Re: Telephone activation of XP

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From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 15:50:13 -0800

OK, without knowing what the messages were which didn't apply it's difficult
to give you a response. Is there a chance you can connect to the internet
even if only temporarily to get XP activated? 

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Joe G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:4cb901c3ffe4$15f267a0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>A tooltip came up and said I have eight days in which to
> complete activation. The computer was built locally, so I
> think I will have to activate.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Were you prompted to activate?  As XP was on the computer
> when you purchased
>>it, many manufacturer's activate at the factory, hence,
> activation may not
>>even be necessary.  Unless you actually were prompted to
> activate I'd start
>>with your PC manufacturer's tech support as to whether or
> not activation is
>>necessary.
>>
>>Possibly if you reinstall or have to wipe the drive and
> reinstall, you might
>>need to activate but as stated above, many commercial
> systems come
>>pre-activated.
>>
>>-- 
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>>"Joe G" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:4e3301c3ffdf$a7f1d6e0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I just got a new computer with XP Home. I brought up the
>>> activation window. That computer is not yet connected to
>>> the Internet, so I selected Telephone. I dialed the 888-
>>> nbr and got the activation center. It asked me if I was
> at
>>> my computer, with the activation window open. I said
> yes.
>>> It asked if I was calling about two things which I don't
>>> remember now. It said to say one of them if applicable,
> or
>>> say neither if neither was applicable. I said Neither.
> The
>>> response was, "I'm sorry I can't help you." I went thru
>>> this three times, always with the same result. What to
> do
>>> now?
>>
>>
>>.
>>

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