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One of our servers was not used for a long time and this has lead to the Windows not booting up due to Activation issue . It asks me to activate windows , but even if I click on "Yes" the computer just goes back to the login screen where u have to hit ctrl+alt+del to login . Its like a loop , can anyone tell me what we can do about this issue ? I dont want to reinstall the server again . PS : In safe mode I can login , but I cant activate . Is there a fix ? like say to remove this checking and make it work .

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Are you sure the box has Internet access? – Randolph West Jan 18 '10 at 8:40
It is a HP server so I can access using console , it doesnt connect through Safe Mode with networking only Safe Mode . – Nishant Jan 18 '10 at 9:16
You should also think about accepting some answers if you want people to keep responding. – DanBig Jan 19 '10 at 15:19

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Check out this article from Microsoft KB.

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