stupid windows with their stupid anti theft.

[tehrilez]

I need help with my damn copy of windows.

My trial ended so I had to register it, I have the key right on the side of my computer. I've never used it, on anything else.

Whenever I open up my "Windows Activation" bull crap, I choose to validate it over the internet.


The FIRST THING that pops up says "Incorrect product key, try again"

So it gives me the normal screen, and I type my key in. (I have checked it a hundred times, i'm not typing it wrong.) I hit retry.. and :


"Incorrect product key, try again"


I don't want to activate it over phone because I've had a lot of shit over the phone lately (I had to call microsoft 3 different times for a friggen box to send my xbox in) is there anyway to fix it?


I also want to avoid wiping my hard drive, because I have things on here i'll lose that are massive in size.

Halp?



If it's any help, I've found if I go to the register screen and go to the help on their website, it loads IE (what dumbasses) and I can access my C: drive and other sites from there.

 

[Blasto121]

is your computer built by a manufacture?

if so are you using the OS that came with the system?

if not then thats your issue right there.

 

[tehrilez]

is your computer built by a manufacture?

if so are you using the OS that came with the system?

if not then thats your issue right there.

Dell..

I'm using the CD that came with it.

 

[Blasto121]

in that case...

Have you changed any hardware?

 

[tehrilez]

never mind about this, see my new post in off topic..


I feel bad about it, but I caved.

 

[dRkILL]

Microsoft has gotten really strict with reactivating Windows. If it's already been activated 1 or 2 times, they won't let you automatically activate it anymore. If you call them, they will give you an activation code....

That is if this is a legal copy...

 

[tehrilez]

Microsoft has gotten really strict with reactivating Windows. If it's already been activated 1 or 2 times, they won't let you automatically activate it anymore. If you call them, they will give you an activation code....

That is if this is a legal copy...

It is. And yeah, I've activated it 2/3 times before so I guess thats the problem. :?

 

[Kuroneko]

Microsoft has gotten really strict with reactivating Windows. If it's already been activated 1 or 2 times, they won't let you automatically activate it anymore. If you call them, they will give you an activation code....

That is if this is a legal copy...

It is. And yeah, I've activated it 2/3 times before so I guess thats the problem. :?

Do the phone activation. It's not that bad, I've done is many many times. However, what I find odd is that a Dell install disc on a Dell machine should not require a key, unless you used the wrong disc.

 

[dRkILL]

Microsoft has gotten really strict with reactivating Windows. If it's already been activated 1 or 2 times, they won't let you automatically activate it anymore. If you call them, they will give you an activation code....

That is if this is a legal copy...

It is. And yeah, I've activated it 2/3 times before so I guess thats the problem. :?

Do the phone activation. It's not that bad, I've done is many many times. However, what I find odd is that a Dell install disc on a Dell machine should not require a key, unless you used the wrong disc.

The Dell install not using a key is because they don't use the original setup Microsoft puts on a retail copy of XP. It's either modified so it automatically puts a key in, or just copies a pre-activated factory image over.

 

[tehrilez]

the CD I have requires a key and it's a dell CD.

The key is on the side of my computer.