Re: License Validation problem with XP Pro
From: kurttrail (dontemailme_at_anywhereintheknownuniverse.net)
Date: 03/05/04
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Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 12:39:10 -0500
Mr Pig wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've recently had to re-format and re-install a computer,
> due to hardware changes - however, this isn't the first
> time that such a thing has been done (previously it had
> been formatted for numerous reasons) and now on boot up it
> produces a screen saying that it's having problems
> validating the license - which is a new one on me... It
> worked fine until I activated it over the internet
> yesterday.
>
> The actual message is:
>
> A problem is preventing windows from accurately checking
> the license of this computer.
>
> Error code: 0X80040017
>
>
> Apparently this occurs while trying to log onto someones
> profile, it says "activating your settings" and then this
> message pops up, clicking okay makes the system reboot.
>
> Any ideas?
Yep, you've been screwed over by the greed of a convicted predatory
monopolist, that is more concerned about protecting their software from
their customers, than protecting their customers from their bug-riddle
software.
How else may MS f*ck you today?
-- Peace! Kurt Self-anointed Moderator microscum.pubic.windowsexp.gonorrhea http://microscum.com "Trustworthy Computing" is only another example of an Oxymoron! "Produkt-Aktivierung macht frei!"
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