Re: Activation problems

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From: Greg R (webworm12_at_yes.hotmail.com)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:41:11 -0500

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 04:54:35 -0700, "Tim McGrath"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I just missed activating xp before the 30 days are up. I
>log on and immediately get a window asking if I want to
>activate windows xp. When I say yea it takes me to several
>screens for advare killers and notices that my computer is
>infected and do I want to run a scan. if I close those
>screens it takes me back to the log on screen. There is no
>activation prompt that I can find. All i want to do is
>activate windows xp but I can not get to the right window
>or the desk top to do it.
>
>HEL?

You clicked on and Internet explorer ad. Not on the activation
screen.

Start Run
%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /a
To see your status

Greg R

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