OMD <OMD@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>The pc is a 3 year old DELL running Windows XP Home Edition. It is my
>daughter's pc that she has at college. She powered it off after it would not
>shut down and seemed to "freeze". It will boot up in safe mode. Did she
>clobber her user profile? What else could cause this to occur and how do I
>fix it this weekend?
>
>Any help would be appreciated.

Registration is optional. Activation is mandatory.

Does the error message refer to registration or to activation?

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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