Hey How is everyone. I had a strange question. I have a customer who has brought in a computer that has Windows XP pro. She used to have XP Home but a friend let her use an XP Pro upgrade and now is says you have 13 days to register. And she won't be able to use it after the 13 days. So is there a way to remove that so she doesn't have to register it? Or is there a way to get around that?
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Well, she's kinda hosed. That activation sequence is part of Microsoft's "anti-piracy" push. Her options are pretty limited at this point.
1. You go and find some nefarious ways of getting her a key.
2. She uses the key that goes with the CD her friend gave her (provided the friend didn't already use it).
3. She goes out and buys a copy of Pro to get a valid key for her system.
1. You go and find some nefarious ways of getting her a key.
2. She uses the key that goes with the CD her friend gave her (provided the friend didn't already use it).
3. She goes out and buys a copy of Pro to get a valid key for her system.
gpalmer711
IS-IT--Management
Or you could just uninstall the XP Pro upgrade, Assuming the lady selected all the default options then there will be an uninstall option in the Add/Remove programs control panel applet.
Greg Palmer
Free Software for Adminstrators
Greg Palmer
Free Software for Adminstrators
I have a computer with a registration problem.
The original registration of the xp pro software was fine. But there are various regsitry files that was missing, so I reinstalled/upgraded with the same software (all legal, no copies)and now on every boot it asks for the software to be registered with microsoft. It registers fine, but loops back to the same problem on the next re-boot.
I now have a wireless Belikn router that the machine is running through, could this be the problem? The count down is counting still - any ideas?
Thanx
The original registration of the xp pro software was fine. But there are various regsitry files that was missing, so I reinstalled/upgraded with the same software (all legal, no copies)and now on every boot it asks for the software to be registered with microsoft. It registers fine, but loops back to the same problem on the next re-boot.
I now have a wireless Belikn router that the machine is running through, could this be the problem? The count down is counting still - any ideas?
Thanx
gpalmer711
IS-IT--Management
This seems to be quite a common problem of late - here are some suggestions that I made recently.
However there are a couple of fixes that I have
been told can help.
1) Replace the c:\windows\system32\winlogin.exe file with a fresh extracted
one from the CD.
2) Follow the advice in and enter
your current CD Key
3) Renaming c:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl to dbl.old then performing step 2
above.
And some suggestion made by a Microsoft Rep
Suggestion 1: Check virus
--------------------------
This issue can occur if a Windows Product Activation (WPA) "crack" or
"hack" that is named Reset was installed on the computer.
To resolve this issue:
NOTE: make sure that the "Show hidden files and folders" option is checked
and that the "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" is
unchecked. Then, browse to the directories <windir>\repair and
<windir>\system32\config and ask the customer to look for the files listed
below.
1. Delete the Reset.bat file from the %Windir%\Repair folder.
2. Search for the Reset3.bat, Secreset.cmd, and Secreset.bat files in the
<Windows directory>\System32\Config folder. If you find either file, delete
it. If you find all of them, delete all.
3. Search the computer for any files named ''reset''. You may find some
files like reset5.DT1, reset5.DT2, reset5.DT3, reset5.DAT, and reset5.exe.
Please backup and then delete them
4. Reboot the computer.
5. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to
System Tools, and then click Activate Windows.
6. If the Windows Product Activation Wizard prompts the user to activate
Windows, follow the instructions in the wizard and activate Windows XP
again.
7. Restart the computer, and then start the wizard again to confirm that it
does not prompt for activation again.
8. If the Windows Product Activation Wizard displays the "Windows is
already activated" message, click OK to quit the wizard.
Suggestion 2: Repair Windows
----------------------------
Does it work now? If this problem continues, I suggest that you repair
Windows XP as some files may be corrupt when you removed the viruses. To
repair Windows XP, please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
article:
Q315341 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
Greg Palmer
Freeware Utilities for Windows Administrators.
However there are a couple of fixes that I have
been told can help.
1) Replace the c:\windows\system32\winlogin.exe file with a fresh extracted
one from the CD.
2) Follow the advice in and enter
your current CD Key
3) Renaming c:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl to dbl.old then performing step 2
above.
And some suggestion made by a Microsoft Rep
Suggestion 1: Check virus
--------------------------
This issue can occur if a Windows Product Activation (WPA) "crack" or
"hack" that is named Reset was installed on the computer.
To resolve this issue:
NOTE: make sure that the "Show hidden files and folders" option is checked
and that the "Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)" is
unchecked. Then, browse to the directories <windir>\repair and
<windir>\system32\config and ask the customer to look for the files listed
below.
1. Delete the Reset.bat file from the %Windir%\Repair folder.
2. Search for the Reset3.bat, Secreset.cmd, and Secreset.bat files in the
<Windows directory>\System32\Config folder. If you find either file, delete
it. If you find all of them, delete all.
3. Search the computer for any files named ''reset''. You may find some
files like reset5.DT1, reset5.DT2, reset5.DT3, reset5.DAT, and reset5.exe.
Please backup and then delete them
4. Reboot the computer.
5. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to
System Tools, and then click Activate Windows.
6. If the Windows Product Activation Wizard prompts the user to activate
Windows, follow the instructions in the wizard and activate Windows XP
again.
7. Restart the computer, and then start the wizard again to confirm that it
does not prompt for activation again.
8. If the Windows Product Activation Wizard displays the "Windows is
already activated" message, click OK to quit the wizard.
Suggestion 2: Repair Windows
----------------------------
Does it work now? If this problem continues, I suggest that you repair
Windows XP as some files may be corrupt when you removed the viruses. To
repair Windows XP, please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
article:
Q315341 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
Greg Palmer
Freeware Utilities for Windows Administrators.
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