Right click on the "wpaevents" folder and go down to "Permissions". Highlight "User" and place a check mark in the box labeled "full control". Click "Apply" and exit regedit. Now double click "My Computer". Right click the C: drive and go down to "Properties". Now click on the "Security" tab and modify "User", "Administrator", and "System" so that they all have "Full control".
Click "Apply" and reboot the PC. This How-to is intended to assist in recovering a PC from a faulty repair install. I don't condone piracy, but I also don't believe in locking a user from their data with faulty control mechanisms. I was so hopeful, because this post added the permissions steps, but when I do as described, the login after saying "yes" to activation just shows the wallpaper forever. When I logged-on this next time, the expected Windows Activation screen greeted me and I was able to successfully activate!
I used this method, and still get the wallpaper screen forever. I am working to recover an old computer which has had it's ethernet controller fail, as well as the internal wi-fi.
I have attached a USB wi-fi adapter, and run the installation software in safemode. When I reboot, I still get the "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now? Thanks, needed this today. It was getting critical. A new install would have taken days because of the support from a 3rd party vendor. It was a life saver!!!! Click OK and close the registry editor. In the Activate Windows wizard, chose the second option. Enter your genuine key in the New Key box and click on Update.
Check whether your Windows XP is genuine optional. Select Permissions and set permissions to deny for all groups and users. After rebooting, the machine put the values back. If you deny permissions, it can't reset.
Boot up in Safe Mode with Command Prompt. At the cmd window, type "explorer" or "explorer. Type the following exactly without the quotation marks: "rundll This will renew the day activation for Windows XP. Restart your computer after that. Not Helpful 33 Helpful I tried the procedure in safe mode.
It worked three times, but doesn't anymore. The rundll. What can I do now? This wiki is just resetting the XP Activation grace period, which you can only do 3 times and then XP stops working. You must enter a legit XP key and activate online or over the phone for XP to keep working. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Not Helpful 18 Helpful What do I do if I have done the steps, but my computer still asks for an activation key?
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In some cases it will allow Windows to continue running fully after the 30 day trial period. Results vary. Troubleshooting: In some cases after 30 days the user is presented with the message, " This copy of Windows must be activated with microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now? Click OK to exit.
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