help - stuck in activation loop in xp, but already activated

[Guest mikeyp]

Hi I'm running XP in a virtualized environment (fusion for mac)

 

Its been working fine , activated succesfully and running smoothly for many

months until last night it did an automatic security update, now after it

rebooted, it says i must activate windows before i log on. if i click YES, it

says windows already activated, click OK but it then brings me back to the

first message saying I need to activate.

 

If I click no, it just brings me back to the same message. If I start in

safe mode, it says I need to activate but cannot in safe mode, click ok, but

brings me back to same message.

 

Basically I'm stuck in a loop, and i can't get into windows. this all

happens before i can access anything. PLEASE someone help!!

Thanks

Mike

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: help - stuck in activation loop in xp, but already activated

 

 

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

news:A3DA7F1F-09C1-4F9C-846B-250A18D0C11A@microsoft.com...

> Hi I'm running XP in a virtualized environment (fusion for mac)

>

> Its been working fine , activated succesfully and running smoothly for

> many

> months until last night it did an automatic security update, now after it

> rebooted, it says i must activate windows before i log on. if i click YES,

> it

> says windows already activated, click OK but it then brings me back to the

> first message saying I need to activate.

>

> If I click no, it just brings me back to the same message. If I start in

> safe mode, it says I need to activate but cannot in safe mode, click ok,

> but

> brings me back to same message.

>

> Basically I'm stuck in a loop, and i can't get into windows. this all

> happens before i can access anything. PLEASE someone help!!

> Thanks

> Mike

 

I would ring the nearest Microsoft office. This will be a free call.