OK, I have a friend that did not activate there XP. When they login, they get "windows has not been activated click Yes/No to activate now". If you press yes/no it restarts, and you get the same thing.

You can boot to safe mode but only safe mode, no Safe mode with networking etc. or it will ask for activation

Is there a way to repair this in safe mode? Any help would be fine, I am hoping that I will not have to reformat.

Thank you.

Edited December 2, 200717 yr by LUZR4LIFE

Check this mate:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295

Thanks N1K. I will try that. I am going over there later.