Is it telling you that the key is invalid or just giving you a generic Windows can't be activated type error? I know that XP home activations still work as I sold a few XP laptops over the summer which I installed home on. If it's a Dell or another well known brand, Microsoft will have given the company it's own pid for the setup. In other words: if you modify one line of a file on a standard XP disk and Windows detects that you are in fact installing it on a Dell or whatever name you've told it your installing on, it will activate straight away, no questions asked without going online. Will pass WGA as well. The disadvantage of this is that you'd have to do a reinstall, but that shouldn't be an issue since I'm guessing you've got the drivers sorted now? Cheers, Ben. On 10/2/12, Barry Toner <barry@barry-toner.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Dave,
Here reg files you can use to enable/disable sound in safe mode. You can run these in Normal mode, reboot in safe mode with sound, https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1016056/Audio%20in%20Safemode.7z
Regards, Barry.
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 02 October 2012 22:44 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home
Hello,
Sorry I should have been a little clearer. This machine has the same disk that came with it when it was built. It worked with activation once before when windows was first installed. Now x years later windows needed to be reinstalled and the computer, the disk, and the key given are all the same.
I did find an article via google about xp home making a file in windows\system32 and copying it over to the new install. Since I took a complete backup of the box this is an option, it's wpa.tbl has anyone used this method?
My issue with it is it requires one to go in to safe mode, where I don't have sound. I've heard you can run nva in safe mode, but am not sure how without audio.
Suggestions?
Thanks. Dave.
On 10/2/12, Ben Mustill-Rose <ben@benmr.com> wrote:
Have you made sure that the installation media you used matches the type of key? E.G. OEM key (The type that are attached to the case) needs an OEM disk; retail needs retail and VLK needs VLK.
Cheers, Ben.
On 10/2/12, David Mehler <dave.mehler@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,
I've got a machine here that had it's copy of xp home reinstalled. Let me emphasize this is a legally purchased valid disk and with a key. Now it's screaming about activation. It's been activated before once. When I try to activate it now it's saying that xp home is no longer available. This is not going to be welcome to the system's owner, who does not want to go 7 at this time. Is there a painless way I can get this system activated so I can use windows update? I'm needing to get MSE on it.
Thanks. Dave.
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