Guest Scott Posted August 21, 2008 Posted August 21, 2008 Re: Register XP Sandman, I have the same situation however I need to activate Windows ... when I went to the system tools folder there was no activation icon. What do I do now? "Sandman" wrote: > Unless you have a personal reason to register your Windows XP install, it > is not necessary, ;....'Activation' is, ...registering is not. Go to Start > menu, Accessories, System Tools to 'activate' XP.. > "Bruce" <Bruce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:56330B60-CE3E-4757-BBFC-5D554896D691@microsoft.com... > > Have just set up XP on a Compaq LapTop. During set up I elected not to > > register at that time as my ADSL line was not set up. > > Now I cannot work out how to register. The online help tells me to click > a > > register icon in the task bar but there is no such icon there! > > How can I register? > > -- > > Bruce > > >
Guest Bruce Chambers Posted August 22, 2008 Posted August 22, 2008 Re: Register XP Re: Register XP Scott wrote: > Sandman, > > I have the same situation however I need to activate Windows ... when I went > to the system tools folder there was no activation icon. What do I do now? > Start > Run > "C:\Windows\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /A." -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot
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