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Makeda42 - 22 May 2006 15:46 GMT

I purchased windows xp pro 2 weeks ago and I am still trying to get it to
work on my machine. Meanwhile there is a countdown clock that is
displayed--for registering the product--when I log into safe mode.

What happens if I reach the 30'th day? Is there not a email (from a
different machine) or a postal choice?

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peter - 22 May 2006 16:04 GMT

Its not the registration process that you need to worry about its the
Activation Process..........if you fail to activate within that 30 day time
period
XP pro will cease to function.You will then need to do some fancy footwork
to get it to work again.
So activate...........now!!
peter

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>I purchased windows xp pro 2 weeks ago and I am still trying to get it to
> work on my machine. Meanwhile there is a countdown clock that is
> displayed--for registering the product--when I log into safe mode.
>
> What happens if I reach the 30'th day? Is there not a email (from a
> different machine) or a postal choice?

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Makeda42 - 22 May 2006 16:41 GMT

That's probably the message that I am receiving. Until I can get XP to work,
I can't activate.

> Its not the registration process that you need to worry about its the
> Activation Process..........if you fail to activate within that 30 day time
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> > What happens if I reach the 30'th day? Is there not a email (from a
> > different machine) or a postal choice?

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DL - 22 May 2006 19:04 GMT

I Assume when you upgraded winxp it was an upgrade install? and you still
suffer the rebooting problem.
Thought about trying a clean installation?
You would need the qualifying cd, and your program cd's, of course you would
lose all data so backups required. Do not use the win 9* backup utility for
these.

> That's probably the message that I am receiving. Until I can get XP to work,
> I can't activate.
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> > > What happens if I reach the 30'th day? Is there not a email (from a
> > > different machine) or a postal choice?

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Ken Blake, MVP - 22 May 2006 18:25 GMT

> I purchased windows xp pro 2 weeks ago and I am still trying to get
> it to work on my machine. Meanwhile there is a countdown clock that
> is displayed--for registering the product--when I log into safe mode.

You mean activating, not registering. Registration is always completely
optional; it's activation that's mandatory.

> What happens if I reach the 30'th day? Is there not a email (from a
> different machine) or a postal choice?

After 30 days, the computer will stop working except in Safe Mode (it works
in Safe Mode, so you can activate there).

You say "I am still trying to get it to work on my machine." What's the
problem you're having?

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Makeda42 - 31 May 2006 16:06 GMT

I was getting an error message that no one here (or the Gateway site) was
able to debug. I finally took the machine to a friend who found the
following:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win2000/1129847494

By the way, I tried activating from safe mode and I received the message
that the operating system could not be activated from Safe Mode. That's why
I was getting desperate.

> > I purchased windows xp pro 2 weeks ago and I am still trying to get
> > it to work on my machine. Meanwhile there is a countdown clock that
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> You say "I am still trying to get it to work on my machine." What's the
> problem you're having?

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