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Windows XP Activation

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imported_Doughboy

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I, like most of you, upgrade components all of the time. When I upgrade a part here and there I set the old ones aside and before you know it I have enough to make a whole machine out of the old parts. This is the case with my 3rd PC. I'd like to build a HTPC with my 2nd PC (that is currently running XP Pro). I'd like to install THAT version and key of XP Pro on the 3rd PC and purchase a version of XP MCE for the 2nd machine. The trouble is that, apparently, I've have exceeded my number of activations allowed with my copy of XP Pro... so how do I get this done. I've read that you can call Microsoft and explain the problem and they can reset the activations for you, but what number do I call to do this? the only number that's given at the activation screen is 888-571-2048. This number only seems to get you a voice prompted system to activate windows. Please help.

 
Originally posted by: Doughboy
I, like most of you, upgrade components all of the time. When I upgrade a part here and there I set the old ones aside and before you know it I have enough to make a whole machine out of the old parts. This is the case with my 3rd PC. I'd like to build a HTPC with my 2nd PC (that is currently running XP Pro). I'd like to install THAT version and key of XP Pro on the 3rd PC and purchase a version of XP MCE for the 2nd machine. The trouble is that, apparently, I've have exceeded my number of activations allowed with my copy of XP Pro... so how do I get this done. I've read that you can call Microsoft and explain the problem and they can reset the activations for you, but what number do I call to do this? the only number that's given at the activation screen is 888-571-2048. This number only seems to get you a voice prompted system to activate windows. Please help.
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Go thru the voice system, if it can't activate you automatically it will give you a chance to talk to a human....


 

Go thru the voice system, if it can't activate you automatically it will give you a chance to talk to a human....


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so then they can re-set the activation?
 
Yep... And believe it or not they are pretty decent about it.

I have a retail copy of XP Pro on my desktop. I have an IBM T42 with a valid XP license. Well, I didn't want all the stuff IBM loads on their default load so I wiped it and used my retail copy of XP Pro to do it. It worked fine. I reloaded the desktop and got prompted for activation. I called Microsoft and told them the truth and the guy just gave me an activation right then.

I know that's not the way it's supposed to work but since IBM doesn't ship their Thinkpads with an XP CD you can't just do a clean reload.
 
Yep. Just tell them that you have swapped this hardware and now it requires reactivation. Plan on being on the phone for at least 15 minutes as you get to read a long series of digits, type a long series of digits, and may have to regen and do it over.


Just did this last week for a Dell because I replaced the mobo with a Gigabyte board after Dell told me it was $145 dollars for a new 945G board (the second one I have had fail in the two units I own.)
 
Originally posted by: bsobel
Originally posted by: Doughboy
I, like most of you, upgrade components all of the time. When I upgrade a part here and there I set the old ones aside and before you know it I have enough to make a whole machine out of the old parts. This is the case with my 3rd PC. I'd like to build a HTPC with my 2nd PC (that is currently running XP Pro). I'd like to install THAT version and key of XP Pro on the 3rd PC and purchase a version of XP MCE for the 2nd machine. The trouble is that, apparently, I've have exceeded my number of activations allowed with my copy of XP Pro... so how do I get this done. I've read that you can call Microsoft and explain the problem and they can reset the activations for you, but what number do I call to do this? the only number that's given at the activation screen is 888-571-2048. This number only seems to get you a voice prompted system to activate windows. Please help.
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Go thru the voice system, if it can't activate you automatically it will give you a chance to talk to a human....
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in the voice system,right when they ask if you want to activate a copy of windows xp, hit * 0 and you'll go directly to an agent, bypassing the pain of inputting the numbers
 
Originally posted by: bsobel
Originally posted by: Doughboy
I, like most of you, upgrade components all of the time. When I upgrade a part here and there I set the old ones aside and before you know it I have enough to make a whole machine out of the old parts. This is the case with my 3rd PC. I'd like to build a HTPC with my 2nd PC (that is currently running XP Pro). I'd like to install THAT version and key of XP Pro on the 3rd PC and purchase a version of XP MCE for the 2nd machine. The trouble is that, apparently, I've have exceeded my number of activations allowed with my copy of XP Pro... so how do I get this done. I've read that you can call Microsoft and explain the problem and they can reset the activations for you, but what number do I call to do this? the only number that's given at the activation screen is 888-571-2048. This number only seems to get you a voice prompted system to activate windows. Please help.
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Go thru the voice system, if it can't activate you automatically it will give you a chance to talk to a human....
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and good luck trying to understand them 🙂

Ausm
 
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