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Windows XP Requests Immediate Activation after the Reboot of a Clean Reinstall

So you’ve gone and reinstalled Windows XP on your system but after completing the installation and rebooting the computer, it’s asking that it be activated immediately. You’re unable to enter Safe Mode as it hangs before the desktop. You begrudgingly reinstall XP again hoping it will fix your problem but you still encounter the same [...]

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Install / Reinstall / Repair Your Operating System

Eventually, the time comes where you need to install, reinstall, or repair your operating system.  Maybe you just bought a new PC and already have a copy of an operating system and have chosen to take on the task of installing the OS on your own. Possibly you’re at the point where your system is [...]

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You receive an error “STOP 0×0000000A” installing Windows Vista or “STOP 0×0000007e” when rebooting a machine installed with Windows Vista

When you go to install Vista, you get a “STOP 0×0000000A”. This occurs if the following conditions are true:
- You have more than 3 GB of RAM in your system
- The computer uses a storage system that is running the Storport miniport driver.
- The computer uses a controller that uses 32-bit direct memory access (DMA).
- You have a Vista [...]

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