Thread: Got activation Prob in Win Media Centre Edition SP3

Downloaded a MSDN version from net. I used the Dell key to install it on my PC. Now after installation i didnt have any problems. It was running smooth for some one week.

Yesterday i connected internet to tat PC, when i restarted my system it was asking me to activate the Copy of Windows
The only options available was either activate or Logoff :-(

The only solution i had was to get in safe mode and restore it to an o;der date. It worked fine...... :-)

But again the next day i faced the same problem.

Any idea on how to bypass that activation problem ????
I prefer not to reinstall the copy of windows. Is there any way of crackin it rather than doing a reinstall ?????

It's not allowed here to discuss about warez/cracking or pirated contents.


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Edit : Thanks for the reply Archer..

Didnt know that mate......... Anyway solved it myself.......


This is an issue detected by microsoft. They faced this issue in 2002. The issue was like Windows will ask u to activate the product every time ur system boots.

This issue was solved by microsoft by provodong some hotfixes.........

Glad you worked it out yourself.
To prevent future problems, try installing the Student Edition of XP..it works flawlessly.