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Activation of Windows XP Pro

  • 24-05-2006 11:19pm
    #1
    segasega
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 785 ✭✭✭


    I just brought a copy of win xp pro, I have installed and now want to activate it, but everytime I go to it says it cant connection, Im am connected to the internet via broadband so way wont windows detect that?


Comments

  • #2
    Gosh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 683 ✭✭✭Gosh


    ARe you sure you weren't getting a message saying the activation centre is down for maintenance? I was trying to activate Office 2007 Beta around midnight and have only just been able to activate it.


  • #3
    Karoma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma


    Try again tomorrow. If it still fails, activate by phone.


  • #4
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Yep, easy to do so by phone, all automated last time I done it anyway.


  • #5
    segasega
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 785 ✭✭✭segasega


    Well all it said was checking connection, then a screen just said something like: Cannot connect to the Microsoft activation server, please check that you are connected to the internet, check your settings in network settings.


  • #6
    netman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭netman


    Just ring them up on the free phone number. I had to activate XP a number of times (changing motherboards, hard drives etc) and it only worked online the first time.


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  • #7
    segasega
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 785 ✭✭✭segasega


    Phoned up, worked fine, thanks guys.


  • #8
    TonyM.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 592 ✭✭✭TonyM.


    check your firewall settings?

    or just turn it off.


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