My winxp has been locked by microsoft, :-<

hi,

best choice is to image your drive before the update, (Acronis true image rox)
that way when things go south you can restore your original setup


Best wishes
R@dier

Thank Peter[Pan] for your PM and your smart method, now I can log in my xp, if not you, I may have to reinstall my xp.

[JMI]

Why not share what he told you to do to fix it? Someone else may have the same problem.

Regards,

Message from Peter[Pan]:

WinXP Activation Keys

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T8XKT-47XKR-F3PXD-VVHTY-M6VFY
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My reply:
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Thank you for your information, but the problem is, I can not log in winxp, It's always pop an activation windows, there are three options:
1. yes, let's activate windows over internet now,
2, yes, I want to telphone a custom service representative to activate windows
3. no, log me off

for option 1, because I still have not configured my internet settings, so I can not access internet.


It seems only options 2 I can used to activate winodws, but a confirmation ID is reqired.

Any good idea?


Message from Peter[Pan]:

Re: WinXP Activation Keys

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Click Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate Windows, and then click Next
Click Change Product Key (at the bottom)

use one of the keys i gave you, then click update.

[BiMode]

So 640 Corp keys come to work again?

[c4p0ne]

So you're telling me that by inputting that corp key AFTER the installation and subsiquent lockout by SP2 on your system, windows didn't require activation anymore? Are you sure the built in Grace period simply just hasn't been reset? Are you getting the "** days left for activation" messages or are you "fully activated" now?

Furthermore, are you able to do windows updates now?

What I know, the VLK version didn't need any activation methode.
But, when the "known" ID is detected, Windows just act weird and need to be activated, again. The easy way is to change the serial #. What Peter[Pan] told is the way to change it with the proper key.