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Windows 2003 Server Activation
Windows 2003 Server or XP Logs You Off When You Try to Activate the Product
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SYMPTOMS
When you try to log on to a computer on which Microsoft Windows 2003 Server, XP Professional or Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition has been installed, you receive a message indicating that the grace period has expired and that you must activate Windows XP now. When you click Yes to activate the product, you are logged off and the logon prompt appears. When you click No to activate the product, you are logged off and the logon prompt appears. When you click Cancel the system shuts down.
RESOLUTION
To resolve the problem, repair the installation of Microsoft Windows by using the Windows installation CD. To do so, follow these steps:
1
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| Insert the Windows installation CD into the CD drive or DVD drive and then restart your computer. When the following message appears, press a key to start your computer from the Windows installation CD:
Press any key to boot from CD
Note Your computer must be configured to start from the CD drive or DVD drive. For more information about how to configure your computer to start from the CD drive or DVD drive, see the documentation that came with your personal computer or contact the manufacturer.
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| When the following message appears, press ENTER:
This portion of the Setup program prepares Microsoft
Windows to run on your computer:
To setup Windows now, press ENTER.
To repair a Windows installation using Recovery Console, press R.
To quit Setup without installing Windows, press F3.
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| When you are prompted to accept the Windows Licensing Agreement, press F8.
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| Select your current installation of Windows (if it is not already selected), and then press R.
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| Follow the on-screen instructions to reinstall Windows .
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Notes:
I performed this on my Windows 2003 Enterprise server. I had a hard drive failure that took out the entire mirrored system disk. After I restored the system from back up I received the above dialog saying reactivation was required. After I followed the above steps, my system was up, running, and intact.
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