"and it costs MS every time you call!" Plus you are putting Rupees into the pockets of very hard working support techs.
-Dave Walton On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:10 PM, Loren Faeth <lfa...@leadingchange.com> wrote: > Be careful with the workarounds. I used one on xp and Server 2003 for > years. THen one day all those machines had a "patch" installed that "fixed" > some problem, and the result was that all those machines were unusable until > reloaded and activated. It was a loop: login screen, then a screen that > says windows was not activated. If you tried to activate, you gat a screen > that says windows is already activated and logs you out, to try the process > again. > > MS has gotten much more lackadaisical about activation. CALL in, force the > robot to get you a real person, and activate. it works, and it costs MS > every time you call! > > At 12:19 PM 5/22/2009, you wrote: >> >> I might try that when I get to it. I found a web site with a workaround >> by putting some stuff in the registry that spoofs it, could try that too. >> >> --R >> >> Tim C. wrote: >>> >>> You usetacould authenticate XP via telephone, I assume you still can; you >>> should be presented a popup when it comes time (first full boot IIRC). HDD >>> dupe will probably not do what you want. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> -Tim >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Rich Thomas <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 1:32 PM >>> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Retrospect backup problem >>> >>> A sorta related question -- I want to set up a dedicated machine in my >>> shop to run my CNC machine, I can bodge one up using some old stuff I have >>> around. The control software I use runs on XP. I have XP on a disk. I >>> vaguely recall in various reinstalls that XP wants to connect to the network >>> to get verified and install updates and make it so it is not being used >>> twice and all that stuff. Is there an easy way to just load it and make it >>> work without doing all that? Or make an SP2 XP disk to load up and forget >>> all the other stuff it wants to do? I seem to recall that might be doable, >>> but I forget how to do it. >>> >>> I suppose I could just make a backup image of my boot hard drive on >>> another one to put into that machine? >>> >>> --R >>> >>> Loren Faeth wrote: >>> >>>> Sounds like typical MS. I don't have a solution to this problem In the >>>> Retrospect when you are making the disaster recovery cd, will it take your >>>> product key? >>>> >>>> if not, then this is time consuming, but the only shot I can think of: >>>> in the "install programs control panel: >>>> Remove SP3 >>>> Restart twice with full shutdown (this clears the removed files) >>>> Now you will have xp SP2 ( I am not sure if this breaks any other >>>> patches) >>>> >>>> Try the retrospect using the WinXP key you have >>>> You may have to make an additional backup of the current state first, >>>> before making the disaster recovery CD >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> At 11:47 AM 5/19/2009, you wrote: >>>> >>>>> I set up an external HD and loaded a Retrospect backup set of this >>>>> computers HD on it. When I tried to make a "disaster recovery" CD using >>>>> Retrospects program it said I needed the WinXP product key. >>>>> When I loaded the WinXP disk in order to be sure the product key >>>>> worked, WinXP refused to go beyond the first couple of screens because it >>>>> said that the version on the computer was a later version than that on the >>>>> WinXP disc. The WinXP disc is Service Pack 2, and since I initially used >>>>> this disc to load WinXP, Microsoft has added WinXP Service Pack 3 to the >>>>> computer via their periodic updates. >>>>> I can probably check the Product Key by letting the WinXP Service Pack >>>>> 2 boot the computer just like I was going to replace the WinXP service >>>>> pack >>>>> 3 program with the WinXP service pack 2 program on the disk, but if the >>>>> WinXP service pack 3 program loaded on the computer rejects the Product >>>>> Key >>>>> from the WinXP service pack 2 which will be in Retrospects Disaster >>>>> Recovery >>>>> CD, I've lost a lot of data. >>>>> >>>>> Simple, isn't it? (o:] It's enough to make me buy a MacIntosh and >>>>> load Linux on it which I might do after I get the data on this old PC >>>>> secured. >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Gerry >>>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>>> URL: >>>>> <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090519/a3f29ff6/attachment.html> >>>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>>> >>>>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>>> Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.34/2122 - Release Date: >>>>> 05/19/09 06:21:00 >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> Loren Faeth >>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090522/e27af627/attachment.html> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > Loren Faeth > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
