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winlogon.exe issues (activation)
Name: gadgeteer123 Date: November 20, 2007 at 20:00:47 Pacific OS: win xp x64 CPU/Ram: amd,x2/1gig,ddr2 Product: home built
Comment:
my windows xp x64 edition won't activate, i click yes to activate and it logs off. so then i tried hacking it and the file got screwed up, is there anywhere i can get a new winlogon.exe file, so then i can try to activate it, plus it would be nice if you could tell me why it keeps logging off when i click yes.
Name: gadgeteer123 Date: November 21, 2007 at 01:00:40 Pacific
Reply:
no not virus. this all started when i accidentally deleted my boot file, and then i switcthed the harddrive to another pc. which i then fixed the boot file, but windows noticed the hardware change and deactivated itself.
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Response Number 3
Name: Razor2.3 Date: November 21, 2007 at 01:10:14 Pacific
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Well, if you have a WinXP CD, it's pretty easy to get a fresh copy of winlogon.exe. You can do it either from the Recovery Console or from a repair install. Actually, the latter might also fix the activation issue. If it doesn't, call up Microsoft and complain.
...it would be nice if you could tell me why it keeps logging off when i click yes. Not enough information to give you a reason, but if winlogon.exe crashes, Windows'll boot you out.
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Response Number 4
Name: SysLock Date: November 21, 2007 at 07:15:57 Pacific
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You can try to reset WPA and try to reactivate. More then likely, you will need to reactivate over the telephone due to hardware changes.
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Response Number 5
Name: gadgeteer123 Date: November 24, 2007 at 05:41:31 Pacific
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I gave up and found a win xp disc and did a repair install, it works now but some prgrams where not happy with the change to a slightly different version of 64-bit.
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