Subject: XP Pro Activation After Windows Update - Error Code 0x800

After connecting to windows update the other evening and downloading WGA &
IE7 along with other updates my computer asked me to activate windows when it
re-started.

It could not connect to the internet now for some reason so I used telephone
activation.

I then typed in the activation code and the computer returned error code:
Problem with Windows Activation : Error Code 0x8004050a and computer logs me
out.

When checking through "Windows Update.log" it seems to keep finding 3
persisted download jobs. Finding 15 and restoring them failing on the
following :

Service: Warning: GetUserTokenFromSessionId failed with Error 800704dd for
Session 0 and keeps looping through this until the reported failure above.

Please don't give me the following advice :

1. Contact MS - As I've got a support number and they have pointed me here
or KB.

2. Try starting in safe mode - I've tried that but it still asks for
activation

3. Re-Installing XP Pro - For some reason it will not start my XP Pro disk
even with the 1st boot device set to CD-ROM. It does start up my old laptops
XP Home Edition disk thus allowing me to go into Restore but even though I
did create a restore point prior to updating cannot get rstrui.exe to run.

4. Try posting on WGA forum - They claim the problem is nothing to do with
them. Although there are similar posts going back 10 months there.

5. Try posting in IE7 forum - same as answer 4 above.

6. Tell me to install XP Home then run the XP Pro as I've acquired mutiple
devices since buying this laptop 5 years ago and don't want to re-load all
the drivers.

7. My copy of windows XP Pro is genuine. I do have a COE.

8. The computer had been running quite happily for the last 5 years before
this set of updates.

To add to the below the final message before hanging is DnldMgr : FATAL : DM
: CBitsJob:: SetCallBackHanlder: SetNotifyInterface failed with 0x80080008

"Flash999" wrote:

> After connecting to windows update the other evening and downloading WGA &
> IE7 along with other updates my computer asked me to activate windows when it
> re-started.
>
> It could not connect to the internet now for some reason so I used telephone
> activation.
>
> I then typed in the activation code and the computer returned error code:
> Problem with Windows Activation : Error Code 0x8004050a and computer logs me
> out.
>
> When checking through "Windows Update.log" it seems to keep finding 3
> persisted download jobs. Finding 15 and restoring them failing on the
> following :
>
> Service: Warning: GetUserTokenFromSessionId failed with Error 800704dd for
> Session 0 and keeps looping through this until the reported failure above.
>
> Please don't give me the following advice :
>
> 1. Contact MS - As I've got a support number and they have pointed me here
> or KB.
>
> 2. Try starting in safe mode - I've tried that but it still asks for
> activation
>
> 3. Re-Installing XP Pro - For some reason it will not start my XP Pro disk
> even with the 1st boot device set to CD-ROM. It does start up my old laptops
> XP Home Edition disk thus allowing me to go into Restore but even though I
> did create a restore point prior to updating cannot get rstrui.exe to run.
>
> 4. Try posting on WGA forum - They claim the problem is nothing to do with
> them. Although there are similar posts going back 10 months there.
>
> 5. Try posting in IE7 forum - same as answer 4 above.
>
> 6. Tell me to install XP Home then run the XP Pro as I've acquired mutiple
> devices since buying this laptop 5 years ago and don't want to re-load all
> the drivers.
>
> 7. My copy of windows XP Pro is genuine. I do have a COE.
>
> 8. The computer had been running quite happily for the last 5 years before
> this set of updates.
>

Error messages that you may receive when you try to download and install
updates from the Windows Update Web site, from the Microsoft Update Web
site, or from a WSUS server: "0x800704DD," "0x80240020," or both:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910341

Make sure you called the right phone number:

Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.

• US:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• CA:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• UK:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• AU:
http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131

• Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Flash999 wrote:
> After connecting to windows update the other evening and downloading WGA &
> IE7 along with other updates my computer asked me to activate windows when
> it re-started.
>
> It could not connect to the internet now for some reason so I used
> telephone
> activation.
>
> I then typed in the activation code and the computer returned error code:
> Problem with Windows Activation : Error Code 0x8004050a and computer logs
> me
> out.
>
> When checking through "Windows Update.log" it seems to keep finding 3
> persisted download jobs. Finding 15 and restoring them failing on the
> following :
>
> Service: Warning: GetUserTokenFromSessionId failed with Error 800704dd for
> Session 0 and keeps looping through this until the reported failure above.
>
> Please don't give me the following advice :
>
> 1. Contact MS - As I've got a support number and they have pointed me here
> or KB.
>
> 2. Try starting in safe mode - I've tried that but it still asks for
> activation
>
> 3. Re-Installing XP Pro - For some reason it will not start my XP Pro disk
> even with the 1st boot device set to CD-ROM. It does start up my old
> laptops
> XP Home Edition disk thus allowing me to go into Restore but even though I
> did create a restore point prior to updating cannot get rstrui.exe to run.
>
> 4. Try posting on WGA forum - They claim the problem is nothing to do with
> them. Although there are similar posts going back 10 months there.
>
> 5. Try posting in IE7 forum - same as answer 4 above.
>
> 6. Tell me to install XP Home then run the XP Pro as I've acquired mutiple
> devices since buying this laptop 5 years ago and don't want to re-load all
> the drivers.
>
> 7. My copy of windows XP Pro is genuine. I do have a COE.
>
> 8. The computer had been running quite happily for the last 5 years before
> this set of updates.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Error messages that you may receive when you try to download and install
> updates from the Windows Update Web site, from the Microsoft Update Web
> site, or from a WSUS server: "0x800704DD," "0x80240020," or both:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910341
>
> Make sure you called the right phone number:
>
> Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
> Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
> e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.
>
> • US:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • CA:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • UK:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • AU:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
> Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> Flash999 wrote:
> > After connecting to windows update the other evening and downloading WGA &
> > IE7 along with other updates my computer asked me to activate windows when
> > it re-started.
> >
> > It could not connect to the internet now for some reason so I used
> > telephone
> > activation.
> >
> > I then typed in the activation code and the computer returned error code:
> > Problem with Windows Activation : Error Code 0x8004050a and computer logs
> > me
> > out.
> >
> > When checking through "Windows Update.log" it seems to keep finding 3
> > persisted download jobs. Finding 15 and restoring them failing on the
> > following :
> >
> > Service: Warning: GetUserTokenFromSessionId failed with Error 800704dd for
> > Session 0 and keeps looping through this until the reported failure above.
> >
> > Please don't give me the following advice :
> >
> > 1. Contact MS - As I've got a support number and they have pointed me here
> > or KB.
> >
> > 2. Try starting in safe mode - I've tried that but it still asks for
> > activation
> >
> > 3. Re-Installing XP Pro - For some reason it will not start my XP Pro disk
> > even with the 1st boot device set to CD-ROM. It does start up my old
> > laptops
> > XP Home Edition disk thus allowing me to go into Restore but even though I
> > did create a restore point prior to updating cannot get rstrui.exe to run.
> >
> > 4. Try posting on WGA forum - They claim the problem is nothing to do with
> > them. Although there are similar posts going back 10 months there.
> >
> > 5. Try posting in IE7 forum - same as answer 4 above.
> >
> > 6. Tell me to install XP Home then run the XP Pro as I've acquired mutiple
> > devices since buying this laptop 5 years ago and don't want to re-load all
> > the drivers.
> >
> > 7. My copy of windows XP Pro is genuine. I do have a COE.
> >
> > 8. The computer had been running quite happily for the last 5 years before
> > this set of updates.
>
>

i have the same message,have been unable to find a fix anywhere,now have no
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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Error messages that you may receive when you try to download and install
> updates from the Windows Update Web site, from the Microsoft Update Web
> site, or from a WSUS server: "0x800704DD," "0x80240020," or both:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910341
>
> Make sure you called the right phone number:
>
> Free unlimited installation and compatibility support is available for
> Windows XP, but only for Service Pack 3 (SP3), until 14 Apr-09. Chat and
> e-mail support is available only in the United States and Canada.
>
> • US:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • CA:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • UK:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • AU:
> http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...3&gprid=522131
>
> • Other: http://support.microsoft.com/oas/def...spx?gprid=1173 | select
> Windows XP | select Windows XP Service Pack 3
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
>
> Flash999 wrote:
> > After connecting to windows update the other evening and downloading WGA &
> > IE7 along with other updates my computer asked me to activate windows when
> > it re-started.
> >
> > It could not connect to the internet now for some reason so I used
> > telephone
> > activation.
> >
> > I then typed in the activation code and the computer returned error code:
> > Problem with Windows Activation : Error Code 0x8004050a and computer logs
> > me
> > out.
> >
> > When checking through "Windows Update.log" it seems to keep finding 3
> > persisted download jobs. Finding 15 and restoring them failing on the
> > following :
> >
> > Service: Warning: GetUserTokenFromSessionId failed with Error 800704dd for
> > Session 0 and keeps looping through this until the reported failure above.
> >
> > Please don't give me the following advice :
> >
> > 1. Contact MS - As I've got a support number and they have pointed me here
> > or KB.
> >
> > 2. Try starting in safe mode - I've tried that but it still asks for
> > activation
> >
> > 3. Re-Installing XP Pro - For some reason it will not start my XP Pro disk
> > even with the 1st boot device set to CD-ROM. It does start up my old
> > laptops
> > XP Home Edition disk thus allowing me to go into Restore but even though I
> > did create a restore point prior to updating cannot get rstrui.exe to run.
> >
> > 4. Try posting on WGA forum - They claim the problem is nothing to do with
> > them. Although there are similar posts going back 10 months there.
> >
> > 5. Try posting in IE7 forum - same as answer 4 above.
> >
> > 6. Tell me to install XP Home then run the XP Pro as I've acquired mutiple
> > devices since buying this laptop 5 years ago and don't want to re-load all
> > the drivers.
> >
> > 7. My copy of windows XP Pro is genuine. I do have a COE.
> >
> > 8. The computer had been running quite happily for the last 5 years before
> > this set of updates.
>
>

Buy a wig?

Begin your own new thread about your computer & problem instead of hijacking
someone else's thread from two years ago?


rhys wrote:
> i have the same message,have been unable to find a fix anywhere,now have
> no
> hair exc