Re: XP Pro won't stay activated.
- From: "MJC" <mjc_1959@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:02:54 -0500
It's not on 2 computers! Her computer was damaged by a lightning strike. The
hard drives had to be replaced and the motherboard was damaged and had to be
replaced! The power supply was destroyed so it all had to go into a new
tower. Microsoft has no problem with activating the XP installation after
replacing the motherboard and the drives. I activated after the install and
it reported "successful." This morning, the activation wizard decided she
needed to reactive. The first time, she used the online activation. The next
reboot, it needed it again. She reactivated again on the phone with them.
The problem is the installation will not stay activated! Every time she
reboots, she has to activate again! Each time, the activation reports as
"successful." It doesn't matter whether she calls them or activates online.
It won't keep the activation.
"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%235d$gRrcFHA.1036@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> The 2 cpus license means you can run it on a dual processor motherboard!
> This is not a license to allow you to install it on two separate
> computers!
>
> "MJC" <mjc_1959@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ejfBB7qcFHA.2436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Her motherboard, hard drives and monitor were replaced. The OEM XP Pro
>> install disk is not bios locked to a specific company's hardware and it's
>> a 2 cpu license version. There is nothing on the install CD limiting it
>> to Dell, Gateway, or ANY other brand. This is not a restore situation
>> with a hidden partition on a drive. The IDE drives were damaged by the
>> lightning. The new drives are SATA. The activation is accepted, but the
>> next time she reboots the machine it requires reactivation. I installed
>> it onto the machine as it was originally without any problems. The
>> activation held for 2 days before it started this behavior.
>>
>>
>> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
>> news:%23aLYxnpcFHA.2552@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> What hardware was changed during the rebuild? Her OEM XP
>>> Pro may be looking for some data which is not there anymore,
>>> such as a BIOS or hidden partition.
>>> You may get a better answer if you'll state what make and
>>> model of computer and what parts where changed, including
>>> make and models of mobo and such.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "MJC" <mjc_1959@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OJZBKkpcFHA.892@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> |A friend's computer was hit by lightning and needed to be
>>> rebuilt. By the
>>> | time that was done, it was virtually a new machine. I
>>> installed her OEM copy
>>> | of XP Pro with SP2 slipstreamed into it. The activation
>>> went smoothly and
>>> | was accepted. But now, every time she reboots, it wants
>>> her to activate
>>> | again! Any ideas to make the activation "stick!"
>>> |
>>> |
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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