legit windows on laptop…wtf T_T

ok so my laptop for some reason today i turned it on and it said windows need to be activated before you can log on so i click yes (it is a legit copy of windows i bought with money…yes sad i know) and then it says windows is already activated , i click ok and then for some reason it loops back to the log in screen and says again you must activate windows before you can log on
any way to fix this? i dont want to reinstall
Answer #1
i’m assuming since it says its already activated, that your doing activation by internet…. if so, try activation by phone…. not sure if it will make any difference, but may be worth a try…. if nothing else you can reinstall xp over itself, instead of formatting and starting all over….. also, if you can boot to safe mode, you can try reinstalling sp2 and see if it makes any difference… good luck
Answer #2
no its not even connected to the net…i activated it when i first installed windows on it
Answer #3
Does this help:
Fix Windows XP and 2003 Require Activation on Every Boot Even After Activated Error
In Windows XP Home Edition, Professional Edition and Windows Server 2003, all Standard, Enterprise, Web Edition, users may encounter a strange error where Windows system will prompt users to activate Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows Server 2003 every time users start the computer, even though the system has been successfully activated previously. Worse still, if users answer Yes in order to activate Windows again, system will display message saying that Windows or Server is already activated and then logout users.
This problem occurs because a script or its associated files such as reset5.exe, reset5.dll, reset5.dat, reset5.dt*, reset5.bat, resetserver, resetpath, srvany.exe and etc that interferes with Windows activation is running on the computer. (Note: Reset5 is Terminal Services Reset Utility).
For resolution to fix the non-stop activation loop problem, Microsoft has prepared a Guided Help to remove the script that interferes with Windows activation, and also detailed a step-by-step guide to manually remove the script that interferes with Windows activation from registry and local hard disk drive. To download the Guided Help or view the instructions, visit KB312295.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312295/en-us
Answer #4
thanks im all good now