Re-Activate Windows

I had the same thing last week. In my case, I added a new Vid Card, DVDRW
and a SCSI card. MS told me that this is their way of preventing piracy.
Evidently, XP (and 2K3) have algorythms that determine activation is
necessary if there is a significant change in the hardware of the system.

I suppose this helps to eliminate GHOSTing or CLONEing a system???

Okay, so like I says to MS, I've paid good money for this silly thing and
you prevent honest people from upgrading or otherwise changing the system
dynamics, to which they replied - "That's simply the way it is. We need to
protect our intelectual and copywright material" - so okay!!! NOT.

So the moral here is to NOT change the systemn too much (the exact changes
are not known, but you will soon find out).

BTW: when re-activating, do not try to do it on the phone (via the silly
girl answering machine). Go to a real person otherwise you will spend an
inordinant amount fo time trying to do this automaticall, then will have to
wind up waiting about 25 minutes to get i t re-activated - Waiting and
Wondering....

Quite Annoying


"Me2Ewe" <blawrence.RemoveThis@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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>I rebooted my PC this morning and got a message saying that I had to
>re-activate windows within 3 days.
> Anybody see this before I never downloaded anything & have had same XP Pro
> for 3 + years, & cannot remember the License number now.
> Any Ideas
> Bruce
>
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What do the files get renamed to?
Should I try and re-activate also?
What is WPA?
Thanks for your help so far
B


"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch.TakeThisOut@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> Reboot your computer into "Safe Mode".
> While in Safe Mode, rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the
> \Windows\system32 folder.
>
> This will force activation on the following boot,
> but should remove the message that you are already activated message.
> Sometimes if these files get corrupted, they can cause this type of
> problem.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows - Shell/User
> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­----------------
>
> "Me2Ewe" wrote:
>
> | I rebooted my PC this morning and got a message saying that I had to
> | re-activate windows within 3 days.
> | Anybody see this before I never downloaded anything & have had same XP
> Pro
> | for 3 + years, & cannot remember the License number now.
> | Any Ideas
> | Bruce
>
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Need to Know wrote:

<snip>

> Okay, so like I says to MS, I've paid good money for this silly thing and
> you prevent honest people from upgrading or otherwise changing the system
> dynamics, to which they replied - "That's simply the way it is. We need to
> protect our intelectual and copywright material" - so okay!!! NOT.
>
> So the moral here is to NOT change the systemn too much (the exact changes
> are not known, but you will soon find out).

<snip>

Nothing is preventing the user from upgrading or changing system
components. With enough changes the need to reactive is triggered - but
that doesn't prevent you from making changes.

--
Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
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Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Reboot your computer into "Safe Mode".
> While in Safe Mode, rename the wpa.dbl and wpa.bak files located in the
> \Windows\system32 folder.
>
> This will force activation on the following boot,
> but should remove the message that you are already activated message.
> Sometimes if these files get corrupted, they can cause this type of problem.
>

Translation: WPA is flawed and the only people made to suffer are paying
customers while the crackers ROTFLTAO.

Alias
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"Rock" wrote:

> Need to Know wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> > Okay, so like I says to MS, I've paid good money for this silly thing and
> > you prevent honest people from upgrading or otherwise changing the system
> > dynamics, to which they replied - "That's simply the way it is. We need to
> > protect our intelectual and copywright material" - so okay!!! NOT.
> >
> > So the moral here is to NOT change the systemn too much (the exact changes
> > are not known, but you will soon find out).
>
> <snip>
>
> Nothing is preventing the user from upgrading or changing system
> components. With enough changes the need to reactive is triggered - but
> that doesn't prevent you from making changes.
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>

I had this problem today.Yesterday I changed my old CD-rom with the new
DVD-rom.And today it said that I have to re-active Windows within 3days.I
filled the old SN but it's denied.I must fill the new one.You said that
nothing is preventing user to upgrade.So can you show us how to change or
upgrade without this kind of problem!
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