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Off-Topic => All of all! => Topic started by: aboutasoandthis on July 17, 2006, 09:32:54 PM

Title: Windows Product Activation
Post by: aboutasoandthis on July 17, 2006, 09:32:54 PM: This is just one of the reasons I think Bill Gates is the embodiment of evil. I get this message that comes up saying

"Windows Must Be Activated In (#) Days. Do You Want To Activate Now?"

I've seen this before. No, we are not bootlegging our copy of Windows. Our copy is legitimate. We even have the Activation Code.

For some reason, the files responsible for re-activating are not there. Shouldn't there be a thing under the Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools? It isn't there.

My dad has already looked into this 3 days ago. There are files missing. This isn't right.

We've already tried contacting Windows. The lines are always busy. I'll try myself tomorrow but I don't know if they'll tell me anything since I'm a kid.

I've already made back-ups of everything that is important on my computer. I won't lose a day of work on my game, but I can't work on it until this is fixed or passes.

We do have a legitimate copy of Windows and we do have the activation code. We still can't activate our copy and we have 3 days (including this one) to do so. If you have any info on this PLEASE give it!
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Post by: Razor on July 17, 2006, 09:48:52 PM: And just to prove we are serious, you have 2 days.

Something similar happened to me once. After the comp froze, I rebooted it and it told me my legit version of Windows was burnt. Then it made me wait a bit before it went to log in.

Never heard from it since.

My advice: BAM get the files from another comp.
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Post by: WarxePB on July 18, 2006, 12:11:24 AM: Or switch to 98/2K/ME.
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Post by: Cosmos on July 18, 2006, 12:20:29 AM: It might be possible that your comp has a virus or spyware or something, and someone deleted those files. It happens to me all the time, like right now I'm missing some files. Meh..
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Post by: aboutasoandthis on July 18, 2006, 12:28:05 AM: Originally Posted by Midnight

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It might be possible that your comp has a virus or spyware or something, and someone deleted those files. It happens to me all the time, like right now I'm missing some files. Meh..

Great...this might actually be the reason.

I'll just wait it out I guess. I made my backups. :cry:
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Post by: Cosmos on July 18, 2006, 12:40:34 AM: Yeah, that sucks balls but it happens. Just try and run some anti-virus or something and see what happens.
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Post by: Apex on July 18, 2006, 01:20:29 AM: You could try setting your computer clock back a few years....

It might just add a few thousand days till your expiration.
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Post by: Razor on July 18, 2006, 01:59:25 AM: OMG that would be awesome
Try it!
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Post by: Tomi on July 18, 2006, 02:00:07 AM: I doubt it would work, but it would be fun if it did. :P
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Post by: Archem on July 18, 2006, 02:32:18 AM: Hehe, yeah. Set it back to 1953 and see what happens.
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Post by: Darkfox on July 18, 2006, 03:02:00 AM: Dear lord, what happens if it becomes 1953? None of us were born then O_o
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Post by: Drace on July 18, 2006, 08:48:42 AM: Quote
Originally posted by Darkfox
Dear lord, what happens if it becomes 1953? None of us were born then O_o

Darkfox! For fucks sake! Don't say stuff like that. You know it scares me.

...

Must... resist urge... to set back clock... to 1953....

EDIT: Ok so I couldn't set the clock to 1953, 1980 is my limit, but I could set it to 2095... I advise you... DON'T DO IT. My computer got all slow, I logged of from Charas and it made a weird weezing noise... It was really ****ing scary...
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Post by: MrMister on July 18, 2006, 01:22:42 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Darkfox
Dear lord, what happens if it becomes 1953? None of us were born then O_o

[STRIKE]SMB[/STRIKE]
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Post by: Emerates on July 18, 2006, 01:52:46 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Drace
EDIT: Ok so I couldn't set the clock to 1953, 1980 is my limit, but I could set it to 2095... I advise you... DON'T DO IT. My computer got all slow, I logged of from Charas and it made a weird weezing noise... It was really ******* scary...[/B]

lol

Anyways, try running your disk of Windows again. Or run Scandisk if you can. And your Anti-Vi software. That could help.
Title: I'll try this.
Post by: aboutasoandthis on July 18, 2006, 02:18:38 PM: 2 Days.

I already ran the Virus Protection and the Spyware Protection. It took 3 hours. We have that much memory. It found no viruses or spyware.

I think I'll just try running the disc again.

About the clock thing, don't you think Microsoft would be able to see through that?
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Post by: Drace on July 18, 2006, 03:50:05 PM: Quote
Originally posted by aboutasoandthis
2 Days.

I already ran the Virus Protection and the Spyware Protection. It took 3 hours. We have that much memory. It found no viruses or spyware.

I think I'll just try running the disc again.

About the clock thing, don't you think Microsoft would be able to see through that?

Well other programs like Anti-virus programs and almost every other program can't.
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Post by: Apex on July 18, 2006, 04:15:57 PM: Quote
Originally posted by aboutasoandthis
About the clock thing, don't you think Microsoft would be able to see through that?

You'd be supprised.

I saw it work in a different scenario, the guy had so long before his computer was going to shut down because of and SCVHost Error. It set it back a year, giving him an additional 365 days before his computer shut down...

It's worth a shot, you can always change it back.
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Post by: aboutasoandthis on July 20, 2006, 06:10:44 PM: I tried the clock thing. I set the clock back to 2000. It comepletely messed up my computer. It was pretty funny. It kept saying.

Today is August the 18th, You must register today! Would you like to register now?

but then it knew it had to be set Aug. 18 2005 when it was only 2000. The computer turned on/off/on/off/on/off.

We, had to reboot it. It's okay now. I now have 29 days to activate it. It still won't activate. We have the files to do it now.

BTW, I have no Virus Protection whatsoever. I am using AOL. The big download of it has it's site down. I could be in danger right now. Does anyone know where I can get some free protection?
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Post by: Drace on July 20, 2006, 06:25:43 PM: That all from changing the date? Damn your computer sucks.
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Post by: Tomi on July 20, 2006, 06:27:21 PM: Download the trial of Norton Antivirus.
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Post by: DarkFlood2 on July 20, 2006, 06:54:47 PM: And delete AOL.. It'll be the best choice you ever made.
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Post by: Archem on July 20, 2006, 07:08:45 PM: AVG?
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Post by: Linkizcool on July 21, 2006, 03:40:36 AM: Try some anti-spyware programs, like SpyBot: Search and Destroy. It's free, and it finds loads of stuff.
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Post by: X_marks_the_ed on July 21, 2006, 06:20:17 PM: Get any anti-virus program. Except McAfee. McAfee is Satan. It deleted my entire game right before I was about to back it up.

"OMFG!! RPGMAKER.EXE is t3h viruss. I baleete programm w/o you noing. lollollloololololollololoololollol9lollolooll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Post by: Drace on July 22, 2006, 07:39:22 AM: Ed, shut up. McAfee is good. I used Norton before and McAfee pwnzors Norton by much.
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Post by: Razor on July 23, 2006, 07:53:11 AM: Quote
Originally posted by X_marks_the_ed
Get any anti-virus program. Except McAfee. McAfee is Satan. It deleted my entire game right before I was about to back it up.

"OMFG!! RPGMAKER.EXE is t3h viruss. I baleete programm w/o you noing. lollollloololololollololoololollol9lollolooll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Good enough reason for me.
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Post by: Apex on July 24, 2006, 12:57:37 AM: O.o

Last time I suggest something....

(By the way... FIVE YEARS?!?! I didn't remember telling you to set it back that much, I meant a week or so, to give you more time to think about something to fix it...)