Saturday, March 17th, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Having rebuilt, tested, and reloaded hundreds of computers, I’ve become keenly aware of one of the unavoidable speedbumps during setup — Windows XP’s product activation. After one too many activations, Windows complains that your product key is no longer valid or you’ve exceeded the limit. To keep Windows on the up-and-up (and stay atop the seemingly endless flood of security patches), you’ll have to activate once more with Microsoft. Here are some time-tested tips that will get you through the mandatory process in five minutes or less.
Bring up Activation
If Windows isn’t already prompting you to activate your software, or if you’re unsure if you need to, you can easily bring up the activation wizard by going to Start, Run, and running the following command:
oobe/msoobe /a(“msoobe” is Microsoft Out Of Box Experience, if you were curious). It’s safe to run this command if Windows is already activated, too, so don’t worry about it undoing what may already be complete.
Try Internet Activation First
If you have an internet connection when activating Windows, attempt to use the online route first. In the Windows Product Activation Wizard, choose “Yes, lets activate Windows over the internet now”, followed by “No, do not register with Microsoft”. You may receive a friendly “Thank you!” and your copy of Windows will be good to go.
If internet activation fails and the Wizard complains about “too many activations” or an “incorrect product key”, you still have the option of calling Microsoft’s toll free number to activate Windows. As long as the Wizard doesn’t report “invalid product key,” options are still open. An “invalid” (not “incorrect,” mind you) key is one reported or detected as pirated, so you’ll have to find some other way to make your software go.
Phone Activation
Activating Windows via phone is about as enjoyable as a trip to the dentist, but knowing exactly which buttons to push and the right words to say can help cut your time in half and get you the necessary code.
If your online activation from above failed, click the Telephone button to generate an Installation ID, which you’ll read off to a customer service representative shortly. Call the number for your appropriate country, and you’ll enter into a phone menu system which would like nothing more than for you to activate by reading the numbers onscreen. The software behind the menu, however, does the same checking as the online activation method — meaning if your online activation failed, so too will the automated phone activation. Press 0 on the phone keypad when asked if you are calling to activate Windows XP (the first opportunity you are prompted for input). Like many newer phone menus, it will respond “I see that you’d like to transfer to a customer service representative”, and subsequently try to convince you to go back to the automated system. Ignore the pre-recorded woman’s somewhat rude request to go back, and press 1 to to talk to a human.
After a short delay and the distinct possibility of listening to some poorly chosen music, a representative will ask for either the first six digits of your Installation ID, or the full set. (The first six digits of the Installation ID are the only real keys to generating a Confirmation ID, however the reps more often than not ask you to read off the rest of the group. The rest of the numbers are encoded values detailing some very basic hardware details about your computer.)
If asked “Is this the first time you’re activating Windows?”, say yes. If you say no, the representative will ask for an explanation as to why you’re re-activating Windows.
If asked “Did you purchase the software from a retail store?”, say “It came pre-installed with my computer.”
As a final time-kill (their system sometimes takes a minute to generate Confirmation IDs on days with a particularly heavy load), you may be asked for your Product Key (Windows serial number).
After you’ve given them the necessary information, the representative will read the Confirmation ID to you, which you can simply type into the provided fields. Using these methods, it takes about 4 minutes to activate Windows on average.
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It worked!!! 4:11 Thanks.
The site no longer allows me to activate my windows Xp multi media software. I am trying to do it on a second computer and it has worked in the past. However, the computer has been in for repairs a number of times and each time I needed to reactivate. I am assuming that it only allows it to be activated a certain number of times. However, my real problem is that I can’t get a ‘human’ representative. I keep getting the automatic representative, who keeps saying it will transfer me to a representative, but never does – I keep getting disconnected instead.
wow it worked perfectly THANK YOU
This information was a great help. I had a serious virus on one of my computers to where I had to completely reformat the hard drive and reinstall my windows software. It gave me the message this product has exceeded it limits of activation. I called the 888 number and they helped me out with out any problems…Thank you so much for the information..
did not help me. I was told i had to purchase a new licsence for $84 or go back to where i bought the computer and have them reinstall. I built a pair of computers and bought Xp home which i installed fine on both. But i was upgrading one of them and it told me i had to reactivate. And they wont let me even using the steps above. Any suggestion?
@Will: If you have two computers with the same copy of Windows (and, presumably, same key), Microsoft is refusing to activate one of them because you’re only permitted one install of Windows per key. You might be able to get away with it by trying agian in a few weeks, but that does violate the license you agreed to when you installed the OS :-)
It’s not good. I don’t know. But please send me e-mail with PASSWORD for activate windows by phone. Send me on the cgil007@hotmail.com
THANK YOU
@salle: The “password” is generated on a per-install basis. It would be too easy to pirate if there was a universal key.
Great! perfect! I had my hardware modified and i couldn’t reactivate winzoz! I managed to do it in few minutes with your help!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !
after installing a new M/B Win X/P keeps crashing if I try to install updates.I think it has not been activated properly.
following your instructions to activate win/XP over the phone. what happens if my Activation screen reads Windows already activated, what do I do with the comfirmation id.
@Phil: If your Windows Activation screen reads “Windows is already activated”, you should be good to go as far as that’s concerned. The crashing might be a bug in Microsoft Update or Windows’ general lame-ness. If you can find a copy, I’d recommend AutoPatcher to install a bunch of updates in one shot to see if that alleviated the problem.
Believe it or not folks, this actually worked. I was able to call the 888 number, talked to a rep. and successfully activated my Win XP. My authentication problem stemmed from me upgrading ram from 1gb up to 2gb. That made the system go into lockdown because of “Major change in system hardware”. If your copy of XP is good, you shouldn’t have any problems re-activating.
the problem i have with this is that the coputer i’m trying to activate doesn’t have interenet and the phone # they give me doesn’t work, i can’t log into windows to set up a internet connection because i have to activate.
@matt: Sounds like phone activation is your only option. The U.S. number for Windows Product Activation is 1-888-571-2048.
Thanks!!! That worked really perfect for me.
thank you, thank you, thank you! under 3 minutes and had the confirmation id. all because i upgraded the ram!
Took a few presses of “0″ to convince the computer that I wanted a human. A very pleasant man from New Delhi came on the line. He first asked for the 6-digit code then eventually the full number. I read slowly as a time filler. Almost immediately he read back the long activation number and all is well.
Be friendly, chatty and interested in where they live. These people have a very boring job, deal with a lot of grouches and will welcome the change.
All in all, activated in 3-4 minutes.
How much is it when you call the toll number?
@Carl: Thanks for the tips!
@andy: The Windows activation number is free. I don’t know of a U.S. 1-8xx-xxx-xxxx number that isn’t free. 1-888, 1-877, all are toll-free prefixes.
Thanks, this worked. i didnt have to speak to a human, the automated system asked all the questions stated above, and i gave all the answers as you said. took me 6 minutes. thanks again
Thank you for posting this. I went to use my computer and I couldn’t log in without activating (yesterday I had 20 days left to active). I used explorer to view this page and activate.
I recommend phone activation. Over the internet failed for me. It took 6 min.
once again thank you.
i try to call the 888 number and it says “weare sorry we are unable to complete your call as dialed” ive been trying to do this for 3 days and still nothing help me.
I can’t re-activate my windows because I don’t have a key for it I bought the computer second hand and never recivced a key for it.So how do I go about re-activating it without the oringinal key ???????
It worked amazingly. Couldn’t understand a word that came out of his mouth, but I got the numbers and it is just like new.
“The Thing That Should Not Be”. After upgrading a friend’s pc hardware, XP required that it be reactivated within three days, due to substantial modifications. I knew that could happen, no big deal. This pc was purchased second hand and is missing it’s XP CD-ROM and it’s product identification number is unknown. The product key number was found on the MS ‘Certificate of Authenticity’ sticker on the case. The CoA sitcker also indicates that it is an OEM version. Now here is where it starts to set stanky……I read on MS’s own tech page (and other sources) that OEM and bulk license copies of XP Home are supposed to NEVER need activation (so I assume that also means they never need REactivation as well), yet here I am. The pc in question has no internet capability at the moment, so it looks like phone activation is my only hope. My question is this: Can a third party (me) reactivate someone else’s XP by phone, without the original registered user’s name or the product identification number? If not, what options do I have left to get this pc running for my friend? Any info would be appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help.
-Bone
my hard drive crashed and i got it fixed and now my computers back up and running but the internet activation isn’t working it says online activation cannot be completed at this time. any tips or is the phone my best option?
Piece of cake…..cheesecake to be precise. I followed the advice from this article and everything it said turned out to be 100% correct, right down to the odd accents of the technicians. My previous experience with any kind of phone support had me braced for battle so I was very suprized to have had such an easy go of it. Thank you so much for the help, I’m grateful.
-Bone
worked perfectly!!!! No problems at all! Thanks!!!!
After loads of re-formating my pc over the years this message finally popped up. I followed the guide and it worked (although i had to enter my numbers, fail verification then get put through to a human to sort it, rather than pressing ‘0′ to skip it all). Thats how it works from the UK. Cheers!
Worked like a charm. I had to enter my id numbers first before I was put through to a human. She asked the questions and I answered them as suggested and now my genuine copy of XP finally activated. Thanks
great…took me 5min due to had to wait for a “human”
many thanx for the guide!
4:58. made that very easy.
I’m just a kid (13 years old).
So if you know the code, can you please send it to: hamysaurus@gmail.com
thx, i’d appriciate it.
Hi. I have been trying out different Virtual machines, and using xp, when one day I received an error message stating I have exceeded activations. I was sure that the oem versions of win xp had no limits as outlined in a FAQ from Microsoft. I am wondering why I cannot activate windows, since this is going on the same machine, just virtually.
I guess I will have to try re-installing VM ware virtual machine or Virtual Box, and then see about calling to activate windows. It seems redundant to activate windows, especially in a virtual environment. I use software only compatible with xp or earlier for some programs, that absolutely are incompatible with vista.
I am wondering if I will have a problem. I bought the software and have all 3 discs that came with it (Media Center Edition 2005).
If anyone has had this problem while trying to install on a vm, please let me know. I would appreciate it.
Thanks.
naturalstyles@hotmail.com
Hey i understood everything but i didn’t understood one small thing
:( :( HOW TO GO TO THAT SCREEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Roshan: Good point! I’ve updated the article to show how to bring up the activation screen if Windows isn’t already alerting you.
so if it says invalid key the phone service will not work?
@derek: Correct, “invalid key” means that your Windows serial number is no longer valid, and no amount of support will get it back (that I’m aware of). Sorry!
@Lisa
There is no unlimited activation of XP, there is XP which doesn’t need reactivation if you change some hardware (substantial, f.e.). And yes you’ve only 3 times to activate your windows copy. The trick with the virtual machines is the following, but slightly not 100% according to the license you agree on.
Make your virtual machine, let’s call it mother.
Activate your XP copy and clone it (vdi copy, vmdk copy, etc…), let’s call the cloned one daughter.
For every other virtual machine you need, clone your daughter and you never need to activate your copy of XP. Now why is this on the edge of the license, it is because you clone your copy, that’s kind of illegal but on the other hand you don’t sell it or you don’t use it somewhere else, it is up to you if you’ll follow those steps.
hey they just asked for the first and last groups and then if windows came pre-installed. say yes to pre-installation and read the first and last group. They give you the confirmation id right away….PIECE OF CAKE YO!
I just called the number and they asked if my computer was from dell, HP, or another vendor. I told them it from another vendor and they told me I had to call this number 800.642.7676.
What does that Microsoft customer service number do for me?
@doc: Some good VM tips there! Thanks!
@Mike: Ideally, you should say the manufacturer on your Windows sticker (Dell, HP, IBM, et al often brand the Windows sticker). If it has no brand, it might be a retail Windows key. To the best of my knowledge, there are three “versions” of Windows: OEM, Retail, and Corporate. OEM comes installed with a PC, Retail comes in a box, and Corporate is for big companies who buy in bulk. Keys generally aren’t interchangeable between the versions, but I’m not sure that the Windows Activation Hotline can tell which is which — Windows will happily deny mismatched keys prior to activation, though.
As for the 800 number they gave you, (800) 642-7676 (which works out to 800 MICROSO, minus the FT) is the central Microsoft phone number — a jumping-off point to all of Microsoft’s phone systems basically. You might try activation by phone at a different day and time to see if you get a different response.
Hey, I’m from Australia. I called up the Toll-free-number. I got to talk to a human after a while wait, I gave her my set of numbers, The 9 set of 6 numbers. Then she ask for my Product Key, she said it should be a sticker on the side of my computer. Thing is, I got my computer Custom Made and I don’t have that. Can you help me?
Vi
15
Melbourne
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Thanks, well impressed.
Brilliant i didnt think this would work but it did….THANKS DUDDDEEEE
If you install the OEM version of XP on a VM, it will not activate, i had the same problem. It is the bios, and the VM hardware. an OEM copy of an OS looks at the hardware to make sure it is a computer manufactured by them. if it is not, it wont activate.
erm .. just go on safe mode .. then search system32 at window
find wpa.dbl and wpa.bak or something wpa .. then delete it..
it solve mine before …
I have had the system 2 years and it was registered two years ago. running windows xp media home.
I had to re install windows and on doing so i came to the activation screen
Icould not get internet access as the modem was not installed. So i had to telephone your activation line.
On doing so i got my activation code which i imputted as she gave it to me. once done i clicked finish and was left with the welcome screen and a administrators icon.
Iwas told to shut the pc down.which i did till today.
When i started it today and clicked on the admin icon it said you need to activate windows. when clicking yes it said, you have already activated windows. I clicked ok and it goes back to the welcome screen with the admin icon and it keeps going round and round in circles.
how do i get windows to run then? what do i do to get past this?
malc
I have an old Dell Dimension 8300. Over the years I have upgraded the Hard drive, Memory, Sound Card and Graphics Card. Being a real glutton for punishment I have wiped my hard drive a number of times and reinstalled windows using the oem DELL instalation disk. Never had any issues with activation. However I am now planning to replace my old motherboard and processor, along with a new hard drive and memory. All that will be left of my origonal Dell will be it’s case and the oem instalation disk. Will I be able to install windows xp using this disk and can I expect any problems along the way?
Rich
UK
Reply to Vi in Melbourne.
Click this link and download a little program called Produkey which will identify your product Key!
http://www.download.com/ProduKey/3000-2094_4-10457063.html
Hope this helps :)
what if its past the activation date can you still activate it over the phone??
I don’t understand im from Malaysia will it still work???
P/s I wan it Free!!xD
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Hello, its nahid from bangladesh..i have a problem..My computer operating system is windows xp , when I active the windows. they provide a display and asked me product key & I press valid key …then they asked me conformation id that the customer service representative give you…but what is this I can’t understand..please help me what can do for now.
Thanks’
Nahid
Bangladesh
I been running windows XP SP1 with NO UPDATES whatsoever and my clone PC never crashed… all I am using is a few tweaks and third party software e.g TuneUp utilities 2006, Diskeeper light to defragment the H/D – AVG version antivirus and CCleaner – All free downloads — ohhhh af course, my windows is set to NEVER update, restore has been set to off, I use windows media player version 5.1 built 2600 and NEVER EVER use messenger… that’s all folks… who needs windows 7???? NOT ME!!!!!
Peace to all mankind
I have a win XP SP2 OEM disk which came with our MS Partner membership. It wouldn’t take the product key I had (We’ve go so many damn product keys for all of MS products it’s tough to track them all) so I loaded it up with a key I got from XPKeyOEM v5.24. It installed and activated to SP2 just fine. All was working great, then I decided to tempt fate and install SP3. After the install, it claimed that my Windows was now unactivated. Automatic activation, which had worked before, now no longer worked. I tried the phone line and got the automated activation numbers which I entered and got a message I was now activated. Now when I try to login, I get a message saying that I am not activated. When I click on activate now, I get a message saying I’m already activated. Any advice out there?
@Matthew – yes, you can. The system will not allow you to log-in unless you activate it.
@Nahid – U FAIL. Read the article again. Or just call the damn 1-888 number, provide the representative with your instalation ID (fockin’ long number, you can’t miss it) and you’ll get confirmation ID. How cool is that?
I just called and everything worked!
Great stuff!
Really frustrated , understand what to do, but it wont let me select region, to obtain phone number ??????
sally try this
http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/vol/numbers.mspx
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Really,
It’s Working Fastly..
It worked!!! Thanks!!!!
Yeah not going to lie, i lost my ID key a long time ago and use an illegal code, but i used the auto service and worked fine lol i sometime hate talking to humans lol but took 3 – 4 mins at most
Thanks to Richard for posting the following: “Click this link and download a little program called Produkey which will identify your product Key!
http://www.download.com/ProduKey/3000-2094_4-10457063.html
Hope this helps :)”
Otherwise I would have no idea where to find a prod key. I don’t know why a New Windows Home Edition downloaded seemingly on its own today while I was athe office? Is this an auto update?
Anyhow, I didn’t know what the activation wizard screens were, and now I keep getting an invalid installation code. So even tho I called the number and did as the above article instructed, I now am supposed to call MS cust service.
And I just wanted to check email before going to bed tonight. :-(
I took your advice Fullmetal.
Went into Safe Mode and deleted both wpa files.
My product needs activating within 21 days, does this now cancel it out?
What exactly does happen to XP after 30 days if not activated?
:o)
Cheers
Still not clear how any of this helps.
Re installed after hard drive down.
After warnings that windows needed activation in so many days,
I now get Windows needs activation. I Hit yes and then
a window comes up and says its activated.
Still no Windows.
Safe Mode wont come up either without activation.
Called the Microsoft number and they said I had to re-install.
any suggestions?
when i try to login it asks me to activate windows so i hit yes and then it either locks up, does nothing, or kicks me back out.
what do i do i dont have the disk and i dont have the money to get it fixed myself.
thank you for your time.
I need help getting a new windows xp key code. I keep using the key finder and after it finds my key and I run the beta to activate my copy of windows xp it says it’snto the right one and give me another on. And the disk for my computer i don’t have. Someone gave my son the computer and did give him the disk to reload anything if this happen. And it do have the oem number but not the key code or disk to go with the computer. Can any one please help me, I don’t really know to much about this type of stuff
to Stephanie, whgat version of xp is it. home or pro. if it is pro, i can help you with the code. just give me your email and I can assist you in getting a new code for pro. If it is home edition i cant help, because where I work and go to school, they dont have home edition.
dear sir. first of all i would like to thank you for accepting me on your forum. actually i have serious problem on my pc and i need to solve it very fast coz i need to use the pc urgent, so i hope that u can help.
I have had the system 2 years and it was registered two years ago. running windows xp media home.
I had to re install windows and on doing so i came to the activation screen
Icould not get internet access as the modem was not installed. So i had to telephone your activation line.
On doing so i got my activation code which i imputted as she gave it to me. once done i clicked finish and was left with the welcome screen and a administrators icon.
Iwas told to shut the pc down.which i did till today.
When i started it today and clicked on the admin icon it said you need to activate windows. when clicking yes it said, you have already activated windows. I clicked ok and it goes back to the welcome screen with the admin icon and it keeps going round and round in circles.
how do i get windows to run then? what do i do to get past this?
i need the help plz very fast.
yours
This is what happened to me
I telephoned microsoft again and they changed the key, so maybe thats a option.
Thanks Mal. but I already did. On the other hand you can’t activate it while it gives you a msg. that your windows is already activated.
It work perfectly fine for me!!! Thanks
I’m using windows xp professional
how can you find the product key from a window cd
Took me 7:43k because of wait time, but other than that it was real quick!
Fullmetal, I’m using win xp professional. And I did get a cd from a friend and it still wouldn’t let me run the cd with useing the product code that was on the cd or the one I found on my computer. I am so tired of messing with this and don’t want to go out and buy another program for $149 and they keep trying to get me to buy window vista. And it says the key is right but they wont accept it. Why is that?
Hello, I did get a win xp cd and got it to run again on my computer and it says it’s already activated but it still has that thing on my desk top saying it isn’t. I tried to activate it and it still says it’s already activated. Andy way got get that off my desk top? They have to be just trying to get people to buy that vista they keep trying to get me to buy for $149. Here is my email address stephanie0071@yahoo.com Thank you
good dude :)
but i have found another way to do it
http://www.gupshupblog.com/2009/02/how-to-activate-windows-xp-without-product-key/
OMG!!!! yeeeaaahhh. Thank you so much for your help. I’ve been trying to get this activated for two months. It worked beautifully. Have a wonderful day.
I LOVE YOU! xD thanks!
Woo Hoo! It worked like a champ. I just simply stuck with the automated system and it spit out a code, no problem. Thanks!
I can’t activate my windows xp media centre what should i do . i don’t have internet connect please someone should tell me what to do
@unil Jain
Your way works too!!
thanks DennisKings :)
$unil Jain,
Many thanks for that – I had recently spent 175 Euros on a new (second-hand)Hard-drive,
and couldn’t afford another 140 for a new product key.
I have 2 copies of XP Pro upgrade. These were used to update 2 PCs that have now bit the dust. I want to use thsee on 2 new PCs (possibly using VMWare). I also have a copy of NT to use for the upgrade qualification. Will I be able to use Internet (in light of the new h/w) or will I have to call? Thank you.
awesome! first lady rude, but lady sounded SECCCCSEEE! love that accent.
Worked a treat thanks
I went through the whole setup procedure on the phone with the automated b**ch and never had the opportunity to speak with a representative… then Microsoft hung up on me.
I have a valid product key that came with a purchased machine… the machine stopped working and now I’m installing the same copy on a new laptop (since the old one goes to the garbage). I don’t get it… It’s still my license, isn’t it????
The message comes up before I can get to the Start menu. It reads to ask an administrator to activate Windows software. How can I get to the activation window when it won’t even boot up all the way? (Maybe this is a case for reinstall.)
Yes, it’s still working fine!
Thank you people!
It works! Thank you very much :-)
Thanks for this I’m so glad I found this i wouldn’t have known what to say and everything XD Kudos x 1,000,000
Hey. I had ordered my computer online from Dell originally and it came with Windows XP Media Center 2005 already installed. But as of two months ago, the hard drive crashed and I had to wipe everything from the hardrive and basically rebuild the thing. I have reinstalled the Windows XP Media Center 2005 from the back up cd I recieved. I have tried activating my copy of Windows XP Media Center 2005. The problem is, the long product key id that you’re supposed to give the Microsoft activation help line to get the confirmation id required for product activation, isn’t reconized by Microsoft as a legitiment copy of Media Center 2005. Which doesn’t make sense because I reinstalled the OS from its original backup cd, not a pirated copy. And this is also the only time I’ve had to do so since I bought it, so its still within the three times deadline. I have tried both by phone and internet, and nothing has helped. Any advice or info regarding my irratating problem would be greatly appreaciated! You can also email me at alzurath@hotmail.com
I bought a PC back in 2002 aprx. When I reinstall XP with my genuine XP Home Disk I can view Microsoft pages OK. I then am asked to activate my copy. I go through the telephone automated activation and all goes OK. I click Finnish and then I can no longer goto Microsoft pages/downloads or download Windows Messenger. Do they block my PC thinking I have an illegal copy of XP?
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It’s really intersting information to activate Windows.
Thank you,
Sumati Gharat
My computer says windows is already activated but after 3o days it needs to be rebooted….how can i fix this problem?
Thanks for the Activation help. Called the number 1-888-571-2048 and was easily walked through the automated process. Hint: If you had to replace a failed motherboard in an OEM unit (E-Machine, Dell, Gateway, etc.) make sure to use the product key on the COA sticker on the case. The activation screen will give you the option to put in different product key from what the OEM vendors preload. If you do this first, you will sail through the automated process in about 5 minutes. It does require the reading all 6 digits in all 9 sections.
ugh! okay, so i had a virus that i just got rid of. but when i restarted my computer a window popped up that windows needs to be registered. i tried everything, entering tons of product keys, calling customer service, even running my computer in safe mode. i just dont know what to do. im really sad about it too! someone haylppp
i reformated my ibm think pad laptop,
the window is requesting for confirmation id.
the location phone number is not active.
the system cant log on to the internet because the window is not active.
my email is oscarjustice@gmail.com
pls help help