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Can't logon due to activation failure!

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Name: Jayme
Date: May 8, 2002 at 09:55:58 Pacific
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After loading a beta version of XP pro on my laptop (which included a seemingly never ending evaluation period), I received a notice on my log on screen one week out saying my XP needed activating. Whenever I'd follow the prompts to activate it from logon nothing would happen and my profile would start up as normal. When going through Start menu to activate it, I always got the message it had already been done. Now that it expired, I can't log on AT ALL without activating, which it won't let me do! How can I load a new OS or at least pull off all my important files if I have to reformat? What are my options? Help!



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Name: billy
Date: May 8, 2002 at 10:31:01 Pacific
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one option would be to complain to microsteal(sorry microsoft)after all its their crazy system....


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Name: Eric
Date: May 8, 2002 at 10:45:12 Pacific
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If you purchase the retail upgrade, boot from the CD and install. Everything should be ok after that.


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Response Number 3
Name: thexpgeek
Date: May 8, 2002 at 11:28:37 Pacific
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Buy it and install over the Beta version it will keep all your settings.Also go here to find out everthing you need to know about activation.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q307890

"should i hate ford because when i take a new mustang out for a test drive they want me to pay for it if i want to keep it."


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