BleepingComputer.com: removed antiwpa.dll and now can't activate XP

I did a virus scan with avast and I moved antiwpa.dll to the virus chest. Now when I boot up XP Home it gets to the welcome screen and then tells me I need to activate windows. I click "yes" to active and I try to go through the process but it can't access the internet. The ethernet cable I use works fine on every other computer, so that's not the problem. I also can't restore the .dll file from the avast chest because when I'm viewing the log I can't select any of the entires but I don't know why I can't select them... Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Considering that it is a Windows crack....

This post has been edited by .X.: 16 October 2011 - 02:57 PM

Thanks for the reply. The copy of windows should be legitimate though... I found this: "The program detects antiwpa as Trojan.I.Stole.Windows. Actually, it's a patch to validate Windows." I can't do a repair install with the CD because it's not an option. Is a re-install of the OS my only option?

Edit: I found a copy of Windows and the repair option works, so I'm doing that now, but if it fails I think a fresh re-install is my only option.

This post has been edited by Twinbird: 16 October 2011 - 02:59 PM

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A quote from the crack "fake" site -

EDIT - AVG will also isolate this .dll
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/startups/antiwpa.dll-21379.html
From BleepingComputer Data Base -

This post has been edited by noknojon: 16 October 2011 - 03:00 PM

One does not need a network connection to activate...a user can do so via phone.

How to find a phone number for a Microsoft Product Activation Center - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/950929/

Louis