EccieTheTechie wrote:
> Sounds like you might have loaded/reloaded Windows XP too many times...
>
> The easy answer to this is to purchase a version of Ghost and make a snap
> shot of your system (When you have it the way you want it). reloading the
> ghost image will not require a re-activation of the OS...
>
> "Yeeeha" wrote:
>
>
>>I'm running Windows Xp Home Edition and it frequently wants to be
>>re-activated, without me making any hardware of software changes. After a
>>while , I had to start calling them and read off some huge code in which
>>they would give me a activation, but doing this 2,3,4 times a week, gets
>>very old. anyone know of a way to control that ?
>>
>>I've called Microsoft and they tell me I have registered it "too many"
>>times. So far they have not given me a new CODE KEY
>>
>>Another stupid thing about registering or activating you legit software is
>>the fact that it wants to be REGISTERED or ACTIVATE before given the chance
>>to get on line III I don't know about the rest of you but my getting on the
>>net is the LAST thing to load and show up in my systray.
>>
>>I used to be very fond of Xp Home Edition.
>>
>>MY REBOOR/RESTART process takes about 12 minutes to complete. How can I
>>change that?
>>
>>When is the next version of windows coming out?
>>
>>
>>Jim
>>
>>
>>
You have at least two different issues here. The first one is, why do
you need to re-activate so often? What do you do with your machine that
causes this? You need to provide as much information as you can in order
to get adequate help. "Ghosting" (or some equivalent procedure, since
Acronis seems to be the best software today for this) your system is of
course necessary, since this is a form of backup and backups are a must.
But again, you must find out what causes this. You say you are not
making any hardware or software changes? Are you really sure? Have you
scanned your system for viruses and spyware?

The second problem, which might be linked to the first, is this totally
abnormal delay in shutting down. You need to take a thorough look at the
software that loads automatically with your machine. Use Msconfig to do
this and check one by one the items listed there to make sure you
actually need them. Remove them one by one until you find which ones
cause the problem. If unsure, post the list of those programs that load
automatically and someone will be able to pinpoint what is wrong.

A new version of Windows is not a solution you must be looking for: by
researching this issue, you will gain valuable knowledge that will make
you a better computer user and that will help you avoid some pitfalls.

Good luck

--
John Doue