Can't register OS

HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
edited February 2008 in Science & Tech
Hai

Yet again, microsoft has amazed me at how retarded they can be. I've had this copy of XP for 2-3 years, and I've formatted my Pc a fair few times over that period. I recently formatted and I had just put my activation key in, clicked accept and... "According to our records, the number of times you can activate windows with this product key has been exceeded...".

So I went to their site, like it said so I can get a new key... Erm, no I can't.

Any ideas?:confused:

Comments

  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    Call the 1-800 number. It may be a pain but they have never turned me down.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    >.< ok. The point of the internet is to not have to phone... L2get live chat support :P
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    I totally agree... but MS seems to want you to talk with someone. After you read that stupid 147 string of character s, they ask you a few stupid questions and read back another 196 characters. A royal pain but hey, better than buying a new OS.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    true, although this DOES mean I have 27 days left to think about getting Vista :P Direct X10 that much of an improvement on DX9?
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    NO. Not on 98% of the games. The 2% are brand new but your video can do it. I wouldn't since Vista has really killed my performance on my Work PC.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    Hrmmmmm.... Microsoft are even more /fail than I thought :thumbsdow:
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    WinXP SP3 will make Vista even less attractive to many of us... yep. ;)
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    I've been looking forward to SP3- When's it out? *taps foot*
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    Harudath, I've had to call Microsoft many times to validate Windows after major upgrades or rebuilds. Be patient and polite and it shouldn't be a problem.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    Okay, cool- I don't come across as rude do I? :P I was going to ask if I came across as impatient too, but then I read my last post :tongue:
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    Nothing implied.

    The Microsoft reps, at least concerning Windows OEM editions, could have several times denied me re-validation. All I'm saying is that if you treat them with respect they will give you benefit of the doubt. For instance, the EULA for OEM Windows would preclude revalidation for a non-stock motherboard or CPU. I've never had a problem with reps accepting radical hardware changes.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    Cool, I'll do that ASAP then
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited February 2008
    "Press 1 if you would like to be asked to press 1 again"

    Quick and easy :D Thanks guys
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