Re: window activation period expired accidently

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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\f0\fs20 Hello Tom,
\par You cannot activate in Safe Mode
\par Thanks,
\par Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
\par
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\par Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 19:05:10 -0400
\par From: Tom Porterfield <tpporter@xxxxxxxx>
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\par Subject: Re: window activation period expired accidently
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\par leonh wrote:
\par > \tab I was away when my windows xp pro activation period expired, now it won't
\par > load up, I have tried reinstalling it but it still won't work
\par > can anyone help
\par > I have read the part of the knowledge base that applies to activation but it
\par > was not any help
\par > thanks
\par > leon
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\par Boot into safe mode with networking and you should be able to activate from
\par there.
\par --
\par Tom Porterfield
\par MS-MVP Windows
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