Re-Activation of OEM Windows XP Home Edition

[Greg Ro]

That is the screen you want. It should give you a choice of how you
want to activate it. Say yes. Chose the phone opitiion. If it does
not give you the phone option see my other idea below.

Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to
activate Windows, and then click Next. Click Change Product key.
Type the product key in the New key boxes, and then click Update. If
another Screen pops up-Click Remind me latter. Reboot. Then activate
by the Internet. If that does don't work. Call them by the phone and
just tell them you replace hardware. Just don't tell them you replace
the Motherboard or bios.


===Other Idea==

From safe mode f8 twice.

Run-Regedit

Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\Current
Version\WPAEvents

In the right pane, right-click OOBETimer, and then click Modify.

Change at least one digit of first line value to re-deactivate
Windows.

reboot normally here.

Then do my key change above.

Greg R

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

That company is following Microsoft's rules for Microsoft licensing.
But you have again forgotten that Microsoft has given options.
It can seem to be only Microsoft's fault, but then you must first ignore the
choice the OEM made.
The OEM has chosen the cheapest option largely because many buyers shop
mostly on price often ignoring other items.
Local dealers can usually provide the better options but usually at a higher
price.

Microsoft's fault is mostly limited to not helping the consumer find
information on the differences and what the pros and cons of each may be.
There is no fault in Microsoft providing the cheap option.

Or would you have Microsoft mandate OEMs and others stop providing the
cheaper options?

 

[Phisherman]

Last week I purchased an OEM version of Windows XP Home (along with a
computer Antec case) from Zipzoomfly. How possibly can this licence
be "tied to the original computer hardware configuration?" Since
installation, I've added a Zip drive, floppy, memory, and a secondary
hard drive. Although this might be significant changes, there was no
complaint from Windows XP.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

There were insufficient changes to trigger activation so there would be "no
complaint from Windows XP".
Upgrading the computer does not change the fact it is still the same
computer especially since your changes are minor.

Read your specific EULA.

Also see:
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

 

[kurttrail]

That company is following Microsoft's rules for Microsoft licensing.
But you have again forgotten that Microsoft has given options.
It can seem to be only Microsoft's fault, but then you must first
ignore the choice the OEM made.
The OEM has chosen the cheapest option largely because many buyers
shop mostly on price often ignoring other items.
Local dealers can usually provide the better options but usually at a
higher price.

Microsoft's fault is mostly limited to not helping the consumer find
information on the differences and what the pros and cons of each may
be. There is no fault in Microsoft providing the cheap option.

Or would you have Microsoft mandate OEMs and others stop providing the
cheaper options?

Actually from what I've heard from small OEMs, MS is pressuring them not
to provide install disks. MS is not blameless. MS could come up with a
policy that OEMs provide install CDs with every OS sold, and what would
that really cost the OEM? $.05, maybe at most $.25 per CD?

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"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"

 

[Ron Martell]

Last week I purchased an OEM version of Windows XP Home (along with a
computer Antec case) from Zipzoomfly. How possibly can this licence
be "tied to the original computer hardware configuration?" Since
installation, I've added a Zip drive, floppy, memory, and a secondary
hard drive. Although this might be significant changes, there was no
complaint from Windows XP.

The OEM version that you purchased was probably the generic one
provided by Microsoft for smaller manufacturers and assemblers. These
OEM versions have only the Microsoft name and logo on the CD.

They are considerably different than the original subject on this
thread, which was with respect to a "BIOS Locked" OEM version provided
by a computer manufacturer with a new computer system.

Also, amongst the changes that you have listed the only one that would
affect the activation status would be the additional RAM, as RAM
quantity is one of the 10 hardware related items monitored for
activation.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

 

[Greg Ro]

Kurt

I sent you an email via your webform. Sorry it is so jumbled. I am
real tired. Not much sleep the last 2 days. Storms and Heat.

Greg Ro

 

[kurttrail]

Kurt

I sent you an email via your webform. Sorry it is so jumbled. I am
real tired. Not much sleep the last 2 days. Storms and Heat.

Greg Ro

I haven't received it yet, and I just received a test I did a couple of
minutes ago.

Try (e-mail address removed)

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Self-anointed Moderator
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"Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron!
"Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei"