activate xp error on startup but it it activated.

sare^baw's · 19 Jul 2008 at 13:13

when i start my pc i get a screen saying my os has not been activated, i get 2 buttons 'resolve now' 'resolve later' either one do nothing and boot into windows, if i use the activate windows tool it says my version is activated.

its anoyying as i cant boot into xp without this warning coming up and my windows xp is legitimate.

any idea what i can do ? i dont care if i need a crack or something to get rid of this, i dont want to call support as i cant understand the 'foreigners' they use for support.

romperstomper · 19 Jul 2008 at 13:18

I would reinstall ,won't take long .

sare^baw's · 19 Jul 2008 at 13:40

romperstomper said:
I would reinstall ,won't take long .

yes reinstalling xp wont take long but setting it up and tweaking it and installing all my proggys will take ages and there is no guarentee it wont happen again

Craig321 · 19 Jul 2008 at 13:45

Try removing Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak from C:\Windows\System32.

These two files can be used to transfer activation between installs on the same computer, so maybe if you remove them it'll deactivate.

sare^baw's · 19 Jul 2008 at 14:04

Craig321 said:
Try removing Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak from C:\Windows\System32.

These two files can be used to transfer activation between installs on the same computer, so maybe if you remove them it'll deactivate.

just tried what you suggested, it then prompted me to activate on reboot, so i did successfully activate yet still when i reboot i get this screen telling me my windows is not activated.

LizardKing · 19 Jul 2008 at 19:53

Are you sure there proper windows errors not some dodgy malware/phisher?
not that i've heard of anything like it but its certainly possible.

sare^baw's · 19 Jul 2008 at 22:33

no its the real thing im afraid, i get this screen at start up

i get this message during start up and shut down

d.chatten · 20 Jul 2008 at 02:07

I would try deleting Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak from C:\Windows\System32, restart your system and reactivate Windows using the phone microsoft activation method (NOT THE INTERNET METHOD), restart your system again and go HERE to validate your copy of Windows, it should work.

Hope this helps!

sare^baw's · 20 Jul 2008 at 22:47

d.chatten said:
I would try deleting Wpa.dbl and Wpa.bak from C:\Windows\System32, restart your system and reactivate Windows using the phone microsoft activation method (NOT THE INTERNET METHOD), restart your system again and go HERE to validate your copy of Windows, it should work.

Hope this helps!

ill give this a try tomorrow, thanks for the suggestion.