At some point in the activation process, probably just before you click on the activate now button (or whatever it is called) you should ahve the option to activate by phone or by internet. Use the phone option. It should be a toll free number. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Davisunit" <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:02 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- xp activation problem > I'm working on an XP Home machine, which when starting up kicks into the > activation screen to force activation before logging in. Activation > through the internet goes smoothly, and a message stating it was > successful pops up. The pc then acts normal. Unfortunately, this > activation process happens EVERY time at startup! Very annoying. > > Any ideas? > Terry > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk