XP Pro Serial Problems?

Question

Alright, I Recently Upgraded xp home to pro. somewhere in the process, something happened and I had to do a clean install instead.
Now, I entered my serial key when prompted and everything was fine. I get my system set up and commence to installing all my software,drivers,etc. 1 day later, I get a notification to "activate windows " within 30 days. So, i clicked the icon, entered my key and I get a messege saying "the number of machines this key can be used on has been exceed. WTF!? This Is The Only Machine It Is On! HELP ME PLEASE!

Answer 1

Use the call microsoft option when you click on the keys on the toolbar. Thsi will give you the 800 number to call and a long list of numbers. From there you will be given an operator to whom you explain that your hard drive crashed and you're re-installing the software. Of course, you'll want to explain what really happened.

The operator will give you a sequence of numebrs to enter and you'll be up and running in under 15 minutes.

Really though, it sounds like the software you're using has been used too many times. I authenticate between 4-6 computers a day and rarely get this message.

Answer 2

You probably need to transfer the key to a new machine. There is probably a support email where you do this at the microsoft website, or maybe call the customer service number, and they will give you a new cd key.

Answer 3

This is a know problem with the genuine Verification process that Microsoft does. The best thing is to call Microsoft and tell them that it is a genuine copy and that its the only machine you have used it on. It sucks because a lot of innocent folks are getting this messages

Answer 4

It must have been on another machine. Check out the site http://crackspider.net , you'll be able to find a new one there.

Answer 5

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