Guest 3dgomerfan Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 I purchased a used computer that had Windows XP pre-installed (originally by the manufacturer) and it is prompting to activate windows. I called Microsoft to activate, and they confirmed the Software key was valid, but they couldn't activate it. It seemed like the Installation ID Code that was on the activation screen wasn't working or correct. They told me to contact the manufacturer to see if they could turn off the activation screen somehow or pay for Microsoft tech support. I contacted the Manufacturer, who of course said they couldn't activate a Microsoft program. Any ideas or suggestions of how to get this thing activated?
Guest Andrew E. Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 RE: XP Activation question Microsoft activation numbers are from the product key,always found inside the software package,if you have such a number,in the activation window, select phone-line,call the "Activation line" 8885712048 "3dgomerfan" wrote: > I purchased a used computer that had Windows XP pre-installed (originally by > the manufacturer) and it is prompting to activate windows. I called > Microsoft to activate, and they confirmed the Software key was valid, but > they couldn't activate it. It seemed like the Installation ID Code that was > on the activation screen wasn't working or correct. They told me to contact > the manufacturer to see if they could turn off the activation screen somehow > or pay for Microsoft tech support. I contacted the Manufacturer, who of > course said they couldn't activate a Microsoft program. Any ideas or > suggestions of how to get this thing activated?
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted July 25, 2007 Posted July 25, 2007 Re: XP Activation question On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:14:00 -0700, 3dgomerfan <3dgomerfan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > I purchased a used computer that had Windows XP pre-installed (originally by > the manufacturer) and it is prompting to activate windows. I called > Microsoft to activate, and they confirmed the Software key was valid, but > they couldn't activate it. It seemed like the Installation ID Code that was > on the activation screen wasn't working or correct. They told me to contact > the manufacturer to see if they could turn off the activation screen somehow > or pay for Microsoft tech support. I contacted the Manufacturer, who of > course said they couldn't activate a Microsoft program. Any ideas or > suggestions of how to get this thing activated? If I bought a used computer, the first thing I would do with it would be to reinstall the operating system cleanly. You have no idea how the computer has been maintained, what has been installed incorrectly, what is missing, what viruses and spyware there may be, etc. I wouldn't want to live with somebody else's mistakes and problems, possibility of kiddie porn, etc., and I wouldn't recommend that anyone else do either. -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
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