Update Patrick <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> 12/10/2008 10:43:15 PM Hiya, I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft. I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can log on. I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on. The cycle then repeats! Please help. Patrick

Re: Update Bruce Chambers <bchambers[ at ]cable0ne.n3t> 12/11/2008 1:56:05 AM Patrick wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hiya, > > I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft. > I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can log > on. > I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on. > The cycle then repeats! > > Please help. > Patrick It may be that your activation has become "unregistered." Try this solution, posted by Carey Frisch, MS-MVP: Possible Resolution: Boot into "Safe Mode" by pressing (F8) during a reboot. Go to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 regwizc.dll , and hit enter. Then go again to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 licdll.dll , and hit enter again. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. ~ Denis Diderot

Re: Update "TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> 12/11/2008 8:44:52 AM FYI - You are prompted to activate Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 every time that you start the computer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295 -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or guarantees and doesn't give any rights. Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "Patrick" <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> wrote in message news:%23prKyixWJHA.4560[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hiya, > > I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft. > I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can log > on. > I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on. > The cycle then repeats! > > Please help. > Patrick

Re: Update Patrick <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> 12/11/2008 10:31:29 AM Bruce Chambers wrote: [Quoted Text] > Patrick wrote: >> Hiya, >> >> I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft. >> I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can >> log on. >> I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on. >> The cycle then repeats! >> >> Please help. >> Patrick > > > It may be that your activation has become "unregistered." Try this > solution, posted by Carey Frisch, MS-MVP: > > Possible Resolution: > > Boot into "Safe Mode" by pressing (F8) during a reboot. > > Go to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 regwizc.dll , and hit enter. Then > go again to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 licdll.dll , and hit enter > again. > > This doesn't work either. I think SP3 was installed and has caused this problem Many thanks, Patrick.

Re: Update Patrick <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> 12/11/2008 10:32:40 AM Patrick wrote: [Quoted Text] > Hiya, > > I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft. > I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can log > on. > I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on. > The cycle then repeats! > > Please help. > Patrick Sadly, that didn't work. I'm certain it was an update to SP3. Wished I hadn't bothered now, Thanks, Patrick.

Re: Update Patrick <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> 12/11/2008 10:41:43 AM TaurArian wrote: [Quoted Text] > FYI - You are prompted to activate Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 every > time that you start the computer > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295 > I've followed the instructions, but it stalls at a certain part of the registry. The bit about right-clicking resets under notify. Notify doesn't exist in my registry! Thanks, Patrick.

Re: Update "Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM[ at ]myrealboxXYZ.invalid> 12/11/2008 2:59:11 PM "Patrick" <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> wrote in message news:%23prKyixWJHA.4560[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Hiya, > > I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft. > I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can > log on. > I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on. > The cycle then repeats! Do you have any Symantec programs, including Norton?

Re: Update "TaurArian" <taurarian[ at ]gmail.com> 12/11/2008 8:15:31 PM Windows XP Logs You Off When You Try to Activate the Product http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330136 -- TaurArian [MVP] 2005-2009 - Update Services http://taurarian.mvps.org ====================================== How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 Disclaimer: The information has been posted "as is" with no warranties or guarantees and doesn't give any rights. Computer Maintenance: Acronis / Diskeeper / Paragon / Raxco "Patrick" <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> wrote in message news:4940EE67.6020401[ at ]exciting-income.com... [Quoted Text] > TaurArian wrote: >> FYI - You are prompted to activate Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 >> every time that you start the computer >> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295 >> > > I've followed the instructions, but it stalls at a certain part of the > registry. The bit about right-clicking resets under notify. > > Notify doesn't exist in my registry! > > Thanks, > Patrick.

Re: Update Patrick <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> 12/12/2008 10:22:23 AM Daave wrote: [Quoted Text] > "Patrick" <pc[ at ]exciting-income.com> wrote in message > news:%23prKyixWJHA.4560[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> Hiya, >> >> I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft. >> I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can >> log on. >> I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on. >> The cycle then repeats! > > Do you have any Symantec programs, including Norton? > > I've fixed it after following the advice above. Had to ring Microsoft for a string of numbers to reactivate it. Many thanks, Patrick.