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Windows Activation message

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cldrane

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Hello,

I have just made some changes to my computer and reinstalled XP. Now I can't get rid of that nagging "Activate Windows" message. I have a legal copy that I payed for and entered the Key but the message won't go away.

I have tried deleting the WPA.DBl file but that didn't work. Any suggestions?

Thanks
 
Just activate it. If it's a legal copy, that's all you have to do.
 
Call MS, if it's a legit install, they can take care of that activation message for you no problem.
 
Sounds like I'll just have to sit on the phone with these guys. It is a legal copy, I just keep getting the message to activate windows and when I click in it, it says windows has already been activated. So, I'll call.

Thanks.
 
Call MS and tell them you've upgraded or whatever and need a new activation key.
 
It only take a few minutes, MS doesn't want this to be like a visit to the dentist. :)
 
Any one have that 800/888 number. When I click on the activation balloon all i get is that is has already been activated. I can't get the option to call them.
 
you can call 800-SP2-Help, which is the number for MS's free Sp2 support, and get somebody to xfer you.
 
is it just a little ballon that pops up asking to activate? usually that thing goes away after a little bit
 
JPGR87 said:
is it just a little ballon that pops up asking to activate? usually that thing goes away after a little bit
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Yeah, it will go away in about 30 days and be replaced by a message that you can't login to your box until you activate Windows. :rolleyes:
 
Interesting, so you say WPA balloon says your unactivated, but OOBE says you are. Interesting... If you are still having this problem, PM me, and we can try and figure out why, the only time I have heard of this happening is when someone tried to hack WPA, but since your legal, I am definatly interested how you got into this state.
 
Ranma_Sao said:
Interesting, so you say WPA balloon says your unactivated, but OOBE says you are. Interesting... If you are still having this problem, PM me, and we can try and figure out why, the only time I have heard of this happening is when someone tried to hack WPA, but since your legal, I am definatly interested how you got into this state.
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He did try to hack WPA, or something, when he tried to get rid of the message himself.

I have tried deleting the WPA.DBl file but that didn't work.
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Users who reformat their hard drive and perform a clean installation of the operating system will find that they need to reactivate the product. But, as long as the new installation is on the same system and there won't be any hardware changes it is possible to transfer the existing product activation and skip having to go through the product activation process again. Follow the steps below to save the activation status information and restore it once your system is rebuilt:


Double-click My Computer
Double-click on the "C" drive
Go to the C:\Windows\System32 folder (you may have to click on the link that says "Show The contents of this folder")
Find the files "wpa.dbl" and "wpa.bak" and copy them to a safe location. You can copy them on a floppy drive or burn it onto a CD or DVD.
After you have reinstalled Windows XP on your reformatted hard drive, click "No" when asked if you want to go ahead and go through the activation process
Reboot your computer into SafeMode (you can either press F8 as Windows is booting up to see the Windows Advanced Options menu and select SAFEBOOT_OPTION=Minimal or follow the instructions in Starting Windows XP in SafeMode
Double-click My Computer
Double-click on the "C" drive
Go to the C:\Windows\System32 folder (you may have to click on the link that says "Show The contents of this folder")
Find the file "wpa.dbl" and "wpa.bak" (if it exists) and rename them to "wpadbl.new" and "wpabak.new"
Copy your original "wpa.dbl" and "wpa.bak" files from your floppy disk, CD or DVD into the C:\Windows\System32 folder
Restart your system (if you followed the directions in Starting Windows XP in SafeMode you may need to go back into MSCONFIG to turn off booting into SafeMode)
Voila! Your Windows XP operating system is now reinstalled on your reformatted hard drive and you are all activated without having to actually go through the product activation process!
Remember though. This won't work for transferring activation information from one computer to another or if you alter the hardware because the information contained in your "wpa.dbl" file will not match the configuration of the computer. This trick is only for reinstalling Windows XP on the exact same computer after formatting the hard drive.
 
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