Windows License error message

Discussion in 'Software' started by dlb, Apr 1, 2008.

  1. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    WinXP MCE; it wasn't booting; BSOD "unmountable boot volume" so I fixed that, and now it boots to the user login screen, but when I click on the user name, I get this message "A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer. Error Code: 0x80040005". I searched the number at the ol' MSKB and got 4 hits that related to email; nothing about licenses. Anyone? Any ideas?
    Thanks!
     
    dlb, Apr 1, 2008
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  2. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    NEVERMIND.
    Problem solved. I booted in safe mode and edited the registry to prompt for product activation upon rebooting. So I then rebooted (duh) and it prompted to activate before I could log on. XP activated, and I'm sitting happily at the desktop :D
     
    dlb, Apr 1, 2008
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