I did a repair and added a new key and hoped it would add the NIC driver… then I did safe boot on first restart and it messed up startup files. Did another repair and then let the restart boot normally and then go into safe mode and add the driver from a USB stick and then it activated.. Hi, an minute ago I was playing a game and it froze. So, i reset my pc and it seemed to work fine until I got this message to activate my windows.
So I clicked yes and it give me three options. I chose the one to activate over the internet. But it gave an error message that I had connectivity problems to log in the internet.
One thing, i dont use a internet cable. I use a wireless USB to connect to to my modem. I tried reconnecting it or reseting the modem but the problem was still there.
I did what you said, go in safe mode because the windows wont ask u for an activation. But I still couldnt access the internet from there either. The usb was suppose to read upon starting up and now it cant. I couldnt update the drivers for it. I can get into safe mode without networking, and I have checked to make sure the drivers are present. Any help or clues would be greatly appreciated…. Great tip. This window had a link to the MS website that, if you clicked, brought up IE.
I just had this issue with a HP Netbook. I Actually had to resort to running a well known pirate crack on the software to be able get to the desktop, install all the drivers, let all the service packs install, let WGA tell me it was a pirate verison, THEN I was able to set the product key and activate it properly. Its a sad state when you have to resort to the dark side to do things that are perfectly legimate. Glad I found your fix, I had the exact same scenario with a Dell Inspirion a neighbor brought me and asked me to finish off the XP install that had him stumped at the activation screen.
I had exactly this problem and used the post to help resolve it. I was trying to reinstall windows on a newly acquired Samsung N no internal optical drive from a bootable usb stick and it would not activate, giving blanks where the activation id was supposed to be. After installing the network drivers as advised in the article I was able to connect to the internet and it gave me the message that it had activated.
However, it then returned to the message that I needed to activate windows! At this point it did give me an activation id, which I used to activate windows over the telephone. All seemed to be going ok but when I tried to log on to an account owner or administrator were the defaults presented it told me again that I needed to activate windows!
However, this time, when I clicked yes to activate, it came back with the message that windows was already activated. It then presented me with the default accounts again to log on! I tried this a few times but got no further and gave up as it would clearly have gone on indefinitely. On suggestion from a colleague who is very switched on regarding IT, I went back into safe mode and then installed SP3.
This cleared all of the problems and I now have a fully functioning netbook. When I start the computer, windows xp boots just fine, but when I click on my icon or any icon in the welcome window, I get the message that a problem has occurred that prevents Microsoft from correctly validating windows xp, do I want to activate windows now?
When I click yes or no it goes to my desk top picture, but without the start button or any icons and just stays there. There was no warning that this was going to happen. The computer was working fine the day before. The first message I got when I first had the problem said something about major hardware changes having taken place since the original activation at least 2 years ago.
I guess I can take it back to where I bought it and let them sort it out, but I would really like to be able to complain to Microsoft and sort the problem myself.
So I guess what I need to know is how do I contact Microsoft? I have a similar case — your article unquestionably helped with it a bit. Windows XP SP3. Legal licensed installation, on a Toshiba. The Toshiba dies. For the reasonas, undoubtedly, you have detailed. Drivers for individual hardware incl. Thanks again. And 3 days for activation seems new. The hoops I had to jump through just to get XP reinstalled after a boot sector virus were unbelievable and then the activation problem.
Thanks for going the extra mile and relying on you instincts to get to the root of the problem. I bought a new PC and exactly the same happened. I thought that I was finished. Then I found your article. Amazingly — It worked!! You should pay a visit to help desk center if you have a chance. Typically filled with fresh graduates, and how they cope with the job is by looking at a manual on their help desk. Very often, they are just spouting answers from their manual. Dig deeper, and they will be lost.
Thank you. My Ethernet driver was installed, but not the wireless. After installing the wireless driver it worked right away. Thanks for that tip. So that he helped me figure out my code. So that is just an FYI if it helps someone else.
Here is where it is weird. My disc worked fine on a Dell desktop, but my eMachine DT has this issue. The computer that worked also had no available drivers for hooking to the internet like me, but it liked her so it worked better. Thanks for sharing your experience. It is a big help. I wonder if there is a link there. Got into XP wireless started working and figured might as well do this now, so an internet search for the procedures tuned up two quick ways, Start — All Programs — Accessories -System Tools then click activate The problem is there was no icon for activate, so back to the Internet and came up with right click My Computer and click on activate, again no option to activate.
It goes like this so for other readers to know. To have the machine ID. You should have a driver installed on a specific device specially the NIC. There is also a command to extend the 30 days grace period that you need to type in in safemode. My situation also a bit bizarre! I found an XP Pro disk and did a recovery using that — worked fine until final reboot and, guess what.
Just gonna try the above suggestions. They have you over a barrel and it should be illegal for them not to supply the wherewithal to fix the problem yourself — tantamount to blackmail!! Thanks for the advice. Any suggestions anyone?? Yep got this several times during the last 10 years or so Fixed like Leo said. Hi, Leo, newbie here. I just read your article regarding Windows XP frustrating activation.
Thank you! I was able to boot up in Safe Mode per your help. I do not have the disk nor the key lost them ages ago I downloaded needed drivers to my Vaio and transferred them to USB flashdrive. When I. Hi, I read your article. To continue, using usb flashdrive to download updated drivers, but I cannot get past Windows Install inactive issue. I also had your problem of zero connectivity. Thanks For that Leo However i have Used Activate by phone with no connectivity to net But it did recognise the Network card and gave me activation number,But you are correct Microsoft Tech support really do not have a clue when this happens,There is a work round if you have a Usb wireless dongle and drivers for same it happily activates once it accepts install key Regards Martin.
My friend had the same type of scenario with his laptop connection to the Net and afyter countless hours on ther phone to his ISP they could not figure out his problem and told him to buy a new PC.. I came out tried the same scenario s as he had tried..
Thank you for this article. I had the same problem, although with a further twist after I had recovered the activation ID as you describe. This took forever longer than the whole XP install but it worked. Thank you for this article, Mr. Hi, I have the same problem Not got the original Dell CD but when using another WXP installation disk the activation with the nine six digit numbers did not work.
Just said you may be subject of counterfeiting. Tried Dell and they cannot help. Have not found a technical number for Microsoft in the UK yet but I will and see what happens. Still got 30 days!!! Install Service Pack 3 in Safe Mode — download onto flash drive from another computer and then use flash drive on the computer you want to activate. Takes a while so be patient. Restart Windows — you will get in — reactivation nag is now in System Tray. You should also have an Activation ID now.
Leo said he needs to use a different key. He needs use the OEM key from Dell. It should be on the machine itself. Some Dell systems use a special restore partition, which might of be deleted when he put Linux on the system. The original key should work. It is possible the OEM key from dell got compromised and could be on the blacklist. Once, xpsp 3 support totally ends. This problem should go away, because Microsoft is suppose to issue a patch to by-pass the activation requirement s.
If that battery is weak then some mobo features get turned on and off intermittently even while Windows runs and hence 1 Windows complains about activating again since mobo features changed and 2 cannot calculate the ID. New disk in old PC. Used original install disk and key from label. Had a similar issue except we configure the network to a private manual IP address. So no activation. That really depends on what you want. Some like me do not like the OEM installs.
Every laptop I ever bought was first wiped clean by reinstalling MY copy of windows and then selecting which drivers and software I wanted on my machine. All manufacturers make these drivers available for download.
It depends on what you want and how capable you are. You should not have to be connected to the internet to enable your software. Any imposition on the user is wrong. My first computer had 2k of RAM. I was a beta tester for Windows version 1. Every one of them turned out to be annoying.
I especially hated the dongles that had to hang off the serial port of your PC like early versions of AutoCad. Thankfully AutoCad quickly moved away from that dreaded device.
Without exception, every method of authentication that I have seen in 30 years has been defeatable. Although I bought and paid for the AutoCad software I hated the dongle and I easily hacked the program to defeat it.
It was way back then I realized that hackers had it easier than honest customers. I have a great dislike for any effort that encumbers me, a paying customer, for using software that I purchased.
That brings us to my experience this past week. I decided to build a new PC as my old one was displaying some quirky lockups that I felt were hardware related somewhere in the motherboard or CPU. Probably from overclocking it a little harshly. So I bought new components to put in my old case.
I have multiple licenses for Windows 7, about 5 in total. I go to install Windows 8 from the very disk that Microsoft had me download when I upgraded one of my Windows 7 licenses in December I was holding in front of me a copy of the email from Microsoft with the activation key in it. I get about 90 seconds into the installation and it asks me for my license key, which I carefully type in.
It tells me the key is not valid. There was no phone number to call for help, or suggestion of any kind. I rebooted and tried again. I know I put the right code in. It is now 8pm and I am wanting to install that night. I ran out to Best Buy and bought a brand new copy of Windows 8. I get home and it installs, but when I get up and running in Windows it still wants me to activate, so I decided to use my older activation key instead of the newer one.
It fails and prompts me to call and activate over the phone. I call and try to activate and the automated system is completely senile and does not understand a word I say and if a stray sound in the background gets to your phone it completely throws it for a loop.
I swear it is some kind of joke by Microsoft specifically designed to piss off customers. The gibberish now frustrates the automated guy and he puts me through to a real person. I give the very nice and polite representative a warning, an apology, and then a piece of my mind regarding the process.
He remains very nice and calm and after a little checking he tells me my old Windows 8 key is valid….. He offers this information to me as if I had just won the lottery. He proceeds to give me an activation number.
He apologizes for the trouble and we part ways. Next I go to install the Windows 7 drive. This goes a little more smoothly…. I did not have to put in a key to install initially, but when I got up and running I decided to activate immediately.
It tells me my key is not valid and prompts me to go through the phone activation. I go through the same aggravating process with the idiot automated system and gibberish my way to a real person.
This guy takes a while to check my key. I am holding the Windows 7 Ultimate package in my hand with the nice holographic sticker containing my key. He proceeds to tell me that my key is suspicious as it has been activated 14 times. I also told him it did not matter how many times I used it as I owned that license and if I wanted to install it a thousand times it was my prerogative as long as I did not violate the terms of the license.
I offered to send him a photo of me holding the box with pretty sticker and me flipping the bird as proof I owned it. He hemmed and hawed for a minute and then seeming as if he was doing me a favor he proclaimed that I could, in fact, activate my installation. Gee, thank you lord Microsoft. All was working, but with a few quirks for about two days. I installed it from the holographic Microsoft CD with the pretty holographic label that had just been activated by Microsoft. No activation key is displayed and no place to enter a code.
No support number. No anything. I check my phone and find the number I called a few days earlier and ring them back. Now I gibberish from the very start and I got person rather quickly.
He hears me out and offers no help. He seems stumped, which is kind of surprising considering this is what he does for a living. I mean how many possible scenarios can his job entail? He finally says he will put me through to tech support. About 20 minutes in at this point. Another 5 minutes later I get the tech support guy on the phone and I first apologize and tell him it was not personal and I proceed to give him an ear full to carry back to his bosses.
He tells me he has to remotely access my PC to fix it. About 30 more minutes goes by and he is rebooting my PC. It comes back up and he is still controlling it, which was creepy. He then gets it to now display the activation application and he types in the code and activates it.
All told it was about 90 minutes wasted This was two days ago. Today I woke up and turned on the PC and it will not start. The motherboard locks with a code at the same point every time. The local MicroCenter sold me the last one they had so I had to drive to Virginia to get another one. Two hours. Bank of America, BTW. I digress, but let me finish.
I spent an hour on the phone with a representative who ended up telling me they could do nothing and my wife had to call another number to have the card reactivated. I finally get back to replacing the motherboard. The anti-virus software isn't disabled. I only disabled the update process. Thanks for the concern, though.
It's solved. Here is what the problem was. A few weeks ago, I had been having serious problems with the sound card, so I re-installed the driver. This fixed the sound card problem but created this problem. A quick google search revealed that this was related to my sound card. Some websites advise against disabling this process, but in reality, disabling it doesn't harm anything.
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Download the. Insert a blank disc. Start Disk Utility. In the list of volumes, you will now see an item representing the ISO file. Select it. Click the Burn button and follow the instructions. I tried using safe mode with command prompt with the goal of using system restore but it still logged me out. I don't want to use UBCD honestly. I had a friend try to burn it for me and she said her computer wouldn't let her because apparently it's crawling with viruses.
Is there any way I can fix this problem without using 3rd party applications that I know nothing about?
I tried to do an installation of windows xp to try to fix the problem and it said a certain file was corrupted and wouldn't let me go through with it. I'm getting really frustrated! It's almost been a month! Well why is this thread in Windows OS if you are using a Mac anyway? Also the suggestion of UBCD is still valid as it even has an in built Virus scanner program I think it would be wise for you to take on the support provided by experienced computer support members.
But hey your choice and all. I am only using a mac at my school to access the internet as the PC with Windows that I have at home will not let me log in. Yes I know, I re-read the thread after posting to work out what happened again ie this thread is getting old Anyway, I thought you may reply so just left it in I can't think of anything else better for you to try.
Well then I guess I'll have to take it to a repair place. I think it would be wise for you to take on the support provided by experienced computer support members. Similar threads T. Triliner Jan 5, Ask a Question. Replies 1 Views Jan 6, Wuertz. At loss: Kernel virus or something else. Soup Stand Apr 1, Windows 2. Replies 30 Views 5K.
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