Error code 0x80090006
Hey all, I have spent 3 weeks constantly trying to fix this issue, i am using XP Home edition, I have installed OS Director on a fresh operating system ie C drive, partioned a new drive eg D, then created a new OS on it, everything works fine untill i start loading software, then i get this error when trying to boot the original C drive;
"A problem is preventing windows from accurately checking the license for the computer error code 0x80090006"
then it will not let me in at all, the only way to recover the problem is to do a fresh install...driving me nuts lol...I have tried page 67 user guide;
1. Select Tools -> Options -> General options and flag Yes, protect folders.
2. In the active operating system’s Properties, select Folders and enable the restoring of each system folder's content at system start — see Folders (p. 61).
3. After that, system files and folders of an existing operating system will be stored in the BOOTWIZ folder and made inaccessible for other operating systems installed.
4. Reboot the machine to finish the configuration.
5. Start installing a new operating system in the ordinary way from a CD/DVD or from under Windows.
This still gives me the issue, any ideas anyone? :-)
Is XP the "new OS" or is it a newer version of Windows?
Try not to use the File/Folder Protection feature of OSS. It's a disaster waiting to happen.
When you install the new OS, are you letting the installer do a quick format of the destination partition? This can often help with various Windows problems that may occur due to any DD formatting issues.
In addition, make sure that the new Windows partition is set Active and showing as C: to the installer before you install it.
Hey m8, yes both drives are set to active, I have a fresh install of each windows xp home edition, I have formatted the drives fully before install, but still keep getting the conflict error :-(
Is it possible to load 2 versions of Xp home edition? i have not found any tutorials or info on sites such as you tube :-(
It should be possible.
The error message makes me think that something isn't quite right with how the drive letters are. Windows is looking in the wrong place or unable to access the correct place.
You could try hiding any other Windows partitions when installing the new one. You would need to do this with OSS or another partitioning program if you're not comfortable jumping through the hoops to do it with DD 11 Home.
The basic steps would be:
- Hide any existing Windows partitions. Do this outside of Windows (booted to a CD, for example).
- Set the new Windows partition Active. The partition should be Primary and on the booting drive.
- Boot to the Windows installation CD and install to the new partition. Let the installer do a quick format as part of the install.
- Finish the installation and reboot several times to verify everything is working correctly.
- Configure the boot manager to enable booting between the operating systems.