Major Hardware Upgrades & Reactivating Windows Xp

[Kristen]

I have recently installed a lot of new hardware on my
computer. When I start my computer I get a message saying
there is an error with my Windows XP license and I need
to activate it. I click on the button to activate it, my
desktop wallpaper shows up, with a blank blue box,
supposedly meant to be the activation box. There are a
few xs where some graphics should have loaded, but didnt.
So, in other words, the activation box did not load. I
cant reactivate windows Xp. But I need to because of the
major hardware upgrades. What can I do? I am thinking
that I may have to reinstall XP, but how do I do that?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Blank Activate Windows Page in the Windows Product Activation Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314935&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I have recently installed a lot of new hardware on my
| computer. When I start my computer I get a message saying
| there is an error with my Windows XP license and I need
| to activate it. I click on the button to activate it, my
| desktop wallpaper shows up, with a blank blue box,
| supposedly meant to be the activation box. There are a
| few xs where some graphics should have loaded, but didnt.
| So, in other words, the activation box did not load. I
| cant reactivate windows Xp. But I need to because of the
| major hardware upgrades. What can I do? I am thinking
| that I may have to reinstall XP, but how do I do that?