No Installation id during Activation

[cmonkedo]

Ok here is my problem I am trying to do a reinstall of XP Professional on a Dell Tower. It gets all the way through the install process but once completed it requires me to activate before the first login. I cant activate over the internet due to lack of drivers so I click on activate over the phone and I get no installation id which makes it very hard to activate according to MS if anyone has some insight to this problem it would be much appreciated. I am going to try another disc. I will post what happens.

Thanks Everyone

[cluberti]

Is this the Dell OEM disc that came with the box, or another that you made (and if so, from what source, and was nLite used)?

[cmonkedo]

Not the Colorful OEM Disc from dell this is a genuine MS OEM Halogram disc. no nlite, or slipstreams. SP2