Windows XP 30 days left for activation

After installing Windows XP you notice a message in the bottom right, "30 days left for activation" in the icon tray. This indicates that you must activate your windows XP because the Windows key you used is not a match with the CD installer product.

Remove Windows Activation

1. Disable Internet access
2. START -> RUN -> Type: regedit.exe and click RUN
3. Navigate the registry to the following hive and key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WPAEvents
4. On the right panel, find "OOBETimer" and double click it.
5. Delete and replace the values with the following: FF D5 71 D6 8B 6A 8D 6F D5 33 93 FD
6. Click "OK"
7. Next, on the left panel, right-click "WPAEvents"
8. Click on "permissions"
9. Click "SYSTEM"
10. Click the box "Deny Full Control"
11. Click "OK"
12. Click "YES" and exit Registry Editor.
13. Reboot

Testing

Try to activate windows by clicking "Activate Windows" wither under the START menu or under ALL PROGRAMS.

Remove Windows Activation with Dummy Key

If the above procedure fails you may need to supply a bogus key along with the activation patch.

1. Disable Internet access
2. Click "ACTIVATE ON THE PHONE" and then "CHANGE Product Key"
3. Enter a Dummy Key such as: THMPV – 77D6F – 94376 – 8HGKG – VRDRQ
4. Click "UPDATE"
5. Click "REMIND ME LATER"
6. Restart the computer
7. Log in to Windows and click START -> RUN and type "%system"
8. Click "OK"