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If you send me your e-mail address to. If any thing else, use the file tab of explorer. To automatically avoid activation loop: since activation is no longer available After trial period runs out for new install , When notifified that activation is neccessary to access windows XP: 1 Restart computer 2 Hold down F8 key to enter safemode menu 3 Choose safemode with command prompt 4 Cancel any new hardware install request 5 At prompt type in "explorer.
Run batch file, then restart computer. When the days get low just run the batch file and the the trial period is reset after restart. I have the same question By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow.
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Click OK and close the registry editor. In the Activate Windows wizard, chose the second option. Enter your genuine key in the New Key box and click on Update. Check whether your Windows XP is genuine optional.
Select Permissions and set permissions to deny for all groups and users. After rebooting, the machine put the values back. If you deny permissions, it can't reset.
Boot up in Safe Mode with Command Prompt. At the cmd window, type "explorer" or "explorer. Type the following exactly without the quotation marks: "rundll This will renew the day activation for Windows XP. Restart your computer after that. Not Helpful 33 Helpful I tried the procedure in safe mode. It worked three times, but doesn't anymore. The rundll. What can I do now? This wiki is just resetting the XP Activation grace period, which you can only do 3 times and then XP stops working. You must enter a legit XP key and activate online or over the phone for XP to keep working.
Not Helpful 7 Helpful Double-click the Win Keyfinder program. It should be the only executable ". View your product key. Running the Winkey Finder program should immediately display your Windows XP product key, allowing you to apply the key to the Windows XP activation wizard the next time Windows asks you to update. To be safe, be sure to write down the product key when you see it.
Method 3. Restart your computer. You can choose this option from the Start menu, or you can simply hold down your computer's power button until it turns itself off and then press the button again. Tap F8 as soon as your computer logo appears. You'll need to do this during the first time the logo appears after rebooting. Keep tapping F8 until you see the advanced options menu pop up. Use the arrow keys to select Safe Mode with Command Prompt. Starting up your computer in this mode will bypass the Windows activation loop long enough for you to reset the timer for your XP trial.
You'll need to wait a minute or so for Safe Mode to load. Type " explorer. You should see a dialogue window pop up after doing so. You may need to wait for a minute or so before the window comes up. Click Yes. This may also say OK. After doing so, you should notice that your desktop interface is now accessible. This will bring up the Run tool from which you can complete the fix. Type " rundll This command resets the Windows XP trial clock to 30 days.
When your welcome screen finishes loading, you should be able to log in like usual rather than being stuck in the activation loop. You have a certain period of time to activate Windows. After this period, Windows will be stuck on the login screen in an activation loop. Not Helpful 16 Helpful Can I do this more than once?
I have already done the 30 days one, a. Step 3. Nothing I do is working this time around. You can only rearm the timer up to four times while in the grace period, or two times in safe mode. Not Helpful 2 Helpful Not Helpful 6 Helpful If you are in safe mode, boot into safe mode with command prompt and type in: explorer.
Technically the operating system is still loaded; its just limited great if you can't load xp. Not Helpful 10 Helpful Microsoft stopped support for Windows XP on April 8, , and it is no longer being updated. If there is a bug, then it will never be fixed. Not Helpful 7 Helpful Not Helpful 3 Helpful It was going fine until I came to activation, which it would not allow in safe mode.
So I restarted, and it said, "Do you want to activate Windows now? Press 'OK' to exit". I pressed OK and it kicked me back to the login screen. Any ideas? You might be able to get out of this loop using the following steps. Not sure if this is a permanent fix or only for 30 days. Start in plain safe mode. Login using an administrator user account.
Run CMD as admin. Type these commands and press Enter. Then click OK on each of the following prompts: regsvr32 regwizc. Type this last command type exactly as what you see here : rundll Wait for a couple of minutes because the last command will not show anything on the screen. However, it will reset the licensing components in the background.
Then restart your computer and log-on back to your normal Windows. Not Helpful 46 Helpful From there you can give administrator rights and change or delete the current administrator. Not Helpful 1 Helpful 3. Is there a limit to the number of times I can reset the loop? Method 3 described above. I'd done it successfully 5 or 6 times, but now it is not resetting.
There should be a limit. If it is allowing for more than four times, then it is a bug in Windows that is allowing you to reset it more often. Not Helpful 5 Helpful 1.
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