Windows Product Activation Loop Already Activated

My little trick seemed to have a snag.In explorer.exe type this command to get the 'run' box.c:windowssystem32rundll32.exe shell32.dll,#61Then, type in this command in the 'run' box.rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnKThis is the easiest way to reset the activation loop, restart thecomputer and things should be well. If you send me your e-mail address to. Email address is removed for privacy., just put you name in capital letters with stars. on each end,in the subject line box,I'll send you an OEM Product key that works over the phone, no charge.If any thing else, use the file tab of explorer.exe to navigate around your computer, you most likely want to get to 'MYCompter', then use the first command, in fileexplorer, this should open the 'run' box.You can watch this video at this url. See if it helps.https://youtu.be/wzTuHuWhdcY?t=180.

I'm on a Windows XP pro desktop, and have had some problems the last few months I thought were resolved but now I have this problem, my previous problem was discussed here-So I had a friend (who is out of town now of course) fix that problem, did a reformat, added 1 gig of ram, and things have been working great until today.Now after its rebooted, it says i must activate windows before I log on. If i click YES, it says windows already activated, click OK but it then brings me back to the first message saying I need to activate.Safe mode seems OK, but what can you do in safe mode?Basically I'm stuck in a loop, and i can't get into windows normally.I should point out that I have my Windows XP CD, tried rebooting with that in but it doesnt do anything.I googled this problem a little but anything a saw seems to point me toward doing something with the registry, and I ain't doing that unless someone here points me that way.Can someone help me out please? No, when I do that I get the message windows must be activated to continue.Isn't there a way to use the Windows CD somehow to fix this?I also tried following Microsoft's instructions I found here-But when I get to this part-'Step 3: Remove the RESETS registry subkey1. In Registry Editor, expand My Computer, and then expand HKEYLOCALMACHINE.2. Expand SOFTWARE, and then expand Microsoft.3. Expand Windows NT, and then expand CurrentVersion.4. Expand Winlogon, and then expand Notify.5.

Under Notify, right-click RESETS, and then click Delete.6. Click Yes to confirm the removal of the RESETS subkey. 'Under Notify there is NOT a RESETS to delete. I cannot do steps 5-6. The link to Leo indicates that even the MS experts don't understand it.It appears to be a logic flaw. When you install XP you have 30 days to activate the product. The OP says he never got to that point.

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Without the system running, he could not do anything. The they offered is not confirmed. It seems that if the NIC does not function, there is not way to activate Windows. And if is not activated, you can not update the driver. And if you call MS, they can not help you either.The solution was intuitive, not logical.

It is not logical to refuse a new install to function because it was not activated. That logically happens after 30 days is up. Normally Windows does not force you to active until the 30 days are up.From my personal experience, the 30 rule works on OEM XP, even when it is put on a non-OEM PC. But what we a talking about here in this thread is a aberrant behavior that is apparently rare. The issue was never resolved my MS tech support, according to Leo. Myself, I find this whole thing hard to believe.

I have the exact same problem.A client dropped his netbook on the floor and had a cracked screen and a bad HDD. Replaced them both.As he didn't have an installation disc, I used a Win XP Home OEM disc and used his product key during the setup. Everything went fine, as usual. I always do the exact same process with XP, Vista and 7. If the person has an OEM key it will activate from a OEM disc - even though it's not the one given by the manufacturer (in this case, Toshiba). The only difference is that if doing this with Win7, you can't activate online and must call that phone number they give you at that wizard screen.Anyways. My install was perfect.

Everything went smooth and etc.When it rebooted for the last time and asked to confim if I could 'see that box on the screen', the problem began:I got a window saying that 'you must activate Windows before log on - Do you want to do this now'? I select Yes and it offered me three options:1) Yes, I want to activate online (impossible as I didn't have the network drivers installed)2) Yes, I want to telephone3) Log offI selected the option 'I want to telephone' but the installation ID number was not there. I had a blank gap, with nothing on it.

I called anyway and got the automated service. After pressing a million buttons on my phone, I got through a person who said he couldn't help because there is no installation ID. I had to call on Monday (today is Saturday) some other department in order to get help. That was not an option as I needed to return this laptop to my client tomorrow (Sunday).Whatever option I picked, would lead me to the same 'You must activate windows' screen.Somehow, after several reboots, it loged on. Don't ask me how, but it did.Then, I installed all the drivers, without rebooting.

When I rebooted, I got back to the same 'You must activate windows'.The solution:1) Formatted the hard drive2) Installed Windows XP Professional3) Cracked and made a few changes to the registry4) I'm just installing the lastest updates now.I am so happy that I use Linux. So bloody happy. And I am even happier because Windows exists. Otherwise, computers wouldn't stop working and I'd have no job at all.Thank you Microsoft for being so incompetent. Without you, I'd be starving without a penny in my pocket.Honestly. If a guy from Microsoft offered me a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate for free, I wouldn't accept it. Windows has always been a piece of you-know-what.

I'm on Windows at this very moment, but it's only a virtual machine. Microsoft websites don't like Firefox very much and make everything difficult. They trully believe that IE is a good product.Sorry for the rant, guys. I'm not even from this forum but I get so stressed with this Microsoft stupidity that I had to shout at someone.