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 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 wrote:

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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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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 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 wrote:

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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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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 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 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 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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Hello, My thanks to all. Two things were wrong with this box, it was actually using XP home sp2, a reinstall fixed that. The second issue and I'm going to split this one off in to another message but this system's time is way off like flips years back and forward, I think XP thought I was trying to beat the clock. Thanks again. Dave. On 10/3/12, George Bell wrote:

I suspect you may be using the first release of XP.

I've been doing a lot of this lately, bit normally I do all the update first before I try to activate.

Go to the following and download XP Service Release 3. I suspect you'll be able to activate after installing that.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-xp

George.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Brofman Sent: 03 October 2012 09:30 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

Have you tried rto activate by phone

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:33 PM To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

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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This is a good example of why you should have your own installation media. I have every version of XP customised with an unattended install & driver packs; once it's installed I run autopatcher from a shared folder to install updates. It takes time, but once you've got it working how you want it pays for itsself in terms of the time you've saved. Cheers, Ben. On 10/3/12, David Mehler wrote:

Hello,

My thanks to all. Two things were wrong with this box, it was actually using XP home sp2, a reinstall fixed that. The second issue and I'm going to split this one off in to another message but this system's time is way off like flips years back and forward, I think XP thought I was trying to beat the clock.

Thanks again. Dave.

On 10/3/12, George Bell wrote:

...

I suspect you may be using the first release of XP.

I've been doing a lot of this lately, bit normally I do all the update first before I try to activate.

Go to the following and download XP Service Release 3. I suspect you'll be able to activate after installing that.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-xp

George.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Brofman Sent: 03 October 2012 09:30 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

Have you tried rto activate by phone

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:33 PM To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

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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Hi Dave, It probably wants a new motherboard battery. They are not expensive. George. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 03 October 2012 14:35 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home Hello, My thanks to all. Two things were wrong with this box, it was actually using XP home sp2, a reinstall fixed that. The second issue and I'm going to split this one off in to another message but this system's time is way off like flips years back and forward, I think XP thought I was trying to beat the clock. Thanks again. Dave. On 10/3/12, George Bell wrote:

I suspect you may be using the first release of XP.

I've been doing a lot of this lately, bit normally I do all the update first before I try to activate.

Go to the following and download XP Service Release 3. I suspect you'll be able to activate after installing that.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-xp

George.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Brofman Sent: 03 October 2012 09:30 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

Have you tried rto activate by phone

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:33 PM To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

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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Hello, Thanks. Believe it or not this is the second one I've tried. I took the original one in, and got another one with the same numbers on it, it's still loosing time. I would believe the battery but two? Thanks. Dave. On 10/3/12, George Bell wrote:

Hi Dave,

It probably wants a new motherboard battery. They are not expensive.

George.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: 03 October 2012 14:35 To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

Hello,

My thanks to all. Two things were wrong with this box, it was actually using XP home sp2, a reinstall fixed that. The second issue and I'm going to split this one off in to another message but this system's time is way off like flips years back and forward, I think XP thought I was trying to beat the clock.

Thanks again. Dave.

On 10/3/12, George Bell wrote:

...

I suspect you may be using the first release of XP.

I've been doing a lot of this lately, bit normally I do all the update first before I try to activate.

Go to the following and download XP Service Release 3. I suspect you'll be able to activate after installing that.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-xp

George.

-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Brofman Sent: 03 October 2012 09:30 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home

Have you tried rto activate by phone

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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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I suspect you may be using the first release of XP. I've been doing a lot of this lately, bit normally I do all the update first before I try to activate. Go to the following and download XP Service Release 3. I suspect you'll be able to activate after installing that. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/downloads/windows-xp George. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Isaac Brofman Sent: 03 October 2012 09:30 To: 'Blind sysadmins list' Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home Have you tried rto activate by phone -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 3:33 PM To: blind-sysadmins Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] reactivating xp home 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. _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins