Comments on: what happens when WindowsXP activation stops working http://beecherbowers.com/2008/03/08/what-happens-when-windowsxp-activation-stops-working/ of all the places on the internet, you ended up here. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:29:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=6487 hourly 1 By: Donald Neilson http://beecherbowers.com/2008/03/08/what-happens-when-windowsxp-activation-stops-working/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Donald Neilson Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:52:32 +0000 http://beecherbowers.com/2008/03/08/what-happens-when-windowsxp-activation-stops-working/#comment-219 As a preventative measure, if you create a full backup of the partition which has Windows installed (using a tool like PING: http://ping.windowsdream.com/), then you will be able to restore that image without needing to re-activate and it will be like a fresh install (depending on when you made the backup). However, you can't change too many system components in-between (processor, RAM, video card), or else it may throw the activation message again. This method would work pretty well - as long as you have a backup to go to. I realize this isn't a perfect solution, but it helps to mitigate this risk if this scenario occurs. As a preventative measure, if you create a full backup of the partition which has Windows installed (using a tool like PING: http://ping.windowsdream.com/), then you will be able to restore that image without needing to re-activate and it will be like a fresh install (depending on when you made the backup). However, you can’t change too many system components in-between (processor, RAM, video card), or else it may throw the activation message again. This method would work pretty well – as long as you have a backup to go to.

I realize this isn’t a perfect solution, but it helps to mitigate this risk if this scenario occurs.

]]> By: better get to ripping those MSN music titles you paid for | beecherbowers.com http://beecherbowers.com/2008/03/08/what-happens-when-windowsxp-activation-stops-working/comment-page-1/#comment-111 better get to ripping those MSN music titles you paid for | beecherbowers.com Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:29:06 +0000 http://beecherbowers.com/2008/03/08/what-happens-when-windowsxp-activation-stops-working/#comment-111 [...] another note, remember the article I wrote a while back about Windows XP key activation? What happens when Microsoft shuts down those activation servers because they want you to buy the [...] [...] another note, remember the article I wrote a while back about Windows XP key activation? What happens when Microsoft shuts down those activation servers because they want you to buy the [...]

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