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XP activation?!?!?!?!

post #1 of 20
12/29/03 at 1:48pm
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Hey,

following a terrible re-install process everything is now back to normal on my computer (thanks for the help guys). Now the problem is though when i try to activate my windows XP it tells me that I have activated it too many times and I need to buy another copy of XP with another cd-key. Is there any way around this activation? I already own a copy of XP home and so it seems silly to be going out to buy another copy of it.

--JR
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post #2 of 20
12/29/03 at 1:59pm
same thing happened to me. call the toll free MS number on the activation screen and they'll give you a special code.
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post #3 of 20
12/29/03 at 2:11pm
Activation...stupidest yet smartest move ever for Microsoft.
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post #4 of 20
12/29/03 at 2:57pm
download a copy of xp and spit in microsofts face.

I am sorry but for someone to expect you to buy a copy of xp for every computer you use is stupid. You can install games on more than one pc, why not windows? I went through that with microsoft and i really cannot wait til more programs become user friendly on macs, because im gonna swtich.
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post #5 of 20
12/29/03 at 5:27pm
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Originally Posted by Colin Dean
Activation...stupidest yet smartest move ever for Microsoft.
Amen!
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post #6 of 20
12/29/03 at 7:17pm
Sorry, Ryan, not gonna happen. Microsoft has Apple in it's pockets.
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post #7 of 20
12/29/03 at 11:28pm
microsoft has everyone in its pockets. What crap. I'll work off the palm os from now on
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post #8 of 20
12/30/03 at 12:20am
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Originally Posted by JRDeegan
Sorry, Ryan, not gonna happen. Microsoft has Apple in it's pockets.
now that's a funny
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post #9 of 20
12/30/03 at 1:34am
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Originally Posted by ryanniedz
microsoft has everyone in its pockets. What crap. I'll work off the palm os from now on
And what games are you going to play?? Or much of anything else!!!!
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post #10 of 20
12/30/03 at 10:40am
Well I play Snakes on my Nokia 6310 mobile phone . Wish it had an M10 Pro Turbo in it .
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post #11 of 20
12/30/03 at 11:12am
I have a copy of XP Pro. I will send a copy to anyone who wants to make a $10 donation to the FU@k Y@u Microsoft fund!!!
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post #12 of 20
12/30/03 at 1:02pm
I think activation is good in theory, but you shouldn't constantly re-install the OS... you should burn a DVD image of the thing so you can just do a straight copy to "reinstall" it.
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post #13 of 20
12/30/03 at 2:09pm
You know that windows activation theroy would be a good idea if windows was stable and you didn't have to reinstall all the time. But thats imposible for ol' billy gates
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post #14 of 20
12/30/03 at 2:11pm
This is why you make a ghost image on a backup drive.. you will only install once, period...
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post #15 of 20
12/30/03 at 3:16pm
Here's a link that will solve all your Microsoft problems.

XP Activation

BTW, a ghost image is the way to go. I installed XP, all my drivers and service packs then I ghosted my drive to 2 CDRWs.

It took me 15min Saturday to get my laptop back up and running.
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post #16 of 20
12/30/03 at 3:49pm
Ghosting? Please Explain.
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post #17 of 20
12/30/03 at 6:08pm
Got Windows XP sp1, all drivers and all regular programs I use minus the games ghosted to one dvd-r. I didn't think it would work because I had to go through the DOS version of GHOST, But it recognized my DVD burner and away it went. Now instead of taking hours to install windows, download and install service packs and other programs, I pop in the DVD and it takes 13 min and my computer is back to perfect.
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post #18 of 20
12/30/03 at 6:11pm
Ghosting, or in other words Norton Ghost, Creates a sector for sector copy (on media of your chosing, hard disk, cd, DVD, tape drive)of the hard disk partition that you want backed up.
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post #19 of 20
12/30/03 at 6:17pm
HMMMM... Going home and do that!!

thanks!!
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post #20 of 20
12/30/03 at 6:40pm
sweet, i completely forgot about ghosting, i'll be sure to do that on my next reformat.
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