Re-Activation

[Pete]

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I recently installed a DVD writer to my system and now
nearly every time I start my system windows asks me to re
activate my windows. I do this and it says that it has
been successful only to ask again with in a few system
starts. Has anyone got an idea as to what has caused this
and how to stop it.
Thanks
Pete

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Hi Pete

Have done the same in the last few days. No re-activation ask for here.
Any other hardware added/deleted? Have a look at the following article by
MVP Alex Nichol:

"Windows Product Activation (WPA) on Windows XP"
http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.php

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


"Pete" <pete@pdhague.f9.co.uk> wrote in message
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| I recently installed a DVD writer to my system and now
| nearly every time I start my system windows asks me to re
| activate my windows. I do this and it says that it has
| been successful only to ask again with in a few system
| starts. Has anyone got an idea as to what has caused this
| and how to stop it.
| Thanks
| Pete