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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:26 pm Posted by Derek (30 messages posted) Well, even though there will be service packs (it's Microsoft...service packs are a given) along the way, I don't think they'll really fix your problem. When your computer just up and reboots, do you get a blue screen really quick that displays an error? 99.9% of the errors I have in XP are because of really poorly coded drivers from the manufacturer, not Microsoft. Most of the errors I receive are from my Video card (nVidia GF3) and my Sound Card (SBLIVE). I updated the drivers, and *voila* my problems disappeared. So, if I were you, I would get all the drivers for your video card, sound card, motherboard, modem, etc...ESPECIALLY if you upgraded from, say, 9x/Me. Hope this helps! On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 6:23 pm, R Montalbon wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >I have been running XP pro for a couple weeks now and have had more crashes (er, >rather XP initiated "restarts") and hang ups than i ever had in win2000. Im sure >there must be service packs on the way (hopefully), BUT i have opted to keep this >machine off the net (modems are painfully slow). I have tried to use windowsupdates.com >to "lookfor" packs, but this damn thing is "automatic" (according to MS, windows >users are not only thieves, but they are also total idiots). Is there any where >i can find or get packs for an XP machine that is not on the net? > > >BTW, I emailed MS with the same query a week ago and have heard NOTHING from them--add >worthless to the list of idiots and thieves. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at 7:17 am Posted by Gerson (2 messages posted) My XP installation hung during bootup...until I removed the ancient S3 video card which I'd been keeping in the machine in case I ever got a second monitor ... then had forgotten about... as derek says, almost certain to be a hardware or driver issue. try removing cards one by one from the PC. On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:26 pm, Derek wrote: >Well, even though there will be service packs (it's Microsoft...service packs are >a given) along the way, I don't think they'll really fix your problem. When your >computer just up and reboots, do you get a blue screen really quick that displays >an error? 99.9% of the errors I have in XP are because of really poorly coded drivers >from the manufacturer, not Microsoft. > >Most of the errors I receive are from my Video card (nVidia GF3) and my Sound Card >(SBLIVE). I updated the drivers, and *voila* my problems disappeared. So, if I >were you, I would get all the drivers for your video card, sound card, motherboard, >modem, etc...ESPECIALLY if you upgraded from, say, 9x/Me. > >Hope this helps! > > >On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 6:23 pm, R Montalbon wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >I have been running XP pro for a couple weeks now and have had more crashes (er, >rather XP initiated "restarts") and hang ups than i ever had in win2000. Im sure >there must be service packs on the way (hopefully), BUT i have opted to keep this >machine off the net (modems are painfully slow). I have tried to use windowsupdates.com >to "lookfor" packs, but this damn thing is "automatic" (according to MS, windows >users are not only thieves, but they are also total idiots). Is there any where >i can find or get packs for an XP machine that is not on the net? > > >BTW, I emailed MS with the same query a week ago and have heard NOTHING from them--add >worthless to the list of idiots and thieves. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Friday, November 23, 2001 at 2:10 pm Posted by Tim (35 messages posted) See this article: http://www.rickytan.per.sg/drivers.htm On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 6:23 pm, R Montalbon wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >I have been running XP pro for a couple weeks now and have had more crashes (er, >rather XP initiated "restarts") and hang ups than i ever had in win2000. Im sure >there must be service packs on the way (hopefully), BUT i have opted to keep this >machine off the net (modems are painfully slow). I have tried to use windowsupdates.com >to "lookfor" packs, but this damn thing is "automatic" (according to MS, windows >users are not only thieves, but they are also total idiots). Is there any where >i can find or get packs for an XP machine that is not on the net? > > >BTW, I emailed MS with the same query a week ago and have heard NOTHING from them--add >worthless to the list of idiots and thieves. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Friday, November 23, 2001 at 10:15 pm Posted by allen (1 messages posted) bare with me, im not that computer smart, but i upgraded from ME to XP, and i too have had several crashes.i have updated all my drivers, got all my windows updates. got norton system works, been in and out of xp in several different ways, i tried a new install instead of an upgrade,i have done all i can do. mine crashes too, and it gets in a "restart loop" and cant be recovered from, i try f8 to use safe mode, i try to use the xp disk and use the Repair console, i have done just about all i can think of. i can get it to work for a few days, then BAM, there it goes again, and i have to reload XP. i called MS, got some tech help, they said it may be a hardware conflict with my modem, i changed modems, and it seemed to fix it...was running great, then a few days later, once again it crashed and started the restart loop. if i find out and services packs or tips, i will let you know. if you would like to write me....allenx1966@aol.com. goodluck On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 6:23 pm, R Montalbon wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >I have been running XP pro for a couple weeks now and have had more crashes (er, >rather XP initiated "restarts") and hang ups than i ever had in win2000. Im sure >there must be service packs on the way (hopefully), BUT i have opted to keep this >machine off the net (modems are painfully slow). I have tried to use windowsupdates.com >to "lookfor" packs, but this damn thing is "automatic" (according to MS, windows >users are not only thieves, but they are also total idiots). Is there any where >i can find or get packs for an XP machine that is not on the net? > > >BTW, I emailed MS with the same query a week ago and have heard NOTHING from them--add >worthless to the list of idiots and thieves. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Sunday, December 2, 2001 at 5:09 pm Posted by Chris (1 messages posted) Didn't turning off the restart loop work? Right click "my computer" > Properties > Advanced , Start up and recovery settings> untick "automatically restart" under system failure On Friday, November 23, 2001 at 10:15 pm, allen wrote: >bare with me, im not that computer smart, but i upgraded from ME to XP, and i too >have had several crashes.i have updated all my drivers, got all my windows updates. >got norton system works, been in and out of xp in several different ways, i tried >a new install instead of an upgrade,i have done all i can do. mine crashes too, and >it gets in a "restart loop" and cant be recovered from, i try f8 to use safe mode, >i try to use the xp disk and use the Repair console, i have done just about all i >can think of. i can get it to work for a few days, then BAM, there it goes again, >and i have to reload XP. i called MS, got some tech help, they said it may be a hardware >conflict with my modem, i changed modems, and it seemed to fix it...was running great, >then a few days later, once again it crashed and started the restart loop. if i find >out and services packs or tips, i will let you know. if you would like to write me....allenx1966@aol.com. >goodluck > > >On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 6:23 pm, R Montalbon wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >I have been running XP pro for a couple weeks now and have had more crashes (er, >rather XP initiated "restarts") and hang ups than i ever had in win2000. Im sure >there must be service packs on the way (hopefully), BUT i have opted to keep this >machine off the net (modems are painfully slow). I have tried to use windowsupdates.com >to "lookfor" packs, but this damn thing is "automatic" (according to MS, windows >users are not only thieves, but they are also total idiots). Is there any where >i can find or get packs for an XP machine that is not on the net? > > >BTW, I emailed MS with the same query a week ago and have heard NOTHING from them--add >worthless to the list of idiots and thieves. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Monday, January 14, 2002 at 6:58 pm Posted by Beecher Wood (952 messages posted) Go to www.geocities.com/skipfreethrow/corpfaq.html re activation. There are no secret service packs out there that I know about. XP is very sensative to bad drivers and programs. I had trouble with my system when I ran BlackIce. As soon as I uninstalled it everything has been great. Good Luck. On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 6:23 pm, R Montalbon wrote: >I have a question about How >do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?: > >I have been running XP pro for a couple weeks now and have had more crashes (er, >rather XP initiated "restarts") and hang ups than i ever had in win2000. Im sure >there must be service packs on the way (hopefully), BUT i have opted to keep this >machine off the net (modems are painfully slow). I have tried to use windowsupdates.com >to "lookfor" packs, but this damn thing is "automatic" (according to MS, windows >users are not only thieves, but they are also total idiots). Is there any where >i can find or get packs for an XP machine that is not on the net? > > >BTW, I emailed MS with the same query a week ago and have heard NOTHING from them--add >worthless to the list of idiots and thieves. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 12:05 pm Posted by Andrew (1 messages posted) i have a legit copy og windows xp and everytime i try 2 update it sais i have a "invalid cd key" or sum sh*t like that i phoned them and thier like "well this is not possible go to the person who sold it to you" i did this and they tell me to go 2 microsoft so im just wondeing what the hell should i do On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:26 pm, Derek wrote: >Well, even though there will be service packs (it's Microsoft...service packs are >a given) along the way, I don't think they'll really fix your problem. When your >computer just up and reboots, do you get a blue screen really quick that displays >an error? 99.9% of the errors I have in XP are because of really poorly coded drivers >from the manufacturer, not Microsoft. > >Most of the errors I receive are from my Video card (nVidia GF3) and my Sound Card >(SBLIVE). I updated the drivers, and *voila* my problems disappeared. So, if I >were you, I would get all the drivers for your video card, sound card, motherboard, >modem, etc...ESPECIALLY if you upgraded from, say, 9x/Me. > >Hope this helps! > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Friday, August 29, 2003 at 7:25 pm Posted by Charlie (1 messages posted) Andrew, Like you , I had and still have a problem with an error message. I contacted Dell with the problem Guess what? They said it was MS windows issue. I contact MS with the issue and guess what? They said it was Dells problem. I asked to speak to a superivsor who supposedly cleared all this up. Ya think!! He said that Dell was sold a license to use Windows and in the agreement, Dell is suppose to service what they sell. Dell disagrees since they have no service manuals for Microsoft error codes. I will never buy another Dell product. On Saturday, February 22, 2003 at 12:05 pm, Andrew wrote: >i have a legit copy og windows xp and everytime i try 2 update it sais i have a "invalid >cd key" or sum sh*t like that i phoned them and thier like "well this is not possible >go to the person who sold it to you" i did this and they tell me to go 2 microsoft >so im just wondeing what the hell should i do > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?' Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 11:42 pm Posted by dereck (1 messages posted) WPA_Kill.exe download or search for it On Tuesday, November 20, 2001 at 10:26 pm, Derek wrote: > >Well, even though there will be service packs (it's Microsoft...service packs are >a given) along the way, I don't think they'll really fix your problem. When your >computer just up and reboots, do you get a blue screen really quick that displays >an error? 99.9% of the errors I have in XP are because of really poorly coded drivers >from the manufacturer, not Microsoft. > >Most of the errors I receive are from my Video card (nVidia GF3) and my Sound Card >(SBLIVE). I updated the drivers, and *voila* my problems disappeared. So, if I >were you, I would get all the drivers for your video card, sound card, motherboard, >modem, etc...ESPECIALLY if you upgraded from, say, 9x/Me. > >Hope this helps! > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum