Published by Jeremy on 6/13/2006 11:59:00 PM
Windows XP, right?
You'll probably need to call that phone number that it pops up on the screen with the error message and register over the phone. If it has been used too many times, or your hardware has changed too much since the last install you'll often get an error.
Or it's entirely possible that one of the many digital diseases your system was infected with stole your CD-Key. Your system was dirtier than the toilet seat in a public restroom of a Portuguese Brothel. If that key had been spread around on a few too many pirated installs, the key just gets disabled.
If they make you fax a copy of the original media and key to them, I've got a copier and a fax machine here at the hotel I can let you use.
BTW- you did choose the option to reformat the drive before you did the re-install, right? Just installing over top of what you had will fix the system files and may get it "working" again, but may still leave a lot of nasty crap on your HD.
You'll probably need to call that phone number that it pops up on the screen with the error message and register over the phone. If it has been used too many times, or your hardware has changed too much since the last install you'll often get an error.
Or it's entirely possible that one of the many digital diseases your system was infected with stole your CD-Key. Your system was dirtier than the toilet seat in a public restroom of a Portuguese Brothel. If that key had been spread around on a few too many pirated installs, the key just gets disabled.
If they make you fax a copy of the original media and key to them, I've got a copier and a fax machine here at the hotel I can let you use.
BTW- you did choose the option to reformat the drive before you did the re-install, right? Just installing over top of what you had will fix the system files and may get it "working" again, but may still leave a lot of nasty crap on your HD.