windows xp sp2 - activation question

efx2003 · 06-12-2004, 08:29 PM

I have a full version of win xp sp2 install in a computer. I have already activated winxp and works fine. Then I install the same original copy of winxp in a second computer about 3 weeks ago. I used a program to unlock winxp in the 2nd computer.

Now when I boot-up the 2nd computer windows tells me "You have 3 days left to activate windows, do you want to activate now yes or now." When I select yes another screen comes up and says "windows is already activated" then I select ok and everything runs fine.

I would like to know, is there going to be a problem on the 2nd computer after the time is up.

Note: The winxp sp2 I have is the original copy not a back-up copy or a upgrade version. And I have already used the activation key in the 1st computer.

If anybody has an answer for this Please help.

Thank You

Big B · 06-12-2004, 07:41 PM

That's gonna be a problem, because, unless you have a corporate version, you can only install it on 1 computer. I'm sure there are ways around it, but it's not anything you'll be seeing links to here.

Addis · 06-12-2004, 07:50 PM

You're not permitted to install XP on more than one computer with a normal user license unless its the corporate.

efx2003 · 06-12-2004, 08:26 PM

How Come this happens. When windows gives me the message "you have 3 days to activate windows, do you want to activate windows Yes or No." I select Yes and then windows say " Windows is already activated."

When the 3 days are done will it shows this message again.

Please replay

Thank You

Waffle · 06-12-2004, 08:45 PM

Well it shows the message, because XP has already been activated on your other PC.

You said:I used a program to unlock winxp in the 2nd computer.

If this program, was, let's say...not endorsed by the Microsoft Corporation, then it is possible that it delayed/put the activation link on a loop or something.

efx2003 · 06-12-2004, 09:03 PM

So do you think that after the three days are left, that windows will still work

Please reply

Thank You

Waffle · 06-12-2004, 09:07 PM

It is likely, yes.

efx2003 · 06-12-2004, 09:11 PM

Thanks for the help

ProcalX · 07-12-2004, 09:28 AM

Waffle unfortunately it won't, As for XP Activation Cracks all they do is (which obviously you have used & which we do not condone as it is illegal) merely stick the activation in a loop so it never needs to be activated. If the activation crack worked you should not be seeing anything like this, basically with XP Home or Professional i believe you can install XP to any number of machines using the same key as long as it is not registered with microsoft.

If it is registered it registers it in the knowledge its on one pc, so u can not have it running (the same key) at one time on more than one machine.

Again, we do not condone the use of illegal material, software e.t.c So i suggest that you go and buy another copy of the Windows you want, or revert back to an OS you do have legal access to.

- PX

Addis · 07-12-2004, 09:31 AM

Well said.

efx2003 · 07-12-2004, 07:42 PM

Thanks for help

06-12-2004, 08:29 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
efx2003 Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 293 Status: Offline	windows xp sp2 - activation question I have a full version of win xp sp2 install in a computer. I have already activated winxp and works fine. Then I install the same original copy of winxp in a second computer about 3 weeks ago. I used a program to unlock winxp in the 2nd computer. Now when I boot-up the 2nd computer windows tells me "You have 3 days left to activate windows, do you want to activate now yes or now." When I select yes another screen comes up and says "windows is already activated" then I select ok and everything runs fine. I would like to know, is there going to be a problem on the 2nd computer after the time is up. Note: The winxp sp2 I have is the original copy not a back-up copy or a upgrade version. And I have already used the activation key in the 1st computer. If anybody has an answer for this Please help. Thank You

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	That's gonna be a problem, because, unless you have a corporate version, you can only install it on 1 computer. I'm sure there are ways around it, but it's not anything you'll be seeing links to here. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	You're not permitted to install XP on more than one computer with a normal user license unless its the corporate. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

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ProcalX Student Bum Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 22 Male Posts: 1,536 Times Helpful: 30 My Mood: Cheerful Status: Offline My Computer	Waffle unfortunately it won't, As for XP Activation Cracks all they do is (which obviously you have used & which we do not condone as it is illegal) merely stick the activation in a loop so it never needs to be activated. If the activation crack worked you should not be seeing anything like this, basically with XP Home or Professional i believe you can install XP to any number of machines using the same key as long as it is not registered with microsoft. If it is registered it registers it in the knowledge its on one pc, so u can not have it running (the same key) at one time on more than one machine. Again, we do not condone the use of illegal material, software e.t.c So i suggest that you go and buy another copy of the Windows you want, or revert back to an OS you do have legal access to. - PX __________________ Laptop // Toshiba Satellite A210-11P // AMD Turion 64 X2 1.8Ghz Dual Core // 4GB DDR2 // 200GB Sata HD // Dual Layer DVD-RW // ATI Radeon HD2400XT 256MB // 15.4" HD Crystal Display // Vista Premium Desktop // HP DC7700* // Pentium Dual Core 3.4Ghz // 2GB DDR2 // 2x 160GB Sata2 // 16x DVD-RW // Crucial Ballistix // ATI Radeon X1950GT 512MB // 20" Dell Screen // XP Pro SP2* Last edited by ProcalX; 07-12-2004 at 01:45 PM.

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Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 18 Male Posts: 5,255 Times Helpful: 403 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Well said. __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

06-12-2004, 08:26 PM	#4 (permalink) Top
efx2003 Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 293 Status: Offline	How Come this happens. When windows gives me the message "you have 3 days to activate windows, do you want to activate windows Yes or No." I select Yes and then windows say " Windows is already activated." When the 3 days are done will it shows this message again. Please replay Thank You

06-12-2004, 08:45 PM	#5 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	Well it shows the message, because XP has already been activated on your other PC. You said:I used a program to unlock winxp in the 2nd computer. If this program, was, let's say...not endorsed by the Microsoft Corporation, then it is possible that it delayed/put the activation link on a loop or something.

06-12-2004, 09:03 PM	#6 (permalink) Top
efx2003 Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 293 Status: Offline	So do you think that after the three days are left, that windows will still work Please reply Thank You

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Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	It is likely, yes.

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efx2003 Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 293 Status: Offline	Thanks for the help

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efx2003 Big Geek Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 293 Status: Offline	Thanks for help

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