OptikaliLLusion Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 Well I tried MS's customer service, but they suck at their job. I explain thoroughly and they don't seem to get it. Their online chat service is as buggy as their operating systems. So I turn to you, the OCCers, to help. I did a repair install of XP last week. 5 days ago, XP nagged that I had 5 days to activate XP. I click OK, and it says "Windows is already activated". Then the next day, I get the same message saying I need to activate XP. I click OK, and I get the same "Windows is already activated". Now I'm on my last day before Windows locks me out. How the hell can I activate Windows XP when it says it is already activated and at the same time says it isn't activated? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidst Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 found this thread hope it helps http://www.anetforums.com/posts.aspx?ThreadIndex=31645 http://labmice.techtarget.com/windowsxp/ar...es/changeID.htm [edited by moderator] Please understand the rules 6. Absolutely NO warez links, requests, discussions, or suggestions. Don't even hint around about it. This includes cracks, serial numbers, download links, etc. The same goes for pornographic material, drugs, or any other illegal activities. - OverclockersClub will not be held responsible for your actions. [/edit] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DECwakeboarder Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 I suggest you remove that last link very soon before the mods see that, read the rules *****. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptikaliLLusion Posted January 23, 2005 Posted January 23, 2005 You idiot, that last link tries to install a virus on your computer. More like several viruses. The second one is for XP Pro, I ahve XP Home ;_; Might try the first one, but first want to know any easier ways to fix this bug. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt_navvara Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 i dunno if this helps but: i did like 5 reapirs of xp (the reason is too stupid for me to mention) and i experienced the same problem and windows took up a trucl load of disk space i asked someone to come and see what was wrong and the guy said that i had 5 installs of xp on my hd, it seems that if u "repair" the previous install the reapir doesnt completely override the last the only way for me to get rid of the problem was to format c:\s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cchalogamer Posted January 25, 2005 Posted January 25, 2005 formating has always worked best for me, the only thing is my version of pro doesnt ask to be activated so i never ran into your problem anyway. Burn your stuff to CD/DVD and give it a good reformat, chances are it'll be faster when you get it set back up anyway (install on another HDD and boot off it if you have a second HDD, then u can just copy files to the new drive from your old windows drive and reformat ti w/o a pile of CDs lol) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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