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More info?)
Hi Rick,
OK, firstly my Win XP CD does not have a wpa.dbl file in the I386 directory
and if I just type in wpa.dbl, it says file not found. There is a wpa.db_
file in the I386 and it will let me expand this but then when I go to the
System32 directory to which it was expanded, there is nothing there and I
have checked that hidden files are showing and such like. Also my Win XP CD
also des not have a wpa.bak file in the I386, the only thing close is
wpaback.jp_.
Going quietly mad,
Hazel
"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> Hi Hazel,
>
> We can try extracting new copies of some of the activation files from the XP
> CD in Safe mode. Start/run msconfig, click on "expand file" (general tab)
>
> File to expand: wpa.dbl
> From: X:\I386
> To: C:\Windows\system32
>
> Where X is whatever letter is assigned your CD drive (you need your WinXP CD
> for this), change it accordingly. This assumes a default installation to
> C:\Windows. If your installation is in a different folder, such as C:\Winnt,
> change the "To" path accordingly. Repeat this for wpa.bak, then reboot when
> finished.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>
> "Hazyc" <Hazyc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:89C25957-8014-416A-9C53-32EA01B60B4F@microsoft.com...
> > In addition to my previous message, I have also just found out that there
> > is
> > a command one can put into "Run" to activate Windows but if I try this, I
> > get
> > a message saying it is not possible to activate Windows in Safe Mode and I
> > need to restart not in Safe Mode and then activate Windows but of course I
> > can't do that!
> >
> > Hoping you can come up with a miracle,
> > Hazel
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Hazel,
> >>
> >> Ok, so are you still able to access Safe mode?
> >> If so, are you able to prompt for activation under start/all
> >> programs/accessories/system tools?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >> "Hazyc" <Hazyc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:E65B906D-0BCC-4D73-BBF7-7997E61533B6@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi Rick,
> >> > Thanks for replying so quickly. Sorry, should have said in my last
> >> > message,
> >> > I tried this but in HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft, there is
> >> > no
> >> > "Cryptography" and in HKEY_USERS, there is no "S-1-5-20" so couldn't do
> >> > either. In case it is of help, I am running Windows XP Home will all
> >> > updates
> >> > apart from Service Pack 2 which I found more trouble than it was worth.
> >> > I
> >> > am
> >> > currently using another computer to pick up and leave messages here.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Hazel
> >> >
> >> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hi Hazel,
> >> >>
> >> >> Boot to Safe mode. How to start in Safe mode:
> >> >>
http://www.rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#Safe%20mode
> >> >>
> >> >> Then remove the keys from the registry as described in the previous
> >> >> link.
> >> >> Restart normally.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Best of Luck,
> >> >>
> >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >>
> >> >> "Hazyc" <Hazyc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:1B61E46C-C4A9-4B06-9B25-190DBFDF095D@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Rick, thanks for the advise. Just before trying this, I got a
> >> >> > message
> >> >> > saying
> >> >> > my grace period for activation had expired. So I tried your first
> >> >> > solution,
> >> >> > got messages saying both were successful. Restarted and my computer
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > now
> >> >> > caught in a loop - I get the welcome screen, click to log on, get a
> >> >> > message
> >> >> > saying Windows XP is not activated, do I want to activate now, click
> >> >> > Yes,
> >> >> > get
> >> >> > the Windows Product Activation screen which says Windows is already
> >> >> > activated, click OK and get back to the Welcome screen and the whole
> >> >> > thing
> >> >> > starts again. Stuck now, any other suggestions please?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks,
> >> >> > Hazel
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Try:
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#activation
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Best of Luck,
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> >> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> >> >> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >> >> >> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >> >> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Hazyc" <Hazyc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news
ACE3DB0-3638-41BF-8696-5FF2DF607172@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > Have just upgraded my computer, all new bits. Reinstalled XP Home
> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> > was
> >> >> >> > asked to activate. Going through the activation wizard, it tells
> >> >> >> > me
> >> >> >> > Windows
> >> >> >> > XP is already activated. Click OK, it goes away but then next
> >> >> >> > time I
> >> >> >> > restart
> >> >> >> > I am again told I have x number of days to activate. I keep going
> >> >> >> > through
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > activation wizard and it keeps telling me it is already activated
> >> >> >> > but
> >> >> >> > then
> >> >> >> > keeps asking me to activate again. I'm going round and round and
> >> >> >> > now
> >> >> >> > have
> >> >> >> > only 1 day left apparently. Any clues?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
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