Windows Activation Message Problem

Andy Sandoval · From: Bakersfield, California, USA

When I turn on my computer I get a message that reads

"This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now?" So I click "yes".

Then I get the "Windows Product Activation" window that tells me "Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit."

When I clck OK it takes me to the welcome screen and when I click my account the first message pops up again askin me again if I want to activate windows. Is there anything I can do other than reinstalling Windows?

Mitch Drumm · From: Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake

What version of Windows are you using?

Have you done a System Restore to a date PRIOR to when this behavior started?

Andy Sandoval · From: Bakersfield, California, USA

Windows XP, can't log on to do a "system restore" without activating windows.

Mitch Drumm · From: Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake

Andy:

I don't think XP has the System Restore function in it anyway, going from memory.

http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+xp+%22activation+loop%22&hl=en&num=50&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=off&tbs=

Above is a link to 39000 Google search hits on the issue with Windows XP, so it's a known issue experienced by many. I'd wade through them and see what you can come up with.

Reinstallation would be only a very last resort.

Wiz Feinberg · From: Mid-Michigan, USA

Try this procedure to fix the infinite activation loop.
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Andy Sandoval · From: Bakersfield, California, USA

Thanks fellas, wound up reformatting and reinstalling Windows. Close er up.

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