XP pro register licence afetr 90 days - loops on xp login

[Guest]

My friend has reloaded his xp pro computer. Typical of him not to register
XP. I beleave it was installed either 30 or 90 days ago and the registration
time out has activated. Whenever he logs in to xp he gets a warning message
"xp has not been registered. Would you like to register now?" If he clicks
yes, the screen asks you to login in to xp again. If you click no or cancel
(forgotton the wording) the pc loops back to asking for the xp login again.
Each time he logs in as the administrator. The pc will boot into safe mode
but he can't access the internet to register xp as the system cant connect to
the internet, due to either software or hardware drivers not being loaded in
safe mode. Apart form a full clean xp reload, how can we get his pc
registered? bye

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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| My friend has reloaded his xp pro computer. Typical of him not to register
| XP. I beleave it was installed either 30 or 90 days ago and the registration
| time out has activated. Whenever he logs in to xp he gets a warning message
| "xp has not been registered. Would you like to register now?" If he clicks
| yes, the screen asks you to login in to xp again. If you click no or cancel
| (forgotton the wording) the pc loops back to asking for the xp login again.
| Each time he logs in as the administrator. The pc will boot into safe mode
| but he can't access the internet to register xp as the system cant connect to
| the internet, due to either software or hardware drivers not being loaded in
| safe mode. Apart form a full clean xp reload, how can we get his pc
| registered? bye

 

[chrispsg]

Carey,

I have seen in some of your previous posts that you have quoted
microsoft saying that a motherboard upgrade constitutes a new pc. where
can i find that information where it clearly states this without
reference to certain license types. I am having problems convincing
people in another thread.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Quoted from Microsoft's System Builder FAQ:

Q. Can a PC with OEM Windows XP have its motherboard upgraded and keep the same license? What if it was replaced because it was
defective?

A. Generally, you may upgrade or replace all of the hardware components on your customer's computer and the end user may maintain
the license for the original Microsoft® OEM operating system software, with the exception of an upgrade or replacement of the
motherboard. An upgrade of the motherboard is considered to result in a "new personal computer" to which Microsoft® OEM operating
system software cannot be transferred from another computer. If the motherboard is upgraded or replaced for reasons other than a
defect, then a new computer has been created and the license of new operating system software is required. If the motherboard is
replaced because it is defective, you do NOT need to acquire a new operating system license for the PC.

The reason for this licensing rule primarily relates to the end-user license agreement (EULA) and the support of the software
covered by that EULA. The EULA is a set of usage rights granted to the end-user by the PC manufacturer and relates only to rights
for that software as installed on for that particular PC. The System Builder is required to support that license the software on
that individual PC. Understanding that end users, over time, upgrade their PC with different components, Microsoft needed to have
one base component "left standing" that would still define that original PC. Since the motherboard contains the CPU and is the
"heart and soul" of the PC, when the motherboard is replaced (for reasons other than defect) a new PC is essentially created. The
original System Builder, therefore, can not be expected to support this new PC that they in effect, did not manufacture."

Ref: https://oem.microsoft.com/script/contentpage.aspx?PageID=553075

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| Carey,
|
| I have seen in some of your previous posts that you have quoted
| microsoft saying that a motherboard upgrade constitutes a new pc. where
| can i find that information where it clearly states this without
| reference to certain license types. I am having problems convincing
| people in another thread.

 

[chrispsg]

Thank you Carey...

no one ever believes me on this topic....

Once again thanks for the time.

Chris

 

[DanS]

Thank you Carey...

no one ever believes me on this topic....

Once again thanks for the time.

Chris

Note, this pertains to OEM motherboards, the one's in Dells, Compaq's,
etc., that come with XP pre-installed (albeit poorly, with loads of
worthless s/w that these companies are paid to install on their machines).

And besides, what right does the (most likely barely english speaking) M$
representative on the phone have to question on whether or not the
motherboard was defective in the first place ? Unless of course, you have
several defective motherboards in a short perios of time.