a year ago i installed xp on my laptop with no problem. in august i installed sp2 with virtually no problem. my problem is when i was looking system info today for curiousity sake i noticed a new item: activation status with a value of activation impending, 30 days remaining. wtf? according to my books windows must be activated within thirty days or the earth will open up and swallow you whole. the only thing i have done recently is install a windows security update(actually 4) last week. my roommate installed sp2 at the same time and had the same updates installed last week but doesn't have the activation issue. i will keep an eye on this but in the meantime i thought that one of you guys might know whats up.

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