Microsoft Screws up again!

[Richard Easter]

I am ticked. I downloaded the new service pack update
for my licensed XP for home, and shutdown machine as
directed. Now when I boot and go to the Windows screen
to select user, I receive this message: "A problem is
preventing Windows from accurately checking the license
for this computer. Error Code 0X8007007f." So I say, I
will use my daughters computer, and contact help-online.
However, Microsoft expects me to know the 20 character
Product Id found within the machine that will NOW NOT run
Windows Versus the 25 Character Product ID that came with
the CD. Apparently someone in "IT" isn't thinking. So I
can't get help from the same GURU's that provided me the
Service Pack 1. Please Help. I do not know what to do
at this point.

 

[PA Bear]

Can you boot in Safe Mode (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315222)?

Error Message: The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326904
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HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[kurttrail]

LOL, I love how it's always microsofts fault. Don't get me wrong here,
they have a lot of problems, some they're trying to fix others they're
working on the ostrich approach. So much so I don't run any of thier
products, be it OS or Office, on my home computers. But lets be honest
here people everytime your computer throws up at you it's not thier
fault.

This is a problem with Product Activation. If it wasn't in the OS, then
there would be no license check to be screwed up! This error has one
cause and one cause only the effin' greed of Microsoft! Thinking
everbody is a thief just because they are!

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Peace!
Kurt
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"

 

[Mike Truitt [Microsoft]]

Richard,

I have never seen that specific dword value; however the error message you
mention sounds like the wpa.dbl file has become corrupted. To resolve, I
would recommend booting to Recovery Console and rename wpa.dbl to wpa.old.
You will find the file in the %systemroot%\system32 directory.

Note: You may have to rename the wpa.bak file as well; however try starting
with just renaming the wpa.dbl file first.

Best regards,

Mike Truitt
Microsoft Corporation