Can I do this more than once? I have already done the 30 days one, a. Step 3. Nothing I do is working this time around. You can only rearm the timer up to four times while in the grace period, or two times in safe mode. Not Helpful 2 Helpful Not Helpful 6 Helpful If you are in safe mode, boot into safe mode with command prompt and type in: explorer. Technically the operating system is still loaded; its just limited great if you can't load xp. Not Helpful 10 Helpful Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP on April 8, , and it is no longer being updated.
If there is a bug, then it will never be fixed. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Not Helpful 3 Helpful It was going fine until I came to activation, which it would not allow in safe mode. So I restarted, and it said, "Do you want to activate Windows now? Press 'OK' to exit". I pressed OK and it kicked me back to the login screen. Any ideas? You might be able to get out of this loop using the following steps. Not sure if this is a permanent fix or only for 30 days. Start in plain safe mode.
Login using an administrator user account. Run CMD as admin. Type these commands and press Enter. Then click OK on each of the following prompts: regsvr32 regwizc. Type this last command type exactly as what you see here : rundll Wait for a couple of minutes because the last command will not show anything on the screen.
However, it will reset the licensing components in the background. Then restart your computer and log-on back to your normal Windows. Not Helpful 46 Helpful From there you can give administrator rights and change or delete the current administrator. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 3.
Is there a limit to the number of times I can reset the loop? Method 3 described above. I'd done it successfully 5 or 6 times, but now it is not resetting. There should be a limit. If it is allowing for more than four times, then it is a bug in Windows that is allowing you to reset it more often.
Not Helpful 5 Helpful 1. Use the telephone option. They will ask if you want to use your smartphone to activate it. Say yes and punch in the phone number. You will get a text message with a link.
Follow the steps and it will activate. Not Helpful 23 Helpful 9. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Since official support for Windows XP ceased in April of , you won't be able to speak to a customer service representative, and over the internet.
Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. The linked product keys may not work, in which case you should use the Winkey Finder to help activate Windows XP. Helpful 3 Not Helpful 0. Resetting the registry manually may only restore your Windows XP version to a 30 day trial. Helpful 4 Not Helpful 1. You Might Also Like How to.
How to. About This Article. Written by:. Co-authors: Updated: May 6, Categories: XP Instructions. Article Summary X 1. Deutsch: Windows XP ohne originale Lizenz aktivieren. Nederlands: Windows XP activeren zonder geldige productcode. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 3,, times. The explanations were all very clear on what steps to take, and it was after going through Method 3 that all was back and working.
More reader stories Hide reader stories. Is this article up to date? Ran the utility. Results below. Memo to self: install chipset, drivers, then activate, then install software and updates. The installation went through fine. After I entered the login and password it was showing windows product activation. OEM Activation 1. Sign in. United States English.
Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. Friday, March 9, AM. Your tip was right on. Thanks again, Scott. Sunday, April 1, PM. I had prematurely aged 10 years. Many thanks. Sunday, March 11, PM. I was about to rip my hair out last night, then I stumbled upon your response this morning. I had a feeing IE7 was causing some problems since couldn't get onto any websites, but I forgot how to unistall it properly.
You're a life saver!!! Wednesday, March 28, PM. Wednesday, April 4, PM. Friday, April 6, AM. You are the man!! Well done. Thursday, April 12, AM. Sunday, April 22, AM. Sunday, April 22, PM. Thursday, May 3, AM. Je n'arrive plus a activer mon logiciel que dois-je faire. Friday, May 4, PM. Many thanksJe n'arrive pas a activer mon logiciel que doije faire.
Thursday, May 10, PM. Many thanks show me have l shall start,. Tuesday, May 15, PM. Saturday, May 26, PM. Monday, June 11, PM. Sunday, June 24, AM. AP wrote: You are the man!! Saturday, July 7, AM. Friday, July 27, AM. Thank You! Friday, July 27, PM. Saturday, September 22, PM. Monday, September 24, PM. To contact a Microsoft customer service representative to activate Windows by phone, follow these steps: 1. Thursday, October 25, PM. Tuesday, May 4, PM.
Thank you for the info. It saved me a lot of time and grief. Friday, April 13, AM. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Not Helpful 18 Helpful What do I do if I have done the steps, but my computer still asks for an activation key?
Not Helpful 18 Helpful 8. Not unless you purchase it from them. You can, however, download a little tool called KMSPico that will search for a product key that matches your Windows version specifically, and activate it without the need for you to own a product key. Or you can Google how to find the product key in your installation disc.
Not Helpful 20 Helpful 5. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. If you want your Windows XP to be always genuine and not get into any legal problems with Microsoft, you have to disable Microsoft Windows critical updates. Here's how to do it: Go to Start, then to Control Panel. Be sure that the Control Panel is in classic view. Go to Automatic Updates and double click on it.
You are done! One more thing: It must be annoying to have alerts every 2 minutes that Automatic Updates is turned off. So to remove the annoying alerts, you have to double click the small "red" icon where the clock is situated in the extreme bottom right. The Security Center will appear and in the left there will be some options.
Be sure to select the "Change the way Security Center alerts me" option and uncheck the "Automatic Updates" option. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published. You Might Also Like How to. How to. Co-authors: Updated: May 6, Categories: XP Instructions. Article Summary X 1. Deutsch: Windows XP dauerhaft aktivieren.
Nederlands: Windows XP voor altijd valideren. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read , times.
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