How to register Microsoft Products? My registration wizard doesn't work.

by Antoine May 13, 2004 9:05PM PDT

Hi all,
I need to register my XP version as well as my Outlook 2001 to Microsoft, but the registration wizard in Outlook does not display anything, and I can't even find any registration tool on XP!
Is there any trick?
Can I do it online?
Thanks, cheers.
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Re:How to register Microsoft Products? My registration wizard doesn't work.

by Cetin Denislam May 14, 2004 4:10AM PDT

Click Start, Run type the following command (or copy and paste):

%systemroot%\system32\oobe\msoobe.exe /A

This should bring the windows XP registration wizard.

Good Luck,

Cetin

Trying to unweave, unwind, unravel
And piece together the past and the future,

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Re:Re:How to register Microsoft Products? My registration wizard doesn't work.

by Antoine May 14, 2004 9:09PM PDT

Thank you Cetin, it does indeed launch the registration wizard but nothing is displayed within the frame... That is two say, I get to see a blue frame and on the two upper corners, the ".gif" symbol indicating that the picture hasn't been shown...
Any further magical recipe guys?
Have a good day.

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Re:Re:Re:How to register Microsoft Products? My registration wizard doesn't work.

by David Chan May 14, 2004 9:28PM PDT

If this is a brand new PC you might want to reinstall XP since at the completion of the setup it should automatically launch the Registration & Activation Wizards.

Bear in mind that registration is optional while activation is mandatory.

Or you can try running SFC which will replace any corrupt system files.

Start | Run: SFC /SCANNOW

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Re:Re:Re:Re:How to register Microsoft Products? My registration wizard doesn't work.

by Antoine May 15, 2004 4:56AM PDT

It's incredible how you guys do well on this...
My computer is 4 years old, how can I reinstall XP (I don't have the CD around...)?
And if I do, is it gonna delete my docs?
Thanks again.

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Re: How to register Microsoft Products? My registration wizard doesn't work.

by Cetin Denislam May 15, 2004 9:37PM PDT

Antoine, the following MSKB article shows the causes and the cure procedures for your Activation wizard page anomaly.

Q314935 - "Blank Activate Windows Page in the Windows Product Activation Wizard".

I understand that you don't have a windows XP media. You should contact your vendor in order to solve this problem. Yes, this is important. The problem is categorized as: "I don't have an installation CD - what if I need one?"

However, if you're in one of the situations described in the following I don't have an installation CD - what if I need one? article, as it's mentioned There are circumstances where you may have a legal installation of Windows XP without an installation CD.

As for your concern regarding docs lost after repair or install, yes could be lost. However, there are many possibilities here depending of how:

- your windows XP was installed

- you set your docs folders (standard windows vs. particular set)

- many partitions your PC has

- the new setup is chosen. Example: in-place repair vs. new installation, etc.etc.

It's time to do some order in your working context, before things go worse.

Good Luck,

Cetin

Trying to unweave, unwind, unravel
And piece together the past and the future,

T. S. Eliot

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Re:Re: How to register Microsoft Products? My registration wizard doesn't work.

by rmcarl May 16, 2004 6:46AM PDT

Welcome back Cetin!

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Thanks for welcome ... My best guess is that ?

by Cetin Denislam May 17, 2004 11:23PM PDT

? you're Raymond, the Capricorn guy, aren't you ?

Cetin

Trying to unweave, unwind, unravel
And piece together the past and the future,

T. S. Eliot

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