Tips: Can’t Activate Windows XP?

Posted in Tips & Tricks | By AhTim @ June 8th, 2010

Today my staff reinstall a Windows XP computer, but can’t activate it.

I’m very very sure it is a genuine Windows XP CD with license product key. Wierdest is installation id don’t show up, which is needed to activate Windows OS via telephone. Can’t even login to Windows for the first time!

Thought is installation problem. Reinstall the Windows again and yet, the installation id don’t show up at all. No error, nothing.

After googling, don’t find any useful tips. Just know a guy with same problem but at last close case with “unresolved”.

I try an error, restart to safe mode and restart to normal mode again. And you know, it works like magic finger! It can login for the first time, the installation id was shown too.

No reason, no technique, this is what we Windows, plug and pray….

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    2 Responses to “Tips: Can’t Activate Windows XP?”

    1. HDTV Review Says:
      June 8th, 2010 at 9:32 PM

      Hi Tim, Thanks for the tips. It will be useful. I am an IT support as well. Sometimes still need to use windows CD for reformating old pcs. For new laptops/PC we have our image disk.

    2. cosplay Says:
      July 31st, 2010 at 11:08 AM

      Hi Tim, Thanks for the tips. It will be useful. I am an IT support as well. Sometimes still need to use windows CD for reformating old pcs. For new laptops/PC we have our image dis

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