Re-activation of xp issue

Gigabyte 7VT600-RZ MB
AMD Athlon 2600+
WIndows XP SP3
80 Gb HD
1.75Gb RAM
Radeon 256MB AGP Graphics

I have recently changed MB on my daughter's PC, due to failure of her old MB.
I reconnected all wiring etc, configured BIOS & booted PC into XP SP3. Carried out a repaire install, as XP would not load. Carried out repair install (several times) & rebooted (several times).

XP is asking to activate XP, everytime I boot up. However, the network drivers appear not to be loaded properly, and I am unable to connect to the internet. I am not presented with any re-activation wizard, nor know how to do it. Tried from command prompt, but message returned adv I must activate windows first.

Any idea's please on a workaround, perhaps by re-extending the activation period, so I can get the network drivers sorted.

Should offer the opportunity to do it by phone.
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...1-1055658.html

This might also be the number
The U.S. number for Windows Product Activation is 1-888-571-2048.

Thanks for the info. However, I have a further issue to this, is the fact that I cannot get to the point of entering the activation code, due to some other unknown reason.
XP will boot upto the user identifier logon screen. I can click on a defined user button. A message appears stating I have to activate windows first or log-off. I cannot get any further, be it in live or in safe mode. I am not offered the appropriate wizard to enter the revised code.

That I believe is some type of viral infection
http://www.onegeek.com/answers/userinit-windows-xp-fix/

I personally havent tried this fix but it may be an option
Please read it completely

Some more information for understanding the problem here
http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-2...p-auto-log-off

Thanks for this. not sure if this helps. Xp does not auto logoff. It won't let you login without activation. If I select yes, xp hangs due to problematic network connectivity. Selecting no causes logoff. Same occurs in safe mode.

So you would either remove the network card physically if you can, when it is shut off or disable the network card in bios then it wont go look for it

Certainly, malware is always an option, but since you posted that you had done the repair installation more than once, I think the Windows installation is just so damaged the repair installation hasn't been successful. Best bet would probably be to connect the drive to another computer, copy the data, then reformat and reinstall.