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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: comda on March 08, 2013, 09:06:51 AM

Title: Win XP activation loop weird?
Post by: comda on March 08, 2013, 09:06:51 AM

Hello world!
This is not my day. a Buddy of mine decided to reinstall his computer and installed windows XP on a HP Dc5000 Sff. anyways problem is the fact is he gets to the log on screen, we log in and we get a window displaying
"would you like to activate windows now?" yes or no
clicking no would log you out, clicking yes i get a windows saying
"windows is already activated" and i click "ok" and it logs me back out..

and its stuck in this loop. i cant get into windows at all. any help?

Hp dc 5000
2.8ghz P4 HP
1.7 something GB ram
80GB hard drive
win XP not sure what version..

Title: Re: Win XP activation loop weird?
Post by: patio on March 08, 2013, 09:25:02 AM

In order to move around this try logging into safemode temporarily...
If it loads successfully then you want to use the activation hotline MS provides...

Latest Link... (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950929)

P.S. They are pretty helpful and not the ogres they are made out to be...
I suspect one of the mandatory services needed is not running that creates this issue.