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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? |
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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? |
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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? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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? |
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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! |
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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! |
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"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! |
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