Resetting Windows XP Pro Activiation after restart!

[KE3PUP]

Hi guys

im no losty around Windows or generally comps but this is weird, i installed Daemon Tools, it asked for restart and i did so, But after it restarted windows Prompted me that "Activation has only 3 days left"... and when i tried to reactivate it said that i have "Exceeded the max number of usage ..."

Have i done something drastically wrong here that this happened? all i did was to install it after all.. please help (cause Daemon Tools is the only software for its purpose). thanx

[kukubau]

Could you be more specific! What exactly happend?

[JoelEllison]

Call the Microsoft phone number listed on the activation screen. The limit is only important imposed for non-telephone activation. Before you hang up, your computer will be activated and some Microsoft employee probably wouldn't have even yelled at you.

[Dima_2005]

Hmm just activate it. I know this problem. It's just you have a hardware-security on your Windows XP OEM.... If you can't do it via Internet try phone. Then if it doesn't help wait a minute. You'll be connected with someone of the customer service. They'll ask you some questions and then you'll be connected to the last step.
Well good luck

[KE3PUP]

first of all "JoelEllison said: Before you hang up, your computer will be activated and some Microsoft employee probably wouldn't have even yelled at you." ... what on earth are u talking about?

i called Microsoft, and spoke to a customer service assistant and they gave me a new ID to activate with. and yes the problem is and was "hardware-security on your Windows XP OEM." as Dima_2005 said. i just wonder if i install Daemon-Tools again will it Deactivate again? does anyone know?

[Dima_2005]

No it is only ones. You need to do this. Once you activated the hardware security dissappears.