Windows Activation Problem

[nojunks]

Hi all

I have a Windows XP Home system, its an OEM version. I am new to this forum & the reason I am here is that somedays back a cousin of mine accidentally ran a hotfix which was meant to solve some problem with Windows activation in the Windows Media Center Edition. The fix didnt bother to check the OS and the result is that I am not able to login. It gets me to the login screen and when I click on my account it starts to log in then I get this error:

A problem is preventing Windows from accuracy checking the license for this computer. Error Code 0x80004005.

I click ok and get logged off. The problem is discussed in KB 811632 at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811632

The solution given over there is to restart in safe mode and uninstall the fix, well I am not able to log in thru safe mode. I tried everything but just cannot reinstall I will loose way too much of data and the OS CDs that my vendor provided medo not give me any options other than restoring the system to the state that I bought it, this is not at all suitable for me. One of my friends suggested that I connect this hard drive to another of my systems using it as a slave and delete the Windows Product Activation files and activate windows all over again, I dont mind doing that but what files would I need to delete? H-E-L-P I am doomed, at my wit's end absolutely dunno what to do, I can say just this much:

H-E-L-P M-E ! & Thanks in advance for any help

[gosh]

go into recovery console and extract the file mentioned in that kb article from the xp cd, i believe the file is dpcdll.dll or licdll.dll.

in rec con just type expand -r e:\i386\dpcdll.dl_ c:\windows\system32

or copy the file. Copying files from rec con will automatically extract them.

If you dont have a xp cd download the bootdisks go to google and search on obtaining xp boot disks, you'll find the link i think its 311994 or something. Then boot from the boot disks and copy the file.

-gosh

[nojunks]

Hi gosh

Thanks for your suggestion, I am gonna try it and will post back if I succeed or fail

rahul

nojunks@rediffmail.com

[gamehead200]

I believe OEM version's of OSes (like Dell's) have problems accepting certain hot fixes and service packs released from Microsoft. When I tried installing SP1 for my Dell, I got the same error...