activation fails after upgrade xp sp2

After the upgrade completes and logging into windows it comes up with this screen
A change has occurred to your windows license - it then asks for a new key. I put in the key and click next and it sits there for about 7 minutes before coming back with an error
Authentication Failed with the following error 0x800705B4
I am able to launch ie by using a link in the help system and through that I am able to browse the internet. So I know I am connected to the internet.
Is there a number I can call to manually active this so I can get to the windows desktop?
Or something else I can do to get past this reactivation window?

Ben
Try this article. It works!!!!
http://blogs.microsoft.nl/tonykrijnen/archive/2006/06/19/1795.aspx
"ben" wrote:

After the upgrade completes and logging into windows it comes up with this screen
A change has occurred to your windows license - it then asks for a new key. I put in the key and click next and it sits there for about 7 minutes before coming back with an error
Authentication Failed with the following error 0x800705B4
I am able to launch ie by using a link in the help system and through that I am able to browse the internet. So I know I am connected to the internet.
Is there a number I can call to manually active this so I can get to the windows desktop?
Or something else I can do to get past this reactivation window?

Thanks for the tip,
This however did not work for me. The administrator account is not disabled and I have been able to log as administrator and it still does the same thing.
The
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
"Kr" wrote:

Ben
Try this article. It works!!!!
http://blogs.microsoft.nl/tonykrijnen/archive/2006/06/19/1795.aspx
"ben" wrote:
After the upgrade completes and logging into windows it comes up with this screen
A change has occurred to your windows license - it then asks for a new key. I put in the key and click next and it sits there for about 7 minutes before coming back with an error
Authentication Failed with the following error 0x800705B4
I am able to launch ie by using a link in the help system and through that I am able to browse the internet. So I know I am connected to the internet.
Is there a number I can call to manually active this so I can get to the windows desktop?
Or something else I can do to get past this reactivation window?

I've updated the article with another method you can try to activate Windows Vista. Hope that one helps!
Tony Krijnen Microsoft BV
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