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Patrick

Hiya,

I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft.
I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can log
on.
I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on.
The cycle then repeats!

Please help.
Patrick
 
Patrick said:
Hiya,

I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft.
I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can log
on.
I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on.
The cycle then repeats!

Please help.
Patrick
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It may be that your activation has become "unregistered." Try this
solution, posted by Carey Frisch, MS-MVP:

Possible Resolution:

Boot into "Safe Mode" by pressing (F8) during a reboot.

Go to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 regwizc.dll , and hit enter. Then
go again to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 licdll.dll , and hit enter
again.


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Bruce said:
It may be that your activation has become "unregistered." Try this
solution, posted by Carey Frisch, MS-MVP:

Possible Resolution:

Boot into "Safe Mode" by pressing (F8) during a reboot.

Go to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 regwizc.dll , and hit enter. Then
go again to Start > Run and type: regsvr32 licdll.dll , and hit enter
again.
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This doesn't work either.
I think SP3 was installed and has caused this problem

Many thanks,
Patrick.
 
Patrick said:
Hiya,

I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft.
I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can log
on.
I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on.
The cycle then repeats!

Please help.
Patrick
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Sadly, that didn't work.
I'm certain it was an update to SP3.
Wished I hadn't bothered now,

Thanks,
Patrick.
 
Patrick said:
Hiya,

I am running xp home and have just installed an update from Microsoft.
I am now getting a screen asking me to activate windows before I can
log on.
I am then informed that Windows is already activated and to log on.
The cycle then repeats!
Click to expand...

Do you have any Symantec programs, including Norton?
 
Daave said:
Do you have any Symantec programs, including Norton?
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I've fixed it after following the advice above.

Had to ring Microsoft for a string of numbers to reactivate it.

Many thanks,
Patrick.
 
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