Locked

[FlipinAsian]

Eh... Windows expired. They want me to call customer service. Until then, I'm locked out of my own computer because Microsoft said so. Heh, so because they made my OS, they now can lock me away from my files unless I give them a ring...

How will I spam DoW forums when I can't use the computer?!?!?

[-=DoW=- resqman]

Are you running a legal version?

[FlipinAsian]

Yes.

But everytime I reformat my computer, i have to 'activate' it.
But... it says I have activated the same key too many times...

I guess I need to explain that every 3 months I reformat the thing... lol

[Acedeal]

XP?

[-=DoW=- resqman]

Must be, it's the only Windows incarnation I know of that requires activation

[Acedeal]

Just wax the key and start over with a new one :)

http://labmice.techtarget.com/windowsxp/articles/changeID.htm

[=ATT=..Air-[SCO](Banned)]

it must be xp home my friend had the same problem the easyest thing to do is download
a xp home crack and put that on every time u format and it will save all the messing about

[-=DoW=- Wildman]

Man, they are open 24hrs and it only takes 30 sec to get the new number and you can use it up to 3 times, then call again. If your going to reload it just track the times you use it, when you get close call again; or just get the crack

[-=DoW=- resqman]

Wondering about the need to reformat every 3 months? Christ with the gaziliion programs I have installed it would take me that long to get everything reinstalled.

[FlipinAsian]

I like a nice clean system every 3 months.
I have security applications installed, and when it doesn't please my family, they tend to turn it off. As soon as they do, we get bombarded with junk, and it speads throughout our home network.

So, while they are screwing up our home network, by box is clean, doesn't have adware and is virus free. On the other end of the hub, all I can say is "I told ya so."