This morning XP would not allow me to log on. It said I needed to activate
XP. I activated it 2 years ago! I went through the phone activation (no
probs, thank goodness!) and got logged on. However, all is not well.
Internet Explorer will not find 'https' pages. FireFox has no problem with
them.

Why did I get the 'activate windows' message? (I have not made any hardware
changes in forever, and it worked yesterday) Why has IE stopped working?

I am using SP2.

You are prompted to activate Windows every time you restart your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295/en-us

Perform the following maintenance:

New! Windows Live Safety Center! (beta)
http://safety.live.com/site/en-US/default.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/?Â*id=827315

Download Ad-aware SE and scan your PC for the presence of spÂ*yware:
http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10...age&tag=button

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/d...KXYSHMSPCSIZME

Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Here's what you can do to enhance the security on your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...2/Default.mspx

Antivirus software: Frequently asked questions
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...antivirus.mspx

4 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer's Performance
http://www.microsoft.com/atwork/getstarted/speed.mspx

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"DocAtom" wrote:

| This morning XP would not allow me to log on. It said I needed to activate
| XP. I activated it 2 years ago! I went through the phone activation (no
| probs, thank goodness!) and got logged on. However, all is not well.
| Internet Explorer will not find 'https' pages. FireFox has no problem with
| them.
|
| Why did I get the 'activate windows' message? (I have not made any hardware
| changes in forever, and it worked yesterday) Why has IE stopped working?
|
| I am using SP2.