Windows XP sp1 activation after updates

I have WinXP sp1 home OEM edition and have been downloading updates and
installing these with no problems until now. But if I now download the latest
updates from MS and install them, after I restart my computer the activation
box appears saying that I have 30 days left to activate. When I try to
activate over the net or the telephone it doesn't work. so I have had to do a
system restore to switch off the activation. Has anyone else been having this
problem?

Reboot to Safe Mode:
Reboot tapping F8 each second.
Select Safe Mode at the menu

Start/Run
Type "regsvr32.exe regwizc.dll" ENTER
Type "regsvr32.exe licdll.dll" ENTER

Reboot.
Activate again
Reboot

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"Tearing_MrX" <> wrote in message
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>I have WinXP sp1 home OEM edition and have been downloading updates and
> installing these with no problems until now. But if I now download the
> latest
> updates from MS and install them, after I restart my computer the
> activation
> box appears saying that I have 30 days left to activate. When I try to
> activate over the net or the telephone it doesn't work. so I have had to
> do a
> system restore to switch off the activation. Has anyone else been having
> this
> problem?