RE: "windows is already activated" but won't let me login

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 09/04/04


Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 10:07:20 -0700

wont let me click it in safe mode, i am calling and
waiting to talk to a customer service agent though,
thanks for your help
>-----Original Message-----
> Try clicking on the "activate windows icon" located in
tools,select,
> phone option,call the 888 5712048 to activate,its auto
or a
> customer service agent will help.
>"oolong" wrote:
>
>> i recently installed a new primary hard drive on my
>> computer. the first hard drive i had was running on an
>> edition of XP that upgraded from win 98. it wouldn't
let
>> me install this on the new HD so i installed the
version
>> of XP that came with the computer i'm using now, that
was
>> shipped along with it from Dell. upon installing it
gave
>> me a countdown "30 days to activate your windows
>> software" and i clicked on it many times but it always
>> said "windows is already activated, press ok to exit",
>> but it would come back. after 30 days had passed, it
>> started saying "activation grace period has expired"
but
>> it still wouldn't let me activate. there was no box in
>> which to input an activation code or anything. i
>> restarted my computer and now it won't let me run
windows
>> in anything besides Safe Mode, wtf? the technical
support
>> page was no help either. please assist!!! :(
>>
>.
>



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