Win XP license F*ck Up ! What to do?

Guys, after saying win XP has never given me a problem one goes and happens today. Win XP has decided that I no longer have a license and now won't let me boot up XP. All I can get on is IE since that sends me to Microsoft's page to buy another license. I have an original copy complete with serial number that I used when first setting this up. However this serial number now doesn't seem to want to work so I can't get XP on What the hell am I going to do? Can't use my PC now. Fucking stupid XP !! :angry

Yakumo

 

Call up the support center and tell them your licence won't let you reinstall agian. OEM licences usually have a limited reinstall count. Usually MS will give you a new one.

 

hmm, I guess so but this is only the second time I've ever had to use it Bit dumb really isn't it?

Yakumo

 

That's very strange. I've finally installed my legal copy of Windows XP Pro on my PC, and it gave me no probs with activating it. It must've been activated over 10 times now!

Just to clear things up, is it telling you this after reinstalling it in the activation phase?

 

I'm not trying to reinstall windows but just trying to boot it. This is what happened. I was playing Chase HQ on the Sharp X68000 Emulator when the PC reset and started to reboot XP. It got to the welcome screen then told me to enter the serial code. So I went to get it and entered it but it then said it was no good and to phone Microsoft for a phonecode. I just can't understand why this did work but now doesn't.

Yakumo

 

Hmmm what about getting Windows XP Corp edition, and I could send you LegitCheckControl.exe (or just the dll file in the exe file) . when Winxp tells you that the serial code is not legit, since then that file i have can get it to work with the updates.

Well that´s just my two cents

 

When i first had my computer that was custom built one that was made to optimize an intel board, i booted it up and got that message(since im guessing the ones who installed it at comp usa didnt really go through a second run on it), really just call them, thats what i did and i got the number and they didnt charge me anything, the reason why you have to do this is its a security issue, which is a pain in the ass, just call them up, it doesnt cost any money.

 

dont worry yakumo, i'll ftp you a copy if my haxxored winxp pro, works like a charm

 

lol, the people that own legal copies have to jump through all the flaming hoops...

 

My real XP pro has been fine and it has been reinstalled more than once. It was sold with the PC though - does that count?

 

Ive had a similar issue but this sounds like something screwed up bigtime. Itll most likely require a re-install so backup all your stuff, format, and re-install.

Usually with my OEM copy I have to call MS and I get a new activation key when I change sometimes only 1 part in my PC. Its not a big deal though, just a couple seconds. Since you are in JAPAN I could call the US support for you and give you your key if you dont wanna incure a bunch of toll's.

 

i think he owns a japanese copy, so he has to call japanese m$

 

Well Yakumo. Did you install any new hardware? Did you buy an OEM copy of XP Pro? If you said yes to the second one then the first one then you have to buy a new license. Unless you bought a retail copy of XP Pro then it should work if you installed in a new system.

Since you're saying you installed some emulators, those emulators probably fucked with something in there that made windows think your serial number is invalid etc.

 

I don't think so. Does it read something like (Only on Dell PCs), or looks different from the silver/hologram XP CDs?

Also, what's the difference between an OEM & Retail copy? Google isn't my friend.

 

(pronounced as separate letters) Short for original equipment manufacturer, which is a misleading term for a company that has a special relationship with computer producers. OEMs buy computers in bulk and customize them for a particular application. They then sell the customized computer under their own name. The term is really a misnomer because OEMs are not the original manufacturers -- they are the customizers.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/OEM.html

 

His computer crashed, My guess is while doing so it screwed up his copy of XP. Similar things have been known to happen when your computer crashes.

 

OEM, what it is is just a special version of the retail copy. it has something where it takes a "snapshot" of your hardware when it is installing. The OEM license lets you upgrade your video card, RAM and CPU and HDD, however you cannot get a different motherboard. Like if you have an Nforce2 chipset motherboard and go with a VIA400 chipset, and then install the OEM copy you installed on the nforce2 first windows will not let you activate that new installation and will have to buy a new license from microsoft.

The reason you pay more for the retail is because it doesn't take a snapshot of your hardware, you can put upgrade your whole PC and install the same copy of windows and it will let you activate/register that copy, so as long as you dont install it on two computers at the same time.

 

Thanks. Now I have to get a retail Win98 SE!

 

Well this OEM license now applies to XP. With Windows 2000 and below. Their oem license is the same as retail practically. XP requires you to activate your copy, 98 and 2k don't.

 

rumors are that the win xp corp. ed. doesnt need it too but i think we are getting here in a too much gray area