Re-activation request

[Guest]

I am fearing I may have a virus. at startup I get a box that requests that I
reactivate windows XP within three days because there has been changes in my
hardware on my desktop. Would microsoft ask for that?

Don

 

[Ron Martell]

I am fearing I may have a virus. at startup I get a box that requests that I
reactivate windows XP within three days because there has been changes in my
hardware on my desktop. Would microsoft ask for that?

Don

Have you added any new hardware or replaced any hardware components
recently?

That message normally results when Windows XP starts up and calculates
a control number based on the physical hardware components actually
found at startup. This total is then compared to the saved control
number from when Windows was originally installed (or was most
recently reactivated) and if the two values differ by more than a
certain amount the reactivation request is issued.

For a more detailed explanation see the article by the late Alex
Nichol MVP at http://aumha.org/win5/a/wpa.htm

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm

 

[Guest]

I did not think I changed that much over time, but maybe I did. Thanks for
the suggestion!