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Weird Window When Computer Boots Up
moranacus:
I don't know why it would just start doing this.
It just started today.
I'm going to run some scans and see if anything comes up.
moranacus:
I ran a complete scan using Trojan Hunter, SuperAntispyware and
Avast and nothing showed up.
Could this have something to do with me clicking to show hidden files????
I was trying to find the Application Data directory in Documents & Settings.
I since went back to hiding hidden files.
J-Mac:
I ran a complete scan using Trojan Hunter, SuperAntispyware and
Avast and nothing showed up.
Could this have something to do with me clicking to show hidden files????
I was trying to find the Application Data directory in Documents & Settings.
I since went back to hiding hidden files.
-moranacus (June 05, 2009, 02:46 PM)
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No, this has nothing to do with hidden files. You need to check the Event log and see what errors are shown at the time of boot up. rgdot posted a link above if you are not familiar with the Event Viewer in XP.
Jim
moranacus:
I looked in the events viewer and under applications it had an warning at 1:24PM.
When I clicked on the info it said the following:
Your windows product has not been activated with Microsoft
yet. Use the product activation wizard within 5 days. This was event number 1005.
I have no idea what this means.
I also downloaded a ran a scan with ADWARE PROFESSIONAL and it found a severe
problem but when I removed it I still had that stupid box when the computer
booted back up.
J-Mac:
The error is a message from Microsoft telling you that your copy of Windows is not activated. That also means that it will - or perhaps already has - been limited in features. You need to go here and activate the product. You can also read more about this here.
Have you recently changed any hardware on your computer? Or reinstalled Windows? Those actions can cause Windows not to be activated. In those cases activation can be as easy as clicking a link on Microsoft's web site, or a call to explain what happened to Microsoft. I have had to do this and it was fast and easy.
Of course if your copy of Windows is not an suthentic copy, then you do have a problem!
Jim
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