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I moved my dual boot PC between rooms. I also now have the sound hooked up
to spdif port and video to a s-video port. XP had been running just fine
before the move. The only hardware change is the addition of a usb wireless-n
adapter. When I started up the box in the new location I received a message
right at the splash screen saying the copy of xp needed to be activated. I
clicked okay, the message disappeared and the screen went blank. The splash
screen came up again with another activation warning but in a different
"box". I clicked okay to activate now and another opened saying xp was
already activated. The log in screen then appeared, which had never appeared
before, and I select the one and only user icon. The xp desktop appears and
another activation needed window opens. The exact same one as the one at the
splash screen. I again click on okay and once more the already activated
window once more pops up. I click on the okay button to exit and I'm taking
back to the select user screen.
I saw the kludge located at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295/en-us but
it seems odd that after 5 years xp would decide it needs to be activated.
The suggested fix calls for running some code from the RUN screen, but I
can't even get that far. The windows pop up before the desktop even populates
with the icons.Is there anything else to be done?
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I moved my dual boot PC between rooms. I also now have the sound hooked up
to spdif port and video to a s-video port. XP had been running just fine
before the move. The only hardware change is the addition of a usb wireless-n
adapter. When I started up the box in the new location I received a message
right at the splash screen saying the copy of xp needed to be activated. I
clicked okay, the message disappeared and the screen went blank. The splash
screen came up again with another activation warning but in a different
"box". I clicked okay to activate now and another opened saying xp was
already activated. The log in screen then appeared, which had never appeared
before, and I select the one and only user icon. The xp desktop appears and
another activation needed window opens. The exact same one as the one at the
splash screen. I again click on okay and once more the already activated
window once more pops up. I click on the okay button to exit and I'm taking
back to the select user screen.
I saw the kludge located at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295/en-us but
it seems odd that after 5 years xp would decide it needs to be activated.
The suggested fix calls for running some code from the RUN screen, but I
can't even get that far. The windows pop up before the desktop even populates
with the icons.Is there anything else to be done?
--
Für Elise - Support the Breast Cancer & Heart Foundations