Yes the phone option is there, so will try that. Thanks, Terry Don wrote: >I know the phone option is there because the last time I installed XP Pro on >my computer I had to use it. > >I guess it will work because it is a telelphone, not the internet. Your >problem was using the internet to activate. Try the phone. It is the >easiest option to try. If it does not work, somebody will likely think of >something else to try... like these ideas: > >If you still have access to the internet, try going to Google and use >advanced search to search microsoft.com for keywords that describe your >problem. You might find a different solution there. > >Or, you could call your computer manufacturer tech support. Perhaps they >can help. Or find a user forum at their site. Or call microsoft tech >support and maybe have to pay high rates for the answer. > >Don > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Davisunit" <davist@xxxxxxxxxxx> >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:48 PM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: xp activation problem > > > > >>Not that I doubt your suggestion Don (greatly appreciated), but do you >>know why this works versus the internet method? >> >>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