On Wed, 5 Apr 2006 13:29:58 -0700, you wrote:
On Wednesday 05 April 2006 04:35 am, Michael W Cocke wrote:
I'm trying to laugh about this because the alternative will be to kick my computer off the roof.
I need to run XP occasionally so I have a dual-boot config. This morning I tried to boot Win XP and was told 'windows needs to be activated' - and it wouldn't log me in. I did that last year and I haven't changed anything, but what the hell - I have a legal copy, so I clicked yes. Then it said 'this copy of windows is already activated' and logged me off... rebooted - and the same thing. It won't let me log in and it won't activate. I have to reinstall from scratch AGAIN! What a design. <sigh>
Well, hopefully you haven't reinstalled.
The activation key is related to hardware settings, which may have changed. Stupid, yes, but not insurmountable.
You have two alternatives. First you should be able to call your friendly neighborhood Microsoft support center and explain the situation. They should get you a new activation code.
Second, there are plenty of cracks out in the wild, which will perform the activation for you. LimeWire works perfectly on Linux and should get you what you need.
Um, at least I've heard from reliable sources that it does and those same sources suggest that these cracks might be easy to locate... -- kai - www.perfectreign.com www.livebeans.com - the new NetBeans community
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I thought of both of those options - but I couldn't get the idiot windows to let me enter a code or do anything. If I could have gotten it to do anything I would have, but as it is - reinstalled already And someone suggested I burn an image (I forget who) - I do backup (Acronis Image) the problem is,I have no bleeping idea when whatever the problem is snuck in - I might wind up restoring the problem.... Mike- -- If you're not confused, you're not trying hard enough. -- Please note - Due to the intense volume of spam, we have installed site-wide spam filters at catherders.com. If email from you bounces, try non-HTML, non-encoded, non-attachments,