pc turns off immediately after turning on

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David Maynard said:
The option to repair shows if there's an existing XP system on the hard
drive, not that it's 'broken'.
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Not always, I've seen at least three where this was definately not an
option.

SteveH
 
SteveH said:
Not always, I've seen at least three where this was definately not an
option.

SteveH
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Then it's those that were likely broken so that they weren't detected as
valid systems and, so, nothing to repair but the option doesn't come up
because XP thinks it's broke.
 
I have just got new mobo/pc going with eisting xp. I had to install new
drivers but otherwise ok.

BUT...XP says that I have to activate Windows again! I originally
installed from a genuine disk which did not require me to activate, why
now?
 
Nick said:
I have just got new mobo/pc going with eisting xp. I had to install new
drivers but otherwise ok.

BUT...XP says that I have to activate Windows again! I originally
installed from a genuine disk which did not require me to activate, why
now?
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You were just lucky you didn't have to activate the first time, but a board
change is very likely to prompt for activation.
Anyway, glad you got it working.

Cheers
SteveH
 
Nick said:
I have just got new mobo/pc going with eisting xp. I had to install new
drivers but otherwise ok.

BUT...XP says that I have to activate Windows again! I originally
installed from a genuine disk which did not require me to activate, why
now?
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Activation is triggered on a point system. So many for each component over a
120 day period. I am not really sure how many points are assigned to each
component, but I would assume that a MB would trigger activation by itself.
If you installed a genuine copy of XP at first, you would have to activate
it right after the first installation. It usually does it online without
having to call the activation center. Phone activation usually takes 10mins
or so. You read them a number and they give you a number to type in and that
is it.

Ed
 
Activation is triggered on a point system. So many for each
component over a 120 day period. I am not really sure how many
points are assigned to each component, but I would assume that a
MB would trigger activation by itself. If you installed a genuine
copy of XP at first, you would have to activate it right after the
first installation. It usually does it online without having to
call the activation center. Phone activation usually takes 10mins
or so. You read them a number and they give you a number to type
in and that is it.
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Whether it's a genuine or not doesn't matter by itself.

You can use a workaround and forget about the activation garbage.
You might have to look to a foreign web site, to a place where they
don't pay for Windows and of course they don't mess around with
activation. They can even use Windows Update with their pirated
versions.

Software gushes out of the United States like a broken off fire
hydrant.




Ed




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Yep, but I had a original disk which did not require activation. Can I
use that disk again in some way to do the activation?
 
Nick said:
I have just got new mobo/pc going with eisting xp. I had to install new
drivers but otherwise ok.

BUT...XP says that I have to activate Windows again! I originally
installed from a genuine disk which did not require me to activate, why
now?
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It's because you changed the motherboard.

Pre-activated XPs are linked to the BIOS signature of the motherboard
they're sold with. Change to a different type and it is no longer what the
XP was sold with and licensed for.
 
No, no. I built my own pc last time and installed from an original disk
(what do they call it....corporate version or something?) It did not
need activation at first installation.
 
Nick said:
No, no. I built my own pc last time and installed from an original disk
(what do they call it....corporate version or something?) It did not
need activation at first installation.
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The corp version shouldn't need activation, as far as I know. Have a look
around for an activation fix.

SteveH
 
Nick said:
No, no. I built my own pc last time and installed from an original disk
(what do they call it....corporate version or something?) It did not
need activation at first installation.
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Volume License version.

In that case it isn't because it was tied to a particular manufacturer's
BIOS, it's because you changed motherboards so that it's no longer the same
system it was installed on.
 
So how do I get around that apart from doing the activation. I just
dont trust those guys at Redmund with registrations.
 
Nick said:
So how do I get around that apart from doing the activation. I just
dont trust those guys at Redmund with registrations.
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As per my previous post, have a Google for an activation fix.

SteveH
 
I am using the same HD as before. Under the previous setup it was
running very efficiently. Now the HD isgetting thrashed constantly.
Most of the heavy apps. are kept waiting for HD to catch up.

I have not changed anything except activate windows under the new
motherboard and installed another IDE drive (slave on same channel).
 
Nick said:
I am using the same HD as before. Under the previous setup it was
running very efficiently. Now the HD isgetting thrashed constantly.
Most of the heavy apps. are kept waiting for HD to catch up.

I have not changed anything except activate windows under the new
motherboard and installed another IDE drive (slave on same channel).
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activated ' after ' re-installing windows or is this another HD installed
with windows loaded, with previous drivers and software from an old MB? This
SOMETIMES works but not recommended.
Things that come to mind:
DMA is turned off in bios
hard drive cable bad
hard drive not jumpered properly
virtual memory not configured properly
 
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