Using Win XP on my computer. I've just had a failure of my graphics card and had to replace it. At the same time, we added additional memory and a new power supply.
Now I am getting an error message from Windows that says:
"Since windows was installed on this computer the hardware has changed significantly. Windows must be reactivated within 3 days. Do you wish to reactivate now?"
However, when I try to reactivate, the reactivation fails with error:
DLL C:\Windows\system32\oobe\MSOBWEB.DLL is not a valid windows image. Please check against your installation diskett.
I have followed all the steps I found here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307890/en-us with no luck
Here are the results from the MGADIAG tool:
Diagnostic Report (1.9.0027.0):
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Windows Validation Data-->
Validation Status: Not Activated
Validation Code: 1
Cached Validation Code: N/A
Windows Product Key: *****-*****-Q62RT-2RFQ7-97CMJ
Windows Product Key Hash: Q2BOUKiWOArReg0+ns0DK5jLej4=
Windows Product ID: 76477-OEM-2143173-63587
Windows Product ID Type: 3
Windows License Type: OEM System Builder
Windows OS version: 5.1.2600.2.00010300.3.0.hom
ID: {B95A266B-4827-423C-AC82-FA0157210189}(3)
Is Admin: Yes
TestCab: 0x0
LegitcheckControl ActiveX: Registered, 1.7.36.0
Signed By: Microsoft
Product Name: N/A
Architecture: N/A
Build lab: N/A
TTS Error: N/A
Validation Diagnostic: 025D1FF3-364-800706be_025D1FF3-229-800706be_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-258-3
Resolution Status: N/A
Vista WgaER Data-->
ThreatID(s): N/A
Version: N/A
Windows XP Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
File Exists: No
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaTray.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
WgaLogon.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Notifications Data-->
Cached Result: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Version: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAExec.exe Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGAAddin.dll Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
OGA Data-->
Office Status: 109 N/A
OGA Version: N/A, 0x80070002
Signed By: N/A, hr = 0x80070002
Office Diagnostics: B4D0AA8B-543-80070002_025D1FF3-364-800706be_025D1FF3-229-800706be_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-258-3
Browser Data-->
Proxy settings: N/A
User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 8.0; Win32)
Default Browser: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
Download signed ActiveX controls: Prompt
Download unsigned ActiveX controls: Disabled
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Allowed
Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: Disabled
Allow scripting of Internet Explorer Webbrowser control: Disabled
Active scripting: Allowed
Script ActiveX controls marked as safe for scripting: Allowed
File Scan Data-->
Other data-->
Office Details: <GenuineResults><MachineData><UGUID>{B95A266B-4827-423C-AC82-FA0157210189}</UGUID><Version>1.9.0027.0</Version><OS>5.1.2600.2.00010300.3.0.hom</OS><Architecture>x32</Architecture><PKey>*****-*****-*****-*****-97CMJ</PKey><PID>76477-OEM-2143173-63587</PID><PIDType>3</PIDType><SID>S-1-5-21-1214440339-299502267-725345543</SID><SYSTEM><Manufacturer>Gigabyte
Technology Co., Ltd.</Manufacturer><Model>X48T-DQ6</Model></SYSTEM><BIOS><Manufacturer>Award Software International, Inc.</Manufacturer><Version>F4</Version><SMBIOSVersion major="2" minor="4"/><Date>20080306000000.000000+000</Date></BIOS><HWID>08153AF70184DA79</HWID><UserLCID>0409</UserLCID><SystemLCID>0409</SystemLCID><TimeZone>Eastern
Standard Time(GMT-05:00)</TimeZone><iJoin>0</iJoin><SBID><stat>3</stat><msppid></msppid><name></name><model></model></SBID><OEM/><GANotification/></MachineData><Software><Office><Result>109</Result><Products/><Applications/></Office></Software></GenuineResults>
Licensing Data-->
N/A
Windows Activation Technologies-->
N/A
HWID Data-->
N/A
OEM Activation 1.0 Data-->
BIOS string matches: yes
Marker string from BIOS: 14370:SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP|14370:SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP|14370:SYNNEX TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP
Marker string from OEMBIOS.DAT: N/A, hr = 0x80004005
OEM Activation 2.0 Data-->
N/A
Please help!!
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Resolved this issue myself with complete reinstall of Windows and all my software. 5 years worth of
updates and 2 weeks of work to update all my software. Sure wish there had been a better answer but
for me this is what it took. Still working to get things back to where I need them.
