Then I got stuck at the Windows Activation panel. After running the retail XP installer in repair mode, and getting numerous missing file errors (which is another topic in installing XP in repair mode!), and ignoring them, I finally got the laptop to reboot and login. (Microsoft told me that the OEM license of XP was tied to the physical machine, and could not be ported to another machine). I wanted to convert the physical machine to a VMWare virtual machine, so I decided to change its OEM license to a retail license of Win XP which I bought separately. Thanks so much for your help!! Excellent blog entry – worked like a charm. ![]() This gave me time to fix the probem for good. When I rebooted, Windows worked as normal again with 30 days for activation. I could not get into regular safe mode either because of activation, but I used safe mode with command prompt to enter the commands above. If I pressed the power button, it allowed me to log off or restart. I just had a blank desktop background and a cursor. ![]() When I clicked on Activate, it would go to my desktop screen but no further and I couldn’t do anything. The only choice I was given was “Activate Windows Now. Worked lik a charm! I was locked out completely because of activation after changing some hardware and running a repair install. Windows Xp Media Center Activation Bypass Download
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