Windows Activation Message Problem

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 2 Apr 2011 4:38 pm

When I turn on my computer I get a message that reads

"This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now?" So I click "yes".

Then I get the "Windows Product Activation" window that tells me "Windows is already activated. Click OK to exit."

When I clck OK it takes me to the welcome screen and when I click my account the first message pops up again askin me again if I want to activate windows. Is there anything I can do other than reinstalling Windows?

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 2 Apr 2011 5:51 pm

What version of Windows are you using?

Have you done a System Restore to a date PRIOR to when this behavior started?

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 2 Apr 2011 6:22 pm

Windows XP, can't log on to do a "system restore" without activating windows.

Mitch Drumm · Post by **Mitch Drumm** » 2 Apr 2011 6:35 pm

Andy:

I don't think XP has the System Restore function in it anyway, going from memory.

http://www.google.com/search?q=windows+ ... e=off&tbs=

Above is a link to 39000 Google search hits on the issue with Windows XP, so it's a known issue experienced by many. I'd wade through them and see what you can come up with.

Reinstallation would be only a very last resort.

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 2 Apr 2011 9:08 pm

Try this procedure to fix the infinite activation loop.

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 3 Apr 2011 11:38 am

Thanks fellas, wound up reformatting and reinstalling Windows. Close er up.