Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Any other attempt to boot left me looking at my wallpaper and cursor, unable to see or do anything. When my computer restarts it asks me if i want to activate, i select yes, it goes the the main page with my background but nothing else happens it just sits there. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. Sign in. United States English.
Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Asked by:. Archived Forums. Sign in to vote. The Solution: after a day of research The solution is as follows: Open up windows in safe mode with command prompt.
Type the following in the command prompt to extend the activation period of your windows installation: rundll The solution to this is simple: Go to user accounts and create a new user account.
I had this same problem. Virus led to repair which led to broken activation. I reinstalled IE8 in Safe Mode and now activation works. I didn't try and command line code listed above, but I imagine it works too.
Tuesday, February 16, PM. Fracture: Thanks for posting the command - worked perfectly! Sunday, February 21, AM. Thanks so much for this, I knew a repair broke IE, but this is the first time I've run across this. Wednesday, March 17, PM. I had the exact same problem. This was the solution that worked for me: 1. This allowed me to login to command prompt. At command prompt - type taskmgr, this will bring up task manager.
Now I had a run dialog box that would allow me to follow fractures instructions 6. Tuesday, May 18, PM. ALRIGHT i dont remember where i found this i think the key is hidden somewhere in this thread or one like it on this same site, but the problem is the wga relies on IE, when u do a repair install on a sys with IE8 it down grades it to ie6, this action actualy breaks IE all together, what you need to do is boot into safe mode with command prompt run explorer copy the ie 8 installer from your flashdrive to the desktop run the installer.
Edited by ljohnso16 Monday, June 14, PM added me bragging Monday, June 14, PM. Fracture, you are a game saver!!! Thanks bud. Thursday, July 15, PM. Thursday, August 19, PM. Thanx Dan Thanks for all the replies to this thread. The activation wizard then worked. Thursday, September 9, AM. Thanks, guys! This is going on my cheatsheet. Don Hancock. Friday, September 10, PM. Thank's Mate. It really worked!!!
Monday, September 13, PM. Thanks, Fracture. The ThinkPoint scam damages the system and requires repair reinstallation, but leaves this activation problem.
After getting the 30 days, it may be necessary to correct the Windows product keys- mine were changed in this process. I went online at Microsoft. Computer Tech. Tuesday, November 2, PM.
Friday, December 3, PM. WTF are you talking about? Hitting the Shift key will have no effect whatever on the processes at this point.
Replying to the second comment It works before and after that but i cant get into safe mode Sunday, December 5, AM. Sunday, December 5, PM. Computer Tech Hi. Xartax what utility is it that correct your keys?
Wednesday, January 5, PM. Wednesday, January 12, AM. It should be the only executable ". View your product key. Running the Winkey Finder program should immediately display your Windows XP product key, allowing you to apply the key to the Windows XP activation wizard the next time Windows asks you to update. To be safe, be sure to write down the product key when you see it. Method 3. Restart your computer. You can choose this option from the Start menu, or you can simply hold down your computer's power button until it turns itself off and then press the button again.
Tap F8 as soon as your computer logo appears. You'll need to do this during the first time the logo appears after rebooting. Keep tapping F8 until you see the advanced options menu pop up. Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Command Prompt.
Starting up your computer in this mode will bypass the Windows activation loop long enough for you to reset the timer for your XP trial. You'll need to wait a minute or so for Safe Mode to load. Type " explorer. You should see a dialogue window pop up after doing so.
You may need to wait for a minute or so before the window comes up. Click Yes. This may also say OK. After doing so, you should notice that your desktop interface is now accessible. This will bring up the Run tool from which you can complete the fix. Type " rundll This command resets the Windows XP trial clock to 30 days. When your welcome screen finishes loading, you should be able to log in like usual rather than being stuck in the activation loop.
You have a certain period of time to activate Windows. After this period, Windows will be stuck on the login screen in an activation loop. Not Helpful 16 Helpful Can I do this more than once? I have already done the 30 days one, a.
Step 3. Nothing I do is working this time around. You can only rearm the timer up to four times while in the grace period, or two times in safe mode. Not Helpful 2 Helpful Not Helpful 6 Helpful If you are in safe mode, boot into safe mode with command prompt and type in: explorer.
Technically the operating system is still loaded; its just limited great if you can't load xp. Not Helpful 10 Helpful Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP on April 8, , and it is no longer being updated.
If there is a bug, then it will never be fixed. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Not Helpful 3 Helpful It was going fine until I came to activation, which it would not allow in safe mode. So I restarted, and it said, "Do you want to activate Windows now? Press 'OK' to exit". I pressed OK and it kicked me back to the login screen. Any ideas?
You might be able to get out of this loop using the following steps. Not sure if this is a permanent fix or only for 30 days. Start in plain safe mode. Login using an administrator user account.
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