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by flores

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Hi,

Is there a way to bypass the activation in XP? A friend of mine purchased this laptop that has windows xp from someone. It has user names setup but my friend doesn't know the password. What I did was I booted the OS in safe mode then I was able to go to the operating system. I created a new administrator account then booted the pc. When I tried to sign on, it's asking me to activate through modem or phone. We don't have any information of the laptop. Is there a way to get into the OS without activating? Thanks

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by mphoffar

Except for upgrading from home to the pro version...No.

You'll probobly want to go and get the liscencing from the person your bought it from though if he sold you the laptop with the OS.

Mark

by thechas

If your friend purchased the machine legally, there should be no reason that MS will deny the request for activation.

Worst case, you will need to explain why the machine needs to be re-activated.

I had no problem when I had to re-activate my home PC with XP-Pro.

by aamolina

I guess your friend got a hot laptop. Sorry, you must active the product.
To active the product you just need the original key, it should be in a label at the bottom of the computer or somewhere else.

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