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#1 mustardgas

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Posted 09 March 2009 - 04:45 PM

Okay, so the windows key im using isnt genuine. So when I try to change my key, I open the Windows Activation, I go to 'Yes, let's activate Windows over the internet now', it gets stuck on this screen:

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When I click 'Next', nothing happens. When I click 'Back', nothing happens.

So Then I have to reopen the Windows Activation to try to change it through 'Yes, I want to telephone a customer service representative to activate windows', and it just gets stuck on the next screen again:

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When I hit 'Change Product Key', nothing happens. When I click 'Remind Me Later', nothing happens. When I click 'Next', nothing happens.

Is there something Im doing wrong, or is this windows?...Again..
I'm running Windows XP Pro, SP3

This post has been edited by mustardgas: 09 March 2009 - 04:49 PM

#2 garmanma

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Posted 09 March 2009 - 07:45 PM

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so the windows key im using isnt genuine.

Per forum rules:

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No subject matter will be allowed whose purpose is to defeat existing copyright or security measures. If a user persists and/or the activity is obviously illegal the staff reserves the right to remove such content and/or ban the user. This would also mean encouraging the use or continued use of pirated software is not permitted, and subject to the same consequences.

Try this
http://www.microsoft.com/genuine/diag/

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This post has been edited by garmanma: 09 March 2009 - 07:53 PM

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