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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Setup and Deployment / December 2007Blank Installation ID - XP Pro setup.
Hello, I have attempted this on 3 separate occasions, and each time the exact same thing happens. I am attempting to dual-boot a MacBook Pro with a brand new copy of Windows XP Professional. The MacBook has OS X Leopard and I've started the setup using the provided Bootcamp utility - everything goes along perfectly until the point where I get a pop-up message that windows must be activated in order to proceed. (This in itself I found a little strange - I've never seen a brand new liscence of XP insist on immediate activation, it usually gives me the 30-day warning). Anyway, after I click 'ok' to do the activation, the Activation Window starts to pop up, but it is only a white screen, and the mouse cursor is permanently stuck on an hourglass. I've left it there for several minutes, but it definitely does not progress any further. At this point, I reboot the computer. It then comes up to the activation window again, but this time it actually shows up. At this point, online activation won't work because I suspect that XP does not recognize the integrated network controller, so I select the activate by telephone option. This is where it gets a little strange. On step 3, it is supposed to show you a very long installation ID code, but there is none. It is just completely blank. I must have done hundreds of windows activations in my time, but this is something entirely new to me. If anyone could offer some advice, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, LiT. yes its blank because you need the code which you onylg et if oyu phone up and give your xp key > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > Thank you, > LiT. No, that is the confirmation ID in step 4 that you are referring to - 7 blank boxes labelled A-G. Those are indeed present. What is not present, however, is the installation ID code which should be appearing in step 3. > yes its blank because you need the code which you onylg et if oyu phone up > and give your xp key [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > > Thank you, > > LiT. Ok i apogolise, i had thought you mean the a-g code mmmm right click on my computer and select properties it should give you the code there > No, that is the confirmation ID in step 4 that you are referring to - 7 > blank [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] >> > Thank you, >> > LiT. On Nov 16, 11:55 am, "Andrew Crawford" <andrewcrawf...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > Ok i apogolise, i had thought you mean the a-g code > [quoted text clipped - 65 lines] > >> > Thank you, > >> > LiT. I had the same thing happen to me on a new computer build at my office. The only thing i know is that the Installation ID comes from 8 different compnents of your computer I.E. processor, vid card, ram etc. and thier is a proccess you can run (dont remember off the top of my head) that will show you what value they are sending back. It is supposed to be six sets of numbers, but ours are returning six 0's Im lost. I tried microsoft customer support and they wanted to charge me $60 to help. If you have figured anything out please let me know. |
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