Re: Protected from my own computer

From: Master Thrasher (pifa_at_worldnet.att.net)
Date: 11/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 04:28:53 GMT

I think my computer is messed because the welcome screen loads and none of
my icons load. I tried online activation but my computer could not connect
to the internet. It might have something to do with the firewall. I will try
later and also try to repair the installation.

"Shenan Stanley" <news_helper@hushmail.com> wrote in message
news:uUtftQp1EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Master Thrasher wrote:
>> In July, I built my own computer and put Windows XP Home on it and I
>> activated it. Yesterday, my computer was having memory problems and it
>> restarted but then it became stable. Today, the firewall crashed and I
>> restarted the machine and now it's asking me to activate Windows. I
>> went through MS DOS prompt to find there are still WPA files on my
>> computer. What is going on here? I'm on my mom's computer and I don't
>> think it's a virus cause my Norton is up to date. Can some one please
>> help? Do I have to reformate it and put Windows 98 (because this
>> activation thing is upseting me) on it?
>>
>> I bought Windows XP from newegg.com with the other computer
>> components by the way.
>
> So...
> What happens when you activate it?
>
> If you built it in July and activated it then, the 120 days have passed,
> you should be able to activate over the Internet without issue.
>
> --
> <- Shenan ->
> --
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>

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