer again? thanks.

 

[System Administrator]

A previously activated WinXP SP1 (kept current with all updates from
Windows Update except SP2) machine began (after more than a year)
logging events stating activation was required within 30 days. Each
time this event appeared it stated 30 days. I searched the newsgroup
and found your corrective action post for a similar problem. I tried
it and upon reboot I again activated successfully. However, the
"activate within 30 days" event is still beging logged. Any ideas?
Thanks!

 

[Ron Martell]

A previously activated WinXP SP1 (kept current with all updates from
Windows Update except SP2) machine began (after more than a year)
logging events stating activation was required within 30 days. Each
time this event appeared it stated 30 days. I searched the newsgroup
and found your corrective action post for a similar problem. I tried
it and upon reboot I again activated successfully. However, the
"activate within 30 days" event is still beging logged. Any ideas?
Thanks!

Try repairing the registry entries for the .DLL files used by
activation.

Use Start- Run and enter the following text in the dialog box:
regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll

Then do it again with the following text:
regsvr32.exe licdll.dll

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Bob Felton]

Thanks for the suggestion. I performed both procedures last night
locally on the offending machine. Unfortunately, that did not solve
the issue. I just checked the Event Viewer via RDT from home and the
entry is there again. However, I just noted an oddity. The time
stamp of the activation required entry is the same as when I accessed
the machine remotely. Does this help in solving the issue? Thanks!

 

[Bob Felton]

Further to my previous. I just opened another RDT session with the
offending machine. An another Event Viewer activation required entry
was not created.

 

[System Administrator]

Further to my previous. I just logged on locally to the offending
machine. A 30-day notice activation required warning entry was added
to the event viewer. So, it does not seem to be associated strictly
with RDT access, but with some time period between last logon and/or
last issued warning.

 

[Ron Martell]

Further to my previous. I just logged on locally to the offending
machine. A 30-day notice activation required warning entry was added
to the event viewer. So, it does not seem to be associated strictly
with RDT access, but with some time period between last logon and/or
last issued warning.

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I have been away for a week
due to some medical issues.

I have seen some reported instances where it apparently helped to
reboot the problem computer into Safe Mode and then do the registry
fix for the .DLL files as per my July 6th posting.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

 

[Bob Felton]

Thanks, Ron. However, I retired that platform on Sunday. I moved the
functions on that platform (Pentium II at 450MHz) to a "new" platform
(Pentium 4 at 1.6GHz). I will be reinstalling the OS on the old
platform in preparation for donation to a local charity. That process
should definitely cure the activation prompts.