Repeated Requests for Activation

[Guest]

I replaced a hard drive last year and successfully reactivated Windox XP at
that time. About 2 months ago I started getting sporadic requests to
reactivate Windows although I made no hardware (or software for that matter)
changes to my system. For the last two weeks. I have to activate windows
each time I boot-up (according to the software message, it activates
sucessfully). Anyone can help with this?

Thanks.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Try the following:

1. Reboot your computer into "Safe Mode".
2. Go to Start > Run and type: %systemroot%\system32
then press the Enter key.
3. Locate these two files: wpa.dbl and wpa.bak
4. Rename the wpa.dbl file to wpaold.dbl and wpa.bak to wpaold.bak
5. Reboot your computer into Normal mode.
6. Activate when requested to do so.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| I replaced a hard drive last year and successfully reactivated Windox XP at
| that time. About 2 months ago I started getting sporadic requests to
| reactivate Windows although I made no hardware (or software for that matter)
| changes to my system. For the last two weeks. I have to activate windows
| each time I boot-up (according to the software message, it activates
| sucessfully). Anyone can help with this?
|
| Thanks.