MICHELLIN Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 how do you unattendedly activate windows usingwpa.dbl ????????i tried --$oem$--$$--system32--wpa.dblalso i tried makecab wpa.dbl wpa.db_still doesn't activateany ideas ?????????????????????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codejunkie Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 that method only works if the file was created on the PC your trying to unattended activate. cant be from another PCSorry I don't actually know where the file is suppose to reside as I have never tried this.Im assuming you've got a winnt.sif in i386 which enabled the OEM stateyou will need both wpa.dbl and wpa.bak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICHELLIN Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 that method only works if the file was created on the PC your trying to unattended activate. cant be from another PCSorry I don't actually know where the file is suppose to reside as I have never tried this.Im assuming you've got a winnt.sif in i386 which enabled the OEM stateyou will need both wpa.dbl and wpa.bakwhy do i need both files ???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uid0 Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 wpa.bak will be missing if it's an OEM xp install.If its an OEM pc, this might be more useful:http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=63258 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICHELLIN Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 is there any way to activate the same windows with same wpa.dbl on another machine with different hardware ???????????????????????????????????????there must be................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtwarrior Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 is there any way to activate the same windows with same wpa.dbl on another machine with different hardware ???????????????????????????????????????there must be...................You are asking for something illegal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MICHELLIN Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 ooooooooopssorry pplbut then again...............i've paid for my copy of windows cd haven't i....???????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptMurphy Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 ooooooooopssorry pplbut then again...............i've paid for my copy of windows cd haven't i....????????????You may have paid, but you've only paid for ONE license meaning ONE machine install. Which is stupid as hell but I'm not going into that. You can legally install windows on a different machine as long as you remove that installation from the previous one. It all goes down to having it on one machine, or making it so that only one machine is seen on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thuun derboy Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 (edited) Microsoft has a guide on this, they pretty much suggest you install from behind a firewall and activate over the internet using info placed in winnt.sif, i think. (it's vol lic. for me.). Google is your friend, try a search. Edited November 18, 2006 by thuun derboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOSEPHLB Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 Are you attempting the recovery on a freshly formatted hard disk?If you've formatted, your drives "Volume Serial Number" will be different from the first time you activated. I believe this info may be tied into the original wpa.dbl & wpa.bak files. Its not activating, because its seeing the "new" volume serial number of the drive; even though its the same drive. The new volume serial number may be triggering to recheck the hardware hash again and reactivate if needed.There is a utility that will allow you to rename the drive's volume serial number (I believe its called, "VOLUMEID"Take this with a grain of salt; i'm no expert by any means; just throwing possibilities out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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