Windows activation problem

[Mark Jobin]

I thought I had activated my copy of Windows XP Home but
several days ago when I started my computer I couldn't
login and the message said I had to activate XP. When I
click on the Activate button, the Activation screen
appears and tells me that XP has already been activated.
I am not connected to the internet at this time so this
is not a response from the activation server. I am then
returned to the Login screen and the process starts over
again. I have done a repair installation. After that the
first time the activation window opened it stopped
responding. After I reset the computer, I got the XP
already activated message again. Does anyone have any
idea what might be happening here? Is there any fix for
this short of formatting and reinstalling?

 

[Ron Martell]

I thought I had activated my copy of Windows XP Home but
several days ago when I started my computer I couldn't
login and the message said I had to activate XP. When I
click on the Activate button, the Activation screen
appears and tells me that XP has already been activated.
I am not connected to the internet at this time so this
is not a response from the activation server. I am then
returned to the Login screen and the process starts over
again. I have done a repair installation. After that the
first time the activation window opened it stopped
responding. After I reset the computer, I got the XP
already activated message again. Does anyone have any
idea what might be happening here? Is there any fix for
this short of formatting and reinstalling?

Try booting in Safe Mode.

Then repair the registry entries for the activation .DLLs.

Use Start- Run and enter the following text in the dialog box:
regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll

Then do it again with the following text:
regsvr32.exe licdll.dll


To start Windows XP in Safe Mode turn on the computer and start
tapping the F8 key rapidly as soon as the first information of any
kind shows on the screen. Keep tapping until the Startup Menu appears
and select Safe Mode from the menu.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
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