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Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
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Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 4:35 pm
Posted by Iain Macdonald
(4 messages posted)
I have a question about XP NON-ACTIVATION. When I attemt to acivate the damn OS,
zilch happens, apart from an ambiguous attempt to contact the acivation URL. This
is a genuine XP installation - BUT: I had severe problems trying to install. Got
the 39minute PARSE ERROR and had to search on the net for a solution - which I got
from Richard. Applied it, and after 29days, tried the 'activate' button. Now I am
locked out of the XP-erience. Any other mugs feel like demanding their money back?
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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 5:34 pm
Posted by triplate
(20746 messages posted)
Define "ambiguous attempt"...it either connected or it didnt...and if it didnt...it
gave you a reason or an error.
On Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 4:35 pm, Iain Macdonald wrote:
>I have a question about XP NON-ACTIVATION. When I attemt to acivate the damn OS,
>zilch happens, apart from an ambiguous attempt to contact the acivation URL. This
>is a genuine XP installation - BUT: I had severe problems trying to install. Got
>the 39minute PARSE ERROR and had to search on the net for a solution - which I
got
>from Richard. Applied it, and after 29days, tried the 'activate' button. Now I am
>locked out of the XP-erience. Any other mugs feel like demanding their money back?
>
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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 5:49 pm
Posted by Tadaa
(83 messages posted)
Go to your Start/Help and Support
In the Search field type in XP Activate
Now
pick a task on how you want to activate
On Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 4:35 pm, Iain Macdonald wrote:
>I have a question about XP NON-ACTIVATION. When I attemt to acivate the damn OS,
>zilch happens, apart from an ambiguous attempt to contact the acivation URL. This
>is a genuine XP installation - BUT: I had severe problems trying to install. Got
>the 39minute PARSE ERROR and had to search on the net for a solution - which I
got
>from Richard. Applied it, and after 29days, tried the 'activate' button. Now I am
>locked out of the XP-erience. Any other mugs feel like demanding their money back?
>
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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 2:19 am
Posted by Iain Macdonald
(4 messages posted)
'Ambiguous attempt' = Activation pop-up appeared. Message reported 'unable to contact
server. Please try again later.' or words to that effect. Needless to say, I tried
again many times before I ran out of time. Capice?
On Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at 5:34 pm, triplate wrote:
>Define "ambiguous attempt"...it either connected or it didnt...and if it didnt...it
>gave you a reason or an error.
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re: Question about 'How do I skip the Product Activation in Windows XP?'
Wednesday, September 24, 2003 at 3:24 am
Posted by John L
(624 messages posted)
Did you notice the phone number on your screen. Call that if the on-line activation
doesn't work.
It's not uncommon for the on-line one to fail, I've had it fail on me ("you don't
have an internet connection" while I'm downloading!) but the phone still works.
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