It sounds like Windows Genuine Advantage has picked up something amiss with your install (blacklisted key, significant hardware change, etc.) Agreed, the course of action would be to call the piracy line and see what they think.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vincent Lape Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 4:55 PM To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] Validating Windows XP - Aaargh Did you recently reinstall? Did it work before and now acting strange? The OS really does not know where you are so merely having a us copy in the UK would not "break" the validation. I would call the Microsoft piracy line at 1-800-RULEGIT On Sep 27, 2009, at 1:33 AM, Subba Rao <[email protected]> wrote: > I have purchased an OEM copy of Windows XP Professional in US. Now > for > my job, I live in Europe. When I bring up the XP system, I get the > message that it is not a valid copy of XP. This problem did not exist > while in the US. The Microsoft site is keeps me in a loop where it > ends > up saying pay $$$. > > Is there anyway out of this? I do have the OEM manual with the key > code > on it. > > Thank you in advance for any help. > > Regards, > > Subba Rao > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com ****************************************************************************** This email contains confidential and proprietary information and is not to be used or disclosed to anyone other than the named recipient of this email, and is to be used only for the intended purpose of this communication. ****************************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
