activation
 

I recently restored me on an old computer. It has an error msg, "windows
product activation must be activated with microsoft". My cd is legit, came
with my compac, what do I do?

activation
 

One small point. I'm not clear why you posted a problem with activation
on a system probably running XP to a newsgroup supporting those having
display problems on systems running the Win Me operating system.

Turning to your activation problem. Since your PC isn't connected to the
internet you need to ring Microsoft. You will see this as an option when
you attempt to activate and you will also be told the phone number to use.
You will have to read out the long code that is displayed and then you
will be given a code to enter which then activates your system.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



coffeestain wrote:

I recently restored me on an old computer. It has an error msg,
"windows product activation must be activated with microsoft". My cd
is legit, came with my compac, what do I do?

activation
 

thank you Mike I will try that. I am using ME on this one and not XP. I had
bought an upgrade to XP but it slowed it down so much I reformated it and
just put the ME back on.

"Mike M" wrote:

One small point. I'm not clear why you posted a problem with activation
on a system probably running XP to a newsgroup supporting those having
display problems on systems running the Win Me operating system.

Turning to your activation problem. Since your PC isn't connected to the
internet you need to ring Microsoft. You will see this as an option when
you attempt to activate and you will also be told the phone number to use.
You will have to read out the long code that is displayed and then you
will be given a code to enter which then activates your system.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



coffeestain wrote:

I recently restored me on an old computer. It has an error msg,
"windows product activation must be activated with microsoft". My cd
is legit, came with my compac, what do I do?

activation
 

Something is very wrong if you are saying that you are running Win Me and
it asked you to activate. Win Me does not employ Windows Product
Application so if you are being asked to activate your system then I'm
guessing that you haven't fully removed XP. I'm not quite sure how that
can be the case since you mentioned formatting the disk before
reinstalling Win Me. What exactly was the message when you booted into
Win Me?

The once case that I am aware of where you might be asked to activate a
Microsoft product on Win Me is if you are using a version of Microsoft
Office that includes activation such as Office 2002 which was sold in some
markets (Australia and NZ for two) incorporating WPA.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



coffeestain wrote:

thank you Mike I will try that. I am using ME on this one and not
XP. I had bought an upgrade to XP but it slowed it down so much I
reformated it and just put the ME back on.

activation
 

Well when I said reformatting, all I did was boot up from the disk and
reinstalled ME. I thought that cleaned the hard drive off by reloading a
new operating system. The exact msg. is "windows product activation must be
activated with microsoft". What should I do to ensure the hard drive is
completely wiped clean before I reinstall?

"Mike M" wrote:

Something is very wrong if you are saying that you are running Win Me and
it asked you to activate. Win Me does not employ Windows Product
Application so if you are being asked to activate your system then I'm
guessing that you haven't fully removed XP. I'm not quite sure how that
can be the case since you mentioned formatting the disk before
reinstalling Win Me. What exactly was the message when you booted into
Win Me?

The once case that I am aware of where you might be asked to activate a
Microsoft product on Win Me is if you are using a version of Microsoft
Office that includes activation such as Office 2002 which was sold in some
markets (Australia and NZ for two) incorporating WPA.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



coffeestain wrote:

thank you Mike I will try that. I am using ME on this one and not
XP. I had bought an upgrade to XP but it slowed it down so much I
reformated it and just put the ME back on.

activation
 

You need to format the hard disk to rid yourself of the previous operating
system. At the moment you have an amalgam of the two and XP is in charge
and that is why it is requiring you to activate.

Have a look at the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 255867 - "How to Use
the
Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255867) as well as the file
CLEANHD.TXT
which is in the Win 9x folder on the Win Me CD. This should help you get
started.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



coffeestain wrote:

Well when I said reformatting, all I did was boot up from the disk and
reinstalled ME. I thought that cleaned the hard drive off by
reloading a new operating system. The exact msg. is "windows product
activation must be activated with microsoft". What should I do to
ensure the hard drive is completely wiped clean before I reinstall?

activation
 

Thanks again Mike, I will tackle this tomorrow. First time, wish me luck! :)

"Mike M" wrote:

You need to format the hard disk to rid yourself of the previous operating
system. At the moment you have an amalgam of the two and XP is in charge
and that is why it is requiring you to activate.

Have a look at the Microsoft Knowledge Base article 255867 - "How to Use
the
Fdisk Tool and the Format Tool to Partition or Repartition a Hard Disk"
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=255867) as well as the file
CLEANHD.TXT
which is in the Win 9x folder on the Win Me CD. This should help you get
started.
--
Mike Maltby
MS-MVP Windows



coffeestain wrote:

Well when I said reformatting, all I did was boot up from the disk and
reinstalled ME. I thought that cleaned the hard drive off by
reloading a new operating system. The exact msg. is "windows product
activation must be activated with microsoft". What should I do to
ensure the hard drive is completely wiped clean before I reinstall?

activation
 

I'm sure you won't need luck but the very best nevertheless. Remember
though that formatting the disk wipes it clean so if there is anything you
want to save you need to so first, perhaps by copying files to a floppy
after booting to DOS.
--
Mike Maltby



coffeestain wrote:

Thanks again Mike, I will tackle this tomorrow. First time, wish me
luck! :)

activation
 

Mike I should have checked for that cleanhd.txt last night. It's not on the
cd. I did a search. I have a quick restore cd so maybe that's why. The cd
that came with my computer new would not work so they sent me a quick restore.

"Mike M" wrote:

I'm sure you won't need luck but the very best nevertheless. Remember
though that formatting the disk wipes it clean so if there is anything you
want to save you need to so first, perhaps by copying files to a floppy
after booting to DOS.
--
Mike Maltby



coffeestain wrote:

Thanks again Mike, I will tackle this tomorrow. First time, wish me
luck! :)

activation
 

"Windows Millennium Edition Cleanhd.txt File Contents"
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;271673

Mart


"coffeestain" wrote in message
...
Mike I should have checked for that cleanhd.txt last night. It's not on
the
cd. I did a search. I have a quick restore cd so maybe that's why. The
cd
that came with my computer new would not work so they sent me a quick
restore.

"Mike M" wrote:

I'm sure you won't need luck but the very best nevertheless. Remember
though that formatting the disk wipes it clean so if there is anything
you
want to save you need to so first, perhaps by copying files to a floppy
after booting to DOS.
--
Mike Maltby



coffeestain wrote:

Thanks again Mike, I will tackle this tomorrow. First time, wish me
luck! :)