Reinstalling Windows XP - Cannot Activate

Dempsey

I've formatted my computer and I've re-installed WinXP and I cannot activate, tried over the internet and ringing the number?

Let me guess, when they pulled support they stopped allowing people to activate this version of windows?

Keeperhill

I think they are supporting XP until 2015.

Retail version should be ok, I done one last week.
OEM may be a problem if you have done a major hardware upgrade.

You may have to reinstall it again, just in case.......

Dempsey

Keeperhill wrote: »

I think they are supporting XP until 2015.

Retail version should be ok, I done one last week.
OEM may be a problem if you have done a major hardware upgrade.

You may have to reinstall it again, just in case.......

Its an OEM version, Media Centre Edition 2006, SP2 integrated to be specific, no major/any hardware changes.

Keeperhill

Some OEM's don't need activation, is it a Brand name machine?

Dempsey

Keeperhill wrote: »

Some OEM's don't need activation, is it a Brand name machine?

No custom build, bought the OEM off komplett at the time

Keeperhill

go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=50346&clcid=0x409


Download that app and see if it allows you to activate, it is called KeyUpdateTool_enu.exe from Microsoft.

Dempsey

Tried ringing there, instead of the nothing I was getting, vodafone reacts with a message 'cannot dial this number from mobiles :mad:

Tried the house phone, it got through to the activation service :mad:

Gave the online activation one more shot before using the telephone service, it activates and I had changed nothing since the last few attempts :mad:

Thanks for you help and sorry for wasting yer time.

Keeperhill

No worries, glad you are sorted.
Sometimes things need a few choice words said to get things moving again.:D

irishgeo

make sure the date and time are correct on the PC your trying to activate, that one has caught me out a few times.