Reactivate Windows???

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

Have a homebuilt system that i completed in January, installed XPpro on it,
ran flawlessly since. The other day i tried to install simcity4rushour, got
all kinds of errors, someone on the alt.games.simcity group suggested trying
to install from safe mode, got same series of errors, but what REALLY got me
was that i had a dialog box popup between the logon screen and desktop
stating that my machine has "Had significant hardware changes" and "Must be
reactivated, Reactivate now? [YES][NO]! Now what bothers me is that there
has BEEN ABSOLUTELY ZERO HARDWARE CHANGE SINCE INSTALLATION! So i figured
it may be something to do with safemode... so i rebooted into standard....
message persists, i have that set of keys in the taskbar reminding me to
activate, and that i have only 3 days left. I have no problem reactivating
it, but what bothers me is that somehow it decided i had a change in the
system. Any ideas on what is causing this, and if i should go ahead and
reactivate or find another solution?? (BTW both copies of winXP are 100%
legal, have product keys, and have used flawlessly on this machine and
laptop (both activated using diff keys))

 

[jad]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

what is stopping you from reactivating? Seems that you should talk to
a human at MS and tell them what happened. Ask them WHY this happens
and how often? let us know what they say.


"nooneimportant" <no.spam@me> wrote in message
news:tCIVc.29499$Fg5.5051@attbi_s53...
> Have a homebuilt system that i completed in January, installed XPpro
on it,
> ran flawlessly since. The other day i tried to install
simcity4rushour, got
> all kinds of errors, someone on the alt.games.simcity group
suggested trying
> to install from safe mode, got same series of errors, but what
REALLY got me
> was that i had a dialog box popup between the logon screen and
desktop
> stating that my machine has "Had significant hardware changes" and
"Must be
> reactivated, Reactivate now? [YES][NO]! Now what bothers me is that
there
> has BEEN ABSOLUTELY ZERO HARDWARE CHANGE SINCE INSTALLATION! So i
figured
> it may be something to do with safemode... so i rebooted into
standard....
> message persists, i have that set of keys in the taskbar reminding
me to
> activate, and that i have only 3 days left. I have no problem
reactivating
> it, but what bothers me is that somehow it decided i had a change in
the
> system. Any ideas on what is causing this, and if i should go ahead
and
> reactivate or find another solution?? (BTW both copies of winXP are
100%
> legal, have product keys, and have used flawlessly on this machine
and
> laptop (both activated using diff keys))
>
>
>
>
>

 

[user]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

nooneimportant wrote:

> Have a homebuilt system that i completed in January, installed XPpro on it,
> ran flawlessly since. The other day i tried to install simcity4rushour, got
> all kinds of errors, someone on the alt.games.simcity group suggested trying
> to install from safe mode, got same series of errors, but what REALLY got me
> was that i had a dialog box popup between the logon screen and desktop
> stating that my machine has "Had significant hardware changes" and "Must be
> reactivated, Reactivate now? [YES][NO]! Now what bothers me is that there
> has BEEN ABSOLUTELY ZERO HARDWARE CHANGE SINCE INSTALLATION! So i figured
> it may be something to do with safemode... so i rebooted into standard....
> message persists, i have that set of keys in the taskbar reminding me to
> activate, and that i have only 3 days left. I have no problem reactivating
> it, but what bothers me is that somehow it decided i had a change in the
> system. Any ideas on what is causing this, and if i should go ahead and
> reactivate or find another solution?? (BTW both copies of winXP are 100%
> legal, have product keys, and have used flawlessly on this machine and
> laptop (both activated using diff keys))

You should look into Drive Image Software after you resolve this
and do periodic backups, preferably on a spare external drive or
at least on a spare partition. Best thing I did with my homebuilt.

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?)

"nooneimportant" <no.spam@me> wrote in message
news:tCIVc.29499$Fg5.5051@attbi_s53...
> Have a homebuilt system that i completed in January, installed XPpro on
it,
> ran flawlessly since. The other day i tried to install simcity4rushour,
got
> all kinds of errors, someone on the alt.games.simcity group suggested
trying
> to install from safe mode, got same series of errors, but what REALLY got
me
> was that i had a dialog box popup between the logon screen and desktop
> stating that my machine has "Had significant hardware changes" and "Must
be
> reactivated, Reactivate now? [YES][NO]! Now what bothers me is that there
> has BEEN ABSOLUTELY ZERO HARDWARE CHANGE SINCE INSTALLATION! So i figured
> it may be something to do with safemode... so i rebooted into standard....
> message persists, i have that set of keys in the taskbar reminding me to
> activate, and that i have only 3 days left. I have no problem
reactivating
> it, but what bothers me is that somehow it decided i had a change in the
> system. Any ideas on what is causing this, and if i should go ahead and
> reactivate or find another solution?? (BTW both copies of winXP are 100%
> legal, have product keys, and have used flawlessly on this machine and
> laptop (both activated using diff keys))
>
Let me add that i have NOT installed SP2.