XP Pro Activation Issues

[Guest a.robertson]

It seems to be that this is the current 'hot topic' and it unfortunate that

i am adding to it.

 

After having bought a new laptop, it annoys to me that i have had to send it

back to the factory thinking that there may have been some hardware/software

reason that caused the problem - the problem being of XP Pro asking to be

activated, after i had already done so.

 

I have now tried the telephone service 3 times now only to find that i am

still 'locked out' - i cant do anything about it either as when i did manage

to speak to a rep over the phone regarding this issue, after i had asked the

question, was promptly hung up on. This is not what i would call

proffessional in the slightest.

 

I am now stuffed as i need the laptop to complete various University

assignments, and seen as i can activate windows, cannot use the pc for more

than 30 days.

 

can anyone supply a number for the UK to take me throught to tech support,

or perhaps even a better solution than that cursed telephone method.

 

Regards,

 

A Robertson

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: XP Pro Activation Issues

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307890

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811632/en-us

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938351/en-us

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305356/en-us

 

 

You might try asking the hardware vendor for help.

 

Also a more appropriate group would be;

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.general&cat=en_US_91a15a1e-b269-4291-b6b4-dc2d504ce9ef&lang=en&cr=US

 

 

 

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Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

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"a.robertson" wrote:

> It seems to be that this is the current 'hot topic' and it unfortunate

> that

> i am adding to it.

>

> After having bought a new laptop, it annoys to me that i have had to send

> it

> back to the factory thinking that there may have been some

> hardware/software

> reason that caused the problem - the problem being of XP Pro asking to be

> activated, after i had already done so.

>

> I have now tried the telephone service 3 times now only to find that i am

> still 'locked out' - i cant do anything about it either as when i did

> manage

> to speak to a rep over the phone regarding this issue, after i had asked

> the

> question, was promptly hung up on. This is not what i would call

> proffessional in the slightest.

>

> I am now stuffed as i need the laptop to complete various University

> assignments, and seen as i can activate windows, cannot use the pc for

> more

> than 30 days.

>

> can anyone supply a number for the UK to take me throught to tech support,

> or perhaps even a better solution than that cursed telephone method.

>

> Regards,

>

> A Robertson