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I don't quite get what you're saying. I'm talking about re-activating
Windows as though it was the first time you installed it and you have to
activate it. Upon a regular reboot I was prompted to re-activate Windows
over the internet but then it said it could not find my connection. I had
to call in and re-activate it.
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Nocturnal
"Andrew E." <eckrichco@msn.com> wrote in message
news:22E184FF-E438-4677-A621-46F967A4C21B@microsoft.com...
> If youre reffering to microsoft anti-spyware,then after the installation
> one
> must/
> should,go to run,type:cmd In cmd type:netsh Winsock reset Then press
> enter
> key,the test apears "a restart is needed to complete" then type:EXIT
> Restart
> computer.If xp wont start,at starting computer,tap the F8 key,select safe
> mode,
> enter as administrator,follow instructions above,but before EXIT,type:
> CHKDSK C: /F Agree to restart,then type:EXIT Restart computer.
>
> "Nocturnal" wrote:
>
>> What would cause Windows to randomly want to re-activate after removing
>> spyware? What files could become corrupt or what could have gone wrong?
>> Also, after the splash screen the computer just reboots.
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