R@ped by Windows XP

I remember infinite loop problems with installing win 3.1.. I managed a lab full of computers at the time and I HATED Microsoft, now I just sort of HUGELY DON'T APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO... it's gotten that much better :)

Microsoft OS should not be sold to consumers, only MAC... Microsoft OS requires a great firewall and an IT person with lots of time on their hands to get it right...
 
Quote from SideShowBob:

Yes XP SP3. In thinking back I did change the hardware (added a new virtual CD drive) so maybe that caused it. But this infinite loop of activation obviously has occurred before (google it) and I don't get why they don't have a fix for it. The fix I did was for a different activation problem and luckily it worked. And there were many many posts stating that Microsoft support was totally useless, they just said re-install from scratch.
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see SirCumsized post. just another reason to disable auto update if everything is working fine after clean install. i guess you have to start over from scratch and go up to SP2. i did not see any reason to update to SP3

i would go with bare bones setup-
http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm
 
::this weekend I rebooted and Windows XP suddenly decided it
::needed to be activated again.

Did MS not roll out a new version of windows activation that closed a lot of known loopholes in there?

Can it be that this happened to you - i.e. a stupid little crack just stopped working ;)
 
Quote from NetTecture:

::this weekend I rebooted and Windows XP suddenly decided it
::needed to be activated again.

Did MS not roll out a new version of windows activation that closed a lot of known loopholes in there?

Can it be that this happened to you - i.e. a stupid little crack just stopped working ;)
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I'm sure it was their rollout fix that caused it ... except it was not a cracked version and when I finally got past all their crap it activated just fine. However I bet all the actual software pirates have cracked the new update already.
 
Well, i can not really say anything to that - I ahe been using VLK (Volume Licensing Key) versions on XP ever since, and for 2008 / Windows 7 I am lucky enough that the contracts between me and MS make me a KMS available, so all activations happen locally, including reactivations.
 
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