XP Activation loop!

[Guest deathsfriend]

Ok, I have seen this tread started a few times, and I'm hoping someone has a

solution. My mom has a machine that had an illigitimate copy of Windows XP

Pro. She bought a new copy of WinXP Pro and chages the product key.

Reboots

Product requires activations (no problem)

Call MS rep, get activation key start windows.

Click on user account, get "this product required activation"

Click on activate, get sent to, this product is already activated...

lather, rinse, and repeate.

I have followed intructions on:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

and tried

http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

and

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

 

Nothing seems to work. Please. Please. I beg you, don't tell me to do

repair. Surely someone out there has some actual knowledge that can be

USEFUL. REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER! IT IS A COPOUT!

[Guest TaurArian]

Re: XP Activation loop!

 

No guarantees and I'm not sure if you've already tried it -

 

"To remove the message that you are already activated, you can force activation on reboot.

If the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak become corrupted, they can cause a problem.

Reboot in "Safe Mode".

Rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the\Windows\system32 folder

Now the message should be removed and you can now reactivate."

 

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"deathsfriend" <deathsfriend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3863D29B-5F4F-40BF-B756-7382FABBB50A@microsoft.com...

| Ok, I have seen this tread started a few times, and I'm hoping someone has a

| solution. My mom has a machine that had an illigitimate copy of Windows XP

| Pro. She bought a new copy of WinXP Pro and chages the product key.

| Reboots

| Product requires activations (no problem)

| Call MS rep, get activation key start windows.

| Click on user account, get "this product required activation"

| Click on activate, get sent to, this product is already activated...

| lather, rinse, and repeate.

| I have followed intructions on:

| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

| and tried

| http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

| and

| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

|

| Nothing seems to work. Please. Please. I beg you, don't tell me to do

| repair. Surely someone out there has some actual knowledge that can be

| USEFUL. REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER! IT IS A COPOUT!

|

|

[Guest DL]

Re: XP Activation loop!

 

A Copout? why?

Of course whether its relevent in your circumstances is another thing

 

"deathsfriend" <deathsfriend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3863D29B-5F4F-40BF-B756-7382FABBB50A@microsoft.com...

> Ok, I have seen this tread started a few times, and I'm hoping someone has

> a

> solution. My mom has a machine that had an illigitimate copy of Windows

> XP

> Pro. She bought a new copy of WinXP Pro and chages the product key.

> Reboots

> Product requires activations (no problem)

> Call MS rep, get activation key start windows.

> Click on user account, get "this product required activation"

> Click on activate, get sent to, this product is already activated...

> lather, rinse, and repeate.

> I have followed intructions on:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

> and tried

> http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

> and

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

>

> Nothing seems to work. Please. Please. I beg you, don't tell me to do

> repair. Surely someone out there has some actual knowledge that can be

> USEFUL. REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER! IT IS A COPOUT!

>

>

[Guest deathsfriend]

Re: XP Activation loop!

 

There was a time when one could actually fix software. I would like to think

that that time hasn't completely dissappeared. Of course, I'm used to Linux,

so I may be asking too much from MS.

 

 

"DL" wrote:

> A Copout? why?

> Of course whether its relevent in your circumstances is another thing

>

> "deathsfriend" <deathsfriend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3863D29B-5F4F-40BF-B756-7382FABBB50A@microsoft.com...

> > Ok, I have seen this tread started a few times, and I'm hoping someone has

> > a

> > solution. My mom has a machine that had an illigitimate copy of Windows

> > XP

> > Pro. She bought a new copy of WinXP Pro and chages the product key.

> > Reboots

> > Product requires activations (no problem)

> > Call MS rep, get activation key start windows.

> > Click on user account, get "this product required activation"

> > Click on activate, get sent to, this product is already activated...

> > lather, rinse, and repeate.

> > I have followed intructions on:

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

> > and tried

> > http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

> > and

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

> >

> > Nothing seems to work. Please. Please. I beg you, don't tell me to do

> > repair. Surely someone out there has some actual knowledge that can be

> > USEFUL. REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER! IT IS A COPOUT!

> >

> >

>

>

>

[Guest deathsfriend]

Re: XP Activation loop!

 

I have tried this:

ren %windir%\system32\WPA.dbl wpa.old

the Windows CD is located in drive D,

expand d:\i386\wpa.db_ %windir%\system32\wpa.dbl

 

Does it make any difference if I rename the wpa.dbl and .bak? Do

I need to replace them in order to boot?

 

 

 

 

"TaurArian" wrote:

> No guarantees and I'm not sure if you've already tried it -

>

> "To remove the message that you are already activated, you can force activation on reboot.

> If the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak become corrupted, they can cause a problem.

> Reboot in "Safe Mode".

> Rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the\Windows\system32 folder

> Now the message should be removed and you can now reactivate."

>

> --

>

> TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services

> http://taurarian.mvps.org

> ======================================

> How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco

>

>

> "deathsfriend" <deathsfriend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3863D29B-5F4F-40BF-B756-7382FABBB50A@microsoft.com...

> | Ok, I have seen this tread started a few times, and I'm hoping someone has a

> | solution. My mom has a machine that had an illigitimate copy of Windows XP

> | Pro. She bought a new copy of WinXP Pro and chages the product key.

> | Reboots

> | Product requires activations (no problem)

> | Call MS rep, get activation key start windows.

> | Click on user account, get "this product required activation"

> | Click on activate, get sent to, this product is already activated...

> | lather, rinse, and repeate.

> | I have followed intructions on:

> | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

> | and tried

> | http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

> | and

> | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

> |

> | Nothing seems to work. Please. Please. I beg you, don't tell me to do

> | repair. Surely someone out there has some actual knowledge that can be

> | USEFUL. REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER! IT IS A COPOUT!

> |

> |

>

>

>

[Guest TaurArian]

Re: XP Activation loop!

 

Peruse this link for further assistance.

http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/registrationactivation-issues-help/151024.html

 

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Update Services

http://taurarian.mvps.org

 

 

"deathsfriend" wrote:

> I have tried this:

> ren %windir%\system32\WPA.dbl wpa.old

> the Windows CD is located in drive D,

> expand d:\i386\wpa.db_ %windir%\system32\wpa.dbl

>

> Does it make any difference if I rename the wpa.dbl and .bak? Do

> I need to replace them in order to boot?

>

>

>

>

> "TaurArian" wrote:

>

> > No guarantees and I'm not sure if you've already tried it -

> >

> > "To remove the message that you are already activated, you can force activation on reboot.

> > If the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak become corrupted, they can cause a problem.

> > Reboot in "Safe Mode".

> > Rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the\Windows\system32 folder

> > Now the message should be removed and you can now reactivate."

> >

> > --

> >

> > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services

> > http://taurarian.mvps.org

> > ======================================

> > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

> > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco

> >

> >

> > "deathsfriend" <deathsfriend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> > news:3863D29B-5F4F-40BF-B756-7382FABBB50A@microsoft.com...

> > | Ok, I have seen this tread started a few times, and I'm hoping someone has a

> > | solution. My mom has a machine that had an illigitimate copy of Windows XP

> > | Pro. She bought a new copy of WinXP Pro and chages the product key.

> > | Reboots

> > | Product requires activations (no problem)

> > | Call MS rep, get activation key start windows.

> > | Click on user account, get "this product required activation"

> > | Click on activate, get sent to, this product is already activated...

> > | lather, rinse, and repeate.

> > | I have followed intructions on:

> > | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

> > | and tried

> > | http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

> > | and

> > | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

> > |

> > | Nothing seems to work. Please. Please. I beg you, don't tell me to do

> > | repair. Surely someone out there has some actual knowledge that can be

> > | USEFUL. REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER! IT IS A COPOUT!

> > |

> > |

> >

> >

> >

[Guest TaurArian]

Re: XP Activation loop!

 

Update: see

You are prompted to activate Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 every time that you start

the computer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

 

 

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TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services

http://taurarian.mvps.org

======================================

How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco

 

 

"deathsfriend" <deathsfriend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:A0F0733E-CEFB-4B30-8AA0-5D1AD637C57E@microsoft.com...

|I have tried this:

| ren %windir%\system32\WPA.dbl wpa.old

| the Windows CD is located in drive D,

| expand d:\i386\wpa.db_ %windir%\system32\wpa.dbl

|

| Does it make any difference if I rename the wpa.dbl and .bak? Do

| I need to replace them in order to boot?

|

|

|

|

| "TaurArian" wrote:

|

| > No guarantees and I'm not sure if you've already tried it -

| >

| > "To remove the message that you are already activated, you can force activation on

reboot.

| > If the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak become corrupted, they can cause a problem.

| > Reboot in "Safe Mode".

| > Rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the\Windows\system32 folder

| > Now the message should be removed and you can now reactivate."

| >

| > --

| >

| > TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services

| > http://taurarian.mvps.org

| > ======================================

| > How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

| > Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco

| >

| >

| > "deathsfriend" <deathsfriend@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

| > news:3863D29B-5F4F-40BF-B756-7382FABBB50A@microsoft.com...

| > | Ok, I have seen this tread started a few times, and I'm hoping someone has a

| > | solution. My mom has a machine that had an illigitimate copy of Windows XP

| > | Pro. She bought a new copy of WinXP Pro and chages the product key.

| > | Reboots

| > | Product requires activations (no problem)

| > | Call MS rep, get activation key start windows.

| > | Click on user account, get "this product required activation"

| > | Click on activate, get sent to, this product is already activated...

| > | lather, rinse, and repeate.

| > | I have followed intructions on:

| > | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328874

| > | and tried

| > | http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/selfhelp/PKUInstructions.aspx

| > | and

| > | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

| > |

| > | Nothing seems to work. Please. Please. I beg you, don't tell me to do

| > | repair. Surely someone out there has some actual knowledge that can be

| > | USEFUL. REPAIR IS NOT AN ANSWER! IT IS A COPOUT!

| > |

| > |

| >

| >

| >