Re: Activating XP
- From: "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 15:08:55 -0500
Try the following:
1. Reboot your computer into "Safe Mode".
2. Go to Start > Run and type: %systemroot%\system32
then press the Enter key.
3. Locate these two files: wpa.dbl and wpa.bak
4. Rename the wpa.dbl file to wpaold.dbl and wpa.bak to wpaold.bak
5. Reboot your computer into Normal mode.
This will force activation on the following boot, but should remove the
message that you are already activated message. Sometimes if these files
get corrupted, they can cause this type of problem.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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"Matt" wrote:
| activated XP over the phone giving the info that it was already installed on
| the machine when received from the OEM - entered the code given and all OK
| until you restart when you have to re-enter the code each time.
|
| tried calling the automated activation number (UK) but no option to speak to
| an advisor. A colleague thinks that the XP was loaded from a disk by ex-IT
| manager but no-one really knows. Would this cause the problem?
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