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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / General Topics / August 2007Does Overclocking YOur CPU cause problems with your activation?
I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or something like that - I did not see it until the system was shutting down. I re-booted, turned off the overclocking and after Windows booted I checked the computer properties - everything seems okay and my operating system is still activated. It is truly a sad day if overclocking your cpu causes your activation to fail. Al >I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I > noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > It is truly a sad day if overclocking your cpu causes your activation > to fail. If you over clock then results are unpredictable. Even if the system appears to be stable there is a small chance it will still do something odd (there is even if you don't over clock but its much less) and there is little checking done by desktop PCs that will catch it, servers have things like parity/ecc that may catch odd things before anything serious like corrupted data happens. Having said that you probably misread something and it was fine being over clocked. You can over clock it again if you want but make sure you have a backup, M$ aren't going to care if you over clock it.. >>I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I >> noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >servers have things like parity/ecc that may catch odd things before >anything serious like corrupted data happens. I started overclocking with the Celeron 300 -> 450 so I am aware of the pitfalls. >Having said that you probably misread something and it was fine being over >clocked. >You can over clock it again if you want but make sure you have a backup, M$ >aren't going to care if you over clock it.. Yes I did not have much time to read whatever it was before it disappeared. I don't know how M$ activation checks your system but I had 2 days to call M$ when I just changed a video card. If something like that happens everytime I change the cpu/memory speed then it is going to be a real pain. Al Overclocking has NO effect on activation. Try again and see what happens. My system is overclocked and I did it AFTER I installed Vista U, NO PROBLEMS. D >I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I > noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Al I have overclocked it again and noticed no problems. :-) Al >Overclocking has NO effect on activation. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> >> Al how much more you overclock it makes a difference too may be for example me if instead of going from 400 to 550 i had gone 400 to 600 i might have gotten problem, the other thing if i remember well is the speed of the cpu(the frequency) has to be compatible with the ram too. if you talk too fast to the ram, the ram might not work properly, it's a mix of things that could've done what it did glad it working >I have overclocked it again and noticed no problems. :-) > Al [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >>> >>> Al Overclocking may have unpredicatable results to be sure, but activation problems is not one of them. CH >I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I > noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Al Problems with activation--call the number on the activation wizard appropriate to your area or just call MSFT and ask for activation. CH >I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I > noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Al ram shouldn't affect your ram in this way only overclock, i had mine overclock from a 400mhz to 550mhz and it was fine but like she or he said(sorry i read quickly didn't notice) some pc aren't happy being overclock, and overclocking something will make them wear faster than normal, although tey might last long they're life span is being shorten slowly at a time, just imagine making your granpa run the maraton untill he dies, he won't last long unless she was healthy and strong during his whole life >I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I > noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Al I had no activation issues with may overclock Core2 4300 and Windows Vista Home Premium. I've overclocked it from 1.8 GHz to 3.0 GHz. George > I overclocked my cpu this morning and it worked great but then I > noticed in the taskbar something about volume activation failed or [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Al |
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