I Have A Problem

RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Windows XP Activation</div> I have a (legal) copy of Windows XP Pro and unfortunately my computer has not always been very cooperative so I have reinstalled many times. However after formatting and reinstalling windows with sp2 I'm now finding that my copy "has been activated too many times" (or words to that effect).

How am I supposed to deal with this? Do I have to dish out another 300 dollars just to get a valid key because Microsoft can't make a decent piece of software?

I would like to resort to a legal solution. Any help would be much appreciated.
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    You're supposed to make a backup of the activation for times like these, but since you want to go the legal route you need to call microsoft. Or buy a new copy. Gogo capitalism.
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CommunistWithAGun+Sep 28 2004, 08:39 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CommunistWithAGun @ Sep 28 2004, 08:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> You're supposed to make a backup of the activation for times like these, but since you want to go the legal route you need to call microsoft. Or buy a new copy. Gogo capitalism. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Erm how would I go about doing that anyway? (for future reference I suppose)
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <a href='http://www.totalidea.com/frameset-products.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.totalidea.com/frameset-products.htm</a>

    Windows optimizations and has a section for backing up the activation you created. Nifty tool.
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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    Just call M$ support. I had to do that back when I had a copy that needed activation (gogo volume licensing). They ask you a few questions then read of a hideously long key. Just hope your support person speaks english well, mine had a THICK accent and it took 2 calls (30 minutes on hold in each) to get it to work.
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  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited September 2004
    Edit - nvm. I confused registration with activation.
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  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
    yeah call microsoft just hope you get some one thats being nice <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> i called them a while ago when xp had first come out and i was wondering if i had to buy another copy of xp or something since i had 2 computers but the worker there just gave me another key <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • RuByRuBy Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10732Members
    Gah I can't get through to microsoft for some reason and since my copy of XP came with the computer they won't let me send an online request D:
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