Error Code 0x800703e7 in Windows XP

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Microsoft enforces a Windows Product Activation (WPA) as an anti-piracy measure for use of Windows XP. It ensures that Windows XP installation is limited to only a single machine. Once installed, you must activate Windows XP within 30 days or else the installation will become unusable. At subsequent boots of activating Windows XP, the system checks to see if WPA is still running. But if you find Windows XP giving errors that it cannot correctly check the license key of Windows XP, one of the possible reasons could be file system corruption. Since your data becomes inaccessible, you should use your last data backup to completely restore the lost information. However, in case of backup issues (for example it is corrupted, not updated or absent), you need to use data recovery software.

You might receive the below error message when trying to start a Windows XP-based computer:

“A problem is preventing Windows from accurately checking the license for this computer. Error code: 0x800703e7”

Furthermore, you cannot access the stored data.

Cause

The file system of your hard disk is corrupted. It prevents Windows license from being recognized by the system.

Solution

To fix file system corruption, consider following these methods:

• You should run Chkdsk command to detect and repair file system corruption. Chskdsk is the command-line tool that checks file system for integrity and fixes several logical file system errors.

• If Chkdsk cannot correct file system corruption issues, reformat the hard drive as the last resort. File system contains metadata information of all the files and folders that are present on disk. So, when you reformat the hard drive, system loses the capability to locate this data and hence all the data seems to be deleted. So, you should use your recent data backup to restore lost information. But if you find backup giving errors, scan the affected disk using powerful disk recovery applications.

Data recovery software are advanced tools built to use scanning algorithms for lost data. Besides basic recovery functionalities, they provide you interactive interface, non-destructive recovery and effective options to enhance recovery results.