Computer not booting up XP after upgrading

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Just wanted to see if anyone can help me with this. I just recently bought a computer and wanted to upgrade the video card. Unfortunatly, when I went to install my new card, I discovered that I had purchased the computer with onboard video and no AGP slot. I noticed that the bord in the PC had the space on it for the connector, just no connector. I was then able to find the same board without onboard video and an AGP slot instead. I installed all the necessary components and started up the PC. I got all the way to the user selection screen and before it can load my settings I get an message that says something to the effect of, windows must be activated and then gives you the option to activate. When you select yes it gives me another message saying that it is already activated. Windows then sends me back to the user selection screen. After selecting the user again, it gives me the same message. When you select no, it just returns you to the user selection screen. I have reinstalled Windows again and it continues to have this problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Let me know if you need any more info and I will try to help(at work now so I can't do anything with the system, but I can answer some questions).
 
Hi there...
You may want to call the toll-free number for MS XP Activation and explain to them that you made hardware changes to a newly purchased system.
This is why you are receiving activation messages again.
When you purchase a new system...and then make major hardware changes, you must call MS to explain, otherwise they would think you are attemptingto install your copy of XP onto another system.
As you know...you can only have one copy (activated) on one computer withthe release of XP.
Usually this is a trouble-free process when you explain that the OS is still installed in the same system, although you did make some hardware changes.
From there you can tell them what is occurring.
Take Care...
Dee
 
Thanks for the response. I just have one question left. Have you heard of and encountered this problem before. Everyone I have talked to that I know has never ran into this issue. I am just concerned (been having a whole lot of bad computer juju latly) that it is going to be a big issue. It sounds from your post that I shouldn't be concerned though.
 
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