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Guest
Hello! When I start my computer, it asks me to activate Windows, I don't have
25-number key and I don't know what to do, please help me
25-number key and I don't know what to do, please help me
L
Leythos
They 25 number key is on a sticker on the side/top of your computer if
it was purchased from a legit source. The sticker could be on your
packaging that was shipped with the XP operating system.
G
Guest
I don't have a sticker with this code, is it possible to do something else
without this key, can microsoft give me another key?
without this key, can microsoft give me another key?
C
Carey Frisch [MVP]
You'll need to contact Microsoft directly:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173
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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/
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Leythos
If you don't have a key, then you don't have a legit copy of XP unless
it was installed by the company you work for that also provided you with
a Volume license....
Either way, you're screwed without the key.
MS will not "GIVE" you a key.
Why don't you have the key, that's the bigger question.
R
Ron Martell
Pasha said:
We need some additional information about your computer.
What is the make and model, and when was it built/purchased?
Open Control Panel - System - General and look at the 20 character
product i.d. code that is reported on the last line in the "Licensed
to:" section of the window. Does the second segment (3 characters) of
this code read OEM or is it numeric?
Use Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools and look for an
"Activate Windows" entry there. If it is there then select it and see
what happens. Report the results back here.
That information will help us to more precisely identify which
specific version of Windows (Retail, OEM, Volume License) is installed
on your computer and that in turn will help to determine the possible
causes of your problems and how to go about fixing them.
Some additional information that might also be helpful:
- Did you recently make any changes to the hardware in your computer?
If so, what did you change, add, or replace?
- Did you by any chance install an update to the computer's BIOS? If
so then where did you obtain this BIOS update from?
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
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Jason
* Leythos said:
Well thats not necessarily true, I have a legal windows machine here but
have no idea where the key code is having moved multiple times since
building the machine. That being said I do suspect the OP is running a
"back up" copy of windows.
Jason
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Leythos
Well thats not necessarily true, I have a legal windows machine here but
have no idea where the key code is having moved multiple times since
building the machine. That being said I do suspect the OP is running a
"back up" copy of windows.
And without the key you won't be able to reinstall Windows XP and MS
will not (and isn't) provide you with a replacement for free.
According to the OEM rules, the key must be affixed to the computer
case, it's been this way since before XP came out in the market.