desperation plee

ok everyone, I would like to say hello, and Thanks in advance to anyone who can offer help. let's get right to it shall we? I keep getting random reboots, with the same code when it restarts. As follows...

BcCode:1000007f
BCP1:00000008
BCP2:f78a8d70
BCP3:00000000
BCP4:00000000
OSVer:5.1 2600
SP:2.0
Product:256_1


And it won't go away!!! Sometimes the rebbots will be immediately after reboot, sometimes 30 mins into it. Have come up with some BCP2 numbers close but not quite. most relating to Temperature issues with various components. PLEASE help me. as you stated in the "please read first" section, I am going to attempt to relay all/any pertinent info.
1.I am currently not connected to the INternet, this issuse started after I gave my USB Belkin wireless LAN/Modem to my sister, waiting for my PCI wireless card.
2.Intel P4 800FSB 3.0 Ghz 1MB cache, PC Chips motherboard, VIA chipset
3.256mb BFG video card.
4.1g of Ram
5.Norton AV/System Works
6.Norton AV will NOT complete, gets error code
7.ZoneAlarm Firewall, can't remember what version.
once again, I would greatly appreciate any help I can get from you guys.

 

Ok guys, I think I have figured it out. I recently installed a new 512 MB Ram chip, and took it back out. THings seemes to have stabilized. BUT! I have Windows XP, and it says that major system configuration changes have occured, and I must reactivate windows online or VIA telephone. I tried online but it says that the Activation code I am using has been used too many times???? It is a genuine Authentic version of windows in package!!! Anyone ever come across this, or is this something new that MS is doing and I'll have to re-activate every couple of months?

 

Activate over the phone. Hardware changes can trigger reactivation, its by design.

 

Well that will work. Doesn't make sense to me, but thats Bill Gates I guess.

 

Its their way of making sure you aren't dropping your hard drive w/ XP installed into another machine. So activation goes according to a randomly generated machine code from your hardware devices, and certain changes will cause it to require reactivation. Its not always ram. Its somewhat random. I've never had it happen adding ram, but removing it, I've never tried.

 

So your not allowed to transfer your HD to another PC if you just built a new PC? I knew that MS as a company was pretty anal, but thats just petty in my opinion. I can understand where there coming from though. I guess if I were a multi billionaire, I would like to keep it that way by any means possible.

 

Technically, if you have removed your previous copy and only have it installed on the new machine, you can reactivate. However, if you were to move the hard drive, in their eyes, who is to say you don't move it back and forth between machines, or have cloned it to another hard drive.

 

I don't see a copyright infringement being an issue since I paid 200.00 dollars for the software, I am not copying the software, am not redistributing it for free or for monitary gain. It just seems stupid to me that eben if I had 2 PCs and used the same copy of XP to install on both of them that they would consider that theft. Just my take on things, considering there are far more illegal copies floating around with BS activation codes, than there are legitimate copies bought and paid for by us law abiding ppl.

 

There is your misconception. You didn't pay one red cent for the software, you paid for the license, which is the right to use it. Once.

I understand what you are saying, but you enter into a legal agreement by accepting the EULA (not pointing fingers). Nobody held a gun to anyone's head.

There is nothing that justifies piracy. There may be a lot of people doing it, but that doesn't make it right.

 

Don't get me wrong, I agree 100% on the piracy part. It's stealing, plain and simple and it's morally and ethically wrong. But if I did pay for the right to use this software, then I should be able to use it for all personal PCs that are mine. I paid for the right to use it, if only I am using it, then I don't see Microsofts grievance with it. The fine print gets hazy and can be interpreted in different ways depending on the eye of the beholder, but the way I read what you were saying is that I can not move my hard drive into a different PC without buying another copy of windows. That just doesn't make sense to me.

 

No, not legally. Read your EULA.

You have purchased a license to use Windows on one and one machine only, not for all personal PC's.


It doesn't matter whether we agree with this or not, that's how it is.

 

I get that, one and one only. so what difference does it make if I upgrade my MB and processor to something bigger better faster, and move the hard drive to that PC. It is still on only one PC correct? I'm not using it on 2 seperate PCs.

 

different subject for the aussie.... are Emus really as stupid as ppl make them out to be?

 

You can't move a hard drive from one environment to another and not expect problems.

The hardware would have to be identical, as well as the settings and drivers, otherwise it won't run or you would have to carry out a Windows repair.

Then you would still have Product Activation to contend with.

Every piece of hardware has a unique number, which Windows uses to rehash an activation code.

If you are changing the motherboard and processor, it will think it's on another PC.

Micro$$oft wouldn't have a problem with that, but you would have to ring them and explain the situation, and get issued with an activation code.

 

what about the emus?

 

Who do you think I am, Steve Irwin?

 

Roflmao!