Windows Activation Error

I get the error code 0x8004FC12
I did a system restore recently if that has anything to do with it. I have
24 days to activate and the product ID is not the one on my case.

Did you install any anti-virus before activating. I read on some forums that
causes trouble sometimes.

"Franzie" wrote:

> I get the error code 0x8004FC12
> I did a system restore recently if that has anything to do with it. I have
> 24 days to activate and the product ID is not the one on my case.

We're not alone.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2007...pcworld/130451

"Nico_BE" <NicoBE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:137E7B3C-6D05-4AA8-AB2B-91E01BF64915@microsoft.com...
> Did you install any anti-virus before activating. I read on some forums
> that
> causes trouble sometimes.
>
> "Franzie" wrote:
>
>> I get the error code 0x8004FC12
>> I did a system restore recently if that has anything to do with it. I
>> have
>> 24 days to activate and the product ID is not the one on my case.

No, I don't have any anti-virus software whatsoever.

"Nico_BE" wrote:

> Did you install any anti-virus before activating. I read on some forums that
> causes trouble sometimes.
>
> "Franzie" wrote:
>
> > I get the error code 0x8004FC12
> > I did a system restore recently if that has anything to do with it. I have
> > 24 days to activate and the product ID is not the one on my case.

I guess the server was down or something because it just worked.

Too bad this probably won't help all the blue screens I get.

Can anyone help me out with something else? After I did the system restore,
it seems like the stuff that was there wasn't deleted and I have 30GB of
space missing that is unaccounted for. Could this be due to blue screen
memory dumps also?

"Franzie" wrote:

> No, I don't have any anti-virus software whatsoever.
>
> "Nico_BE" wrote:
>
> > Did you install any anti-virus before activating. I read on some forums that
> > causes trouble sometimes.
> >
> > "Franzie" wrote:
> >
> > > I get the error code 0x8004FC12
> > > I did a system restore recently if that has anything to do with it. I have
> > > 24 days to activate and the product ID is not the one on my case.