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WinXP Problem

Started by Monder Oct 5, 2002 at 9:09 AM 8 replies 150+ views

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Oct 5, 2002 at 9:09 AM

Ok I''m posting here because it''s the place I know I''ll get the fastest response. Ok I dual boot linux and WinXP. My version of WinXP did not need product activation because It''s a copy from the university where my dad works. They have some kind of special license that allows them to let people who work there take copies of WinXP home. Then install it on a computer they use for university work. Because it''s a special license they don''t have product activation on their copies of winXP either. Anyway I''ve changed my hardware around a lot since I installed WinXP and it''s never given me any problems(product activation checks for hardware changes doesn''t it?). I just recently removed an old HDD. WinXP still booted fine. That was yesterday. Today when I tried to login it said there was a problem validating my license or something and wouldn''t let me login. Any ideas to what could be causing this? Thanks for the help

Monder

Oct 5, 2002 at 11:07 AM

Hmmm it''s working now. Isn''t it amazing what a simple reboot can do in windows?

wild_pointer

Oct 5, 2002 at 12:10 PM

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Original post by Monder
My version of WinXP did not need product activation because It''s a copy from the university where my dad works. They have some kind of special license that allows them to let people who work there take copies of WinXP home.

What university, and what''s your father''s name?

Monder

Oct 5, 2002 at 2:26 PM

Well My dads in the engineering department and is a professor and so is covered under the msdnaa license.

As for his name do you think I''m stupid?

wild_pointer

Oct 5, 2002 at 5:41 PM

Then you will have no problem contacting Microsoft and asking them for help. I found it suspicous that you would ask here, instead of contacting them - which would be my first thought.

Try this number: (800) 892-5234

Martee

Oct 5, 2002 at 5:53 PM

Yeah, that''s pretty suspicious ... asking for Windows XP help on an online forum instead of calling Microsoft. Imagine that. He must be using a warez copy ...

Jim Adams

Oct 5, 2002 at 6:37 PM

It''s either that or the fact that you have to pay for tech support with Microsoft

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