Re: XP activation

Malke a écrit :
> Scott wrote:
>
>
>>I am running xp pro on my compaq and it keeps asking that I activate
>>xp when I reboot.
>>I really am fed up activating the OS each day.Any ideas whats causing
>>this?Thanks.
>
>
> Information from MVP Rick Rogers:
>
> Click start/run, type "regsvr32 regwizc.dll" (without the quotes) and
> click "ok". Then do the same for "regsvr32 licdll.dll". You should get
> a successful message for both and it should resolve the error message.
> If not, then try these steps:
>
> Start the computer in Safe mode by hitting F8 at startup. Click
> start/run, type regedit and click ok. Expand the branches in the left
> pane by clicking the plus (+) signs to reach these keys:
>
> HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Cryptograph y\Providers
> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-20\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Providers
>
> Click on the folder representing each key and delete them one at a time.
> You may want to create a backup before doing so by clicking file/export
> and saving a copy to the desktop. If there is a problem after deleting,
> you can put the key back by double-clicking it. If there is no problem,
> you can delete the key later. When finished, restart the system
> normally after closing the registry editor.
>
> Note: If you used reset5 to crack the Windows XP installation
> previously, the above steps will not work.
>
> If this doesn't solve the problem, you have other issues on the computer
> (such as hardware failure, OS corruption, malware, etc.) and you can
> post back with more details. I am assuming that you had XP Pro
> preinstalled on your Compaq. Normally you would not need to activate an
> operating system that came preinstalled from an OEM like Compaq, HP,
> Dell, etc. If XP Pro did not come with your Compaq and you installed it
> yourself, then possibly the Note above is applicable.
>
> Malke