activation help

[metallicat666]

i have just reformatted and reinstalled windows xp
it is the second tim i have to activated windows but it says that i have exeeded the number of times i cn reactivate and then wants me to phone to activate
why cant i reactivate and how many time should i be allowed to reactivate an oem windows xp license

[PersianImmortal]

Call the number and follow the instructions.

More information about activation here: http://www.aumha.org/a/wpa.htm

Remember, no illegal tips/tricks about activation allowed on this forum, so best to do what Windows tells you.

[minibubba]

calling m$ is a pain, but I've had to call them a few times now and I havn't had a problem getting activated

[metallicat666]

i know about not asking for anything illegal on this forum
i dont want any illegal tips
i was just asking for any advice or anything before i phoned them

also i thought there was about 6 reactivations allowed or something like that but this is only my secont time activating it

[metallicat666]

i just read that article and it mentions the NIC as being important
should i put my original network card back in? or can i continue using my new integrated one

[minibubba]

if you like your hardware setup the way it is then leave it and just call them...it'll probably take 10 minutes

if you don't like giving M$ a ring then wait 120 days between activations , the activation resets after that long (at least it does with retail versions, I don't know about OEM) ....in other words, wait at least 4 months before you format again and you should be able to activate without a hastle (assuming you activate this copy or you'll be formating every month waiting for 120 days to be up)

admin, if there is something taboo about that^ then just tell me and delete it

:cheers:

[metallicat666]

im not bothered whether i use onboard or seperate nic so im gonna try puttin my old card in and see if i can activate online
ill post back after ive done that

[metallicat666]

i just phoned them and got windows activated no problem and i didnt need to have the old network card in

[Darthtanion]

Now you see why I use open licensing. :D

[minibubba]

ya it sucks, but I'm not going to completely switch to linux until I'm more comfortable with it

but until then everything else that is use is either opensource or freeware if I can't find a good enough opensource app

the only exceptions are games the OS itself...but I'm working on my Linux skills :devil:

[metallicat666]

i tried linux but gave up cos it was hard to use and games and stuff wouldnt run

[asklepios]

well thats one truth that every linux supporter has to live with...non-capatibility of games, but what is that stuff you are talking about?
though i must agree that linux is still far from being as user friendly as windows is. i m trying to upgrade to gaim messenger 0.66 for last 3 days and everytime i try to install a dependency...it shows me another dependency : omg:
anyways...i m trying to upgrade to linux as soon as possible. though the trip is a bit tough but it will worth the time...:thumb:

[metallicat666]

the stuff i was talking about was everything
my soundcard wouldnt work
i couldnt set up my internet access
it ran slower than my old pentium 166mmx

[Wiggo]

I've got 3 PC's that need reactivation when hardware is changed but I've found that to be no hassle at all and a few others on open licence which is even better so I really don't know what ya *****in' about as it's a pretty straight forward. :confused:

[metallicat666]

i had to phone
type in the installation id
then hold
repeat the installation id to an operator
he cave me a confirmation id
i typed it in
it didnt work
so i had to call again to get the code again