"BeachgalSuz" <BeachgalSuz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

>I am the Librarian at my children's school. A parent saw that the library
> didn't have a computer, so she bought one at a yard sale. She said that
> the
> man told her the computer works "just fine". He even gave her the Windows
> XP
> Home Edition disk, in case there were any problems. Well, we decided it
> was
> best to re-install Windows XP due to problems. It downloaded perfectly,
> but
> I keep getting the message to complete registration. The problem, WE
> DON'T
> HAVE THE INTERNET AT SCHOOL!! How can I register the product?!?
>
> I thought about bringing the computer home and using my connection, but
> would that make the computer registered to my account?

There are two separate issues - registration and activation. Which do you
mean? Registration is voluntary and of no benefit to the user, so don't
both with it. I think however, that you mean activation which is mandatory.
If no internet access just do the phone activation.

And no it doesn't matter where the computer is when it's activated. It's
not tied to any personal info.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]