Help! Processor Exploded!

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Dave Dickinson

Hi,

I have major problems on my system since I tried to
upgrade my BIOS and ended up blowing up my primary
processor (on a twin processor board).

Obviously you can't help with that, but now when I try to
boot with my remaining processor I get to the Windows XP
login page, and a dialogue pops up telling me that I have
to activate my copy of Windows (I have already done this
before, but never mind...)

So I click YES to activate windows, at which point I get
the logon screen. I log in under my ID (the only ID on
the system except for Administrator because I am the only
user on my PC!) and immediately get the "activate
windows" dialogue again.

I click YES and it returns me to the login screen. I
login and I get the "activate windows" dialogue. I click
YES and return to the login screen. Then I... well, you
get the idea!

What's going on? And how do I get out of it? I can
successfully get into Safe Mode, but what do I need to do
here to fix it? Alternatively I've tried booting from
the Windows XP CD and going into Repair Console, but
again I don't know what I need to fix!

Please help! I'm lost without my PC and although I'm
typing this on a friend's, this is not a solution!

Kind Regards
Dave
 
Remove the Processor you "blewup" and perform
a "repair install".

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

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Hi,
|
| I have major problems on my system since I tried to
| upgrade my BIOS and ended up blowing up my primary
| processor (on a twin processor board).
|
| Obviously you can't help with that, but now when I try to
| boot with my remaining processor I get to the Windows XP
| login page, and a dialogue pops up telling me that I have
| to activate my copy of Windows (I have already done this
| before, but never mind...)
|
| So I click YES to activate windows, at which point I get
| the logon screen. I log in under my ID (the only ID on
| the system except for Administrator because I am the only
| user on my PC!) and immediately get the "activate
| windows" dialogue again.
|
| I click YES and it returns me to the login screen. I
| login and I get the "activate windows" dialogue. I click
| YES and return to the login screen. Then I... well, you
| get the idea!
|
| What's going on? And how do I get out of it? I can
| successfully get into Safe Mode, but what do I need to do
| here to fix it? Alternatively I've tried booting from
| the Windows XP CD and going into Repair Console, but
| again I don't know what I need to fix!
|
| Please help! I'm lost without my PC and although I'm
| typing this on a friend's, this is not a solution!
|
| Kind Regards
| Dave
 
and if that don't work,go into the bios and turn off the
processores serial #,so it won't show.
-----Original Message-----
Remove the Processor you "blewup" and perform
a "repair install".

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

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

--------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------

"Dave Dickinson"
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