Product Key

[Ken]

Hi all I have got my media centre problem and everything is OK.Now I have
another problem I have installed Windows XP back onto my old computer but
when I enter the product Key I get a message saying I have exceeded the
number of times to use it. What can I do now please as I want to get it
up and running.

Thanks Ken

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I have got my media centre problem and everything is OK.Now
I have another problem I have installed Windows XP back onto my old
computer but when I enter the product Key I get a message saying I
have exceeded the number of times to use it. What can I do now
please as I want to get it up and running.

You probably would have to activate by phone at some point
instead of Internet. This is where many people get confused. When they try
to activate their legitimate copy over the Internet and they last installed
said copy less than 120 days before - they may get a message that is worded
so badly, they assume they cannot activate that copy at all. It is not
true. Simply choose to activate by telephone instead and it should give you
a phone number (in most cases - toll free to you) and you can activate it
over an automated system via said phone number.

Is this the message that is giving you false impressions?

"According to our records, the number of times you can activate windows with
this product key has been excceeded. Please enter a different product key
then click retry..."