Here is a clip from WXPnews this morning with another variation on this theme:
.. we talked about reformatting the hard disk and reinstalling XP. But do
you have to go through the whole product activation hassle again when you
do that? Actually, there's a way
Robert Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
* Copy the following files to a floppy, CD or second hard disk:
wpa.dbl, wpa.bak.
To restore the files, start the computer in Safe Mode and copy them to the
same directory (\WINDOWS\System32).
Both times I've tried this, I lost the rest of the
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From: Al [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: [H] activation of XP questions
This doesn't work, or at least It didn't work for me. The ID number (the
one you give MS
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From: Chris Reeves [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'The Hardware List' hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:16 PM
Subject: RE: [H] activation of XP questions
They don't grill you. The automated system informs you there is a reason
why you can't
At 08:45 AM 12/09/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Remember to punch the numbers on a dial tone phone keypad because their
voice recognition wastes your time with its errors. The keypad does not
miss. Still, it is hard to get the phone activation done in less than 15
minutes when you have to
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Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 10:24 AM
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Subject: Re: [H] activation of XP questions
At 08:45 AM 12/09/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Remember to punch the numbers on a dial tone phone keypad because their
voice
At 01:01 PM 12/09/2005, Chris Reeves wrote:
BTW, if you know you have to get to a human (which is virtually every time
in a re-activation not first activation scenario) just yell like crazy, and
it will transfer you quickly.
Good to know. I love yelling at computers. :)
T
Just wait till the 7 versions of Vista come out - I can't wait to see
what kind of activation loopholes they make us jump through then.
--
Brian
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From: rls [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'The Hardware List' hardware@hardwaregroup.com
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 8:23 PM
Subject: [H] activation of XP questions
Then in the course of the week add the additional memory, swap a DVD-ram
for
the cd writer and DVD
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 9:02 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] activation of XP questions
Yeah--just put all of your shit in at once and tell MS you upgraded. Seems
like a whole lot less work than all that crap.
Greg
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From: rls [EMAIL PROTECTED
At 07:18 PM 9/11/2005, rls typed:
The only reason I am trying to avoid this is that I have already reactivated
the box 3 times this year, and I heard on the 4th you have to explain
yourself which I would like to avoid.
Yikes. I never heard of anyone having to do it more than twice til now.
Why does everybody use the phone...why not the online activation?
At 04:52 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote:
At 07:18 PM 9/11/2005, rls typed:
The only reason I am trying to avoid this is that I have already reactivated
the box 3 times this year, and I heard on the 4th you have to explain
yourself
We're assuming that online activation fails, and prompts you to contact
Microsoft by phone.
CW
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 6:57 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: RE: [H] activation of XP
Why does everybody use the phone...why not the online activation?
Here's a scrap that I picked up somewhere - not sure where:
When you activate windows it gives you the option to do it automatically or
by phone. If you do it automatically your computer sends an ID code to
Microsoft and if the
Robert Turnbull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here's a scrap that I picked up somewhere - not sure where:
When you activate windows it gives you the option to do it automatically or
by phone. If you do it automatically your computer sends an ID code to
Microsoft and if the code is accepted
At 05:53 PM 9/11/2005, you wrote:
Why does everybody use the phone...why not the online activation?
Here's a scrap that I picked up somewhere - not sure where:
When you activate windows it gives you the option to do it automatically
or by phone.
So the first time is automated on the phone
you can save the file but AFAIK only works on clean
reinstalls with NO HW changes, never tested it.
I still think mother may I play SUCKS
has gone way past protection
fp
At 05:53 PM 9/11/2005, Robert Turnbull Poked the stick with:
Why does everybody use the
phone...why not the online activation?
that
this software is only being used on one PC, and that's it.
CW
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 9:24 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] activation of XP questions
At 05:53 PM 9/11/2005, you
Personal experience with re-activation of Windows XP Pro Upgrade:
Fresh install on a new system after about 6 months to a year --
Activates via internet with no problem.
(I have done this 3 or 4 times with the same XP package)
P.S. Have never had a re-activation issue with minor
At 11:16 PM 9/11/2005, Chris Reeves typed:
They don't grill you. The automated system informs you there is a reason
why you can't activate online (like you normally would) and that it cannot
activate you by phone. So, it passes you off to a customer rep. You
briefly explain why you're
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 11:16 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: RE: [H] activation of XP questions
At 11:16 PM 9/11/2005, Chris Reeves typed:
They don't grill you. The automated system informs you
Really don't want to have to go through the re-activation on XP - have new
CPU (but both are AMD 939 - one is just a bit faster though), Motherboard,
video card, and memory // with motherboard will also be new NIC.
So I could stage this install if it would help.
Before I start, would it help if
] activation of XP questions
Really don't want to have to go through the re-activation on XP - have new
CPU (but both are AMD 939 - one is just a bit faster though), Motherboard,
video card, and memory // with motherboard will also be new NIC.
So I could stage this install if it would help.
Before
anyone of those alone could trigger re activation. mine did
with just a video card
:-}
At 05:23 PM 9/10/2005, rls Poked the stick with:
Really don't want to have to go
through the re-activation on XP - have new
CPU (but both are AMD 939 - one is just a bit faster though),
Motherboard,
video
Yep. Just do it once, call MS if you have to.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 8:30 PM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: Re: [H] activation of XP questions
anyone of those alone could
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