Guest deathsfriend Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 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 Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 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." -- 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 DL Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 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 Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 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 Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 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 Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 Re: XP Activation loop! Peruse this link for further assistance. http://www.computing.net/answers/windows-xp/registrationactivation-issues-help/151024.html -- -------------------------------- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 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 Posted July 14, 2008 Posted July 14, 2008 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 -- 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! | > | | > | | > | > | >
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