Error "Activate Windows cannot run because local scripting has been disabled".

When you click the Activate Windows link in the Start Menu, or run the command
oobe/msoobe /a from Start, RUN dialog, Windows Product Activation screen may not appear,
and the following error message is shown:

Activate Windows cannot run because local scripting has been disabled on this computer.
Scripting may have been disabled for virus prevention or as a security measure. Once
local scripting has been enabled, run Activate Windows again.



Resolution:

This happens if Active Scripting is disabled for the My Computer zone, as a security
measure. To enable the Activation wizard to run, you need to enable Active Scripting.
Follow this:

Type REGEDIT in Start, Run. Press Enter

Navigate to this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings
\ Zones \ 0

Double-click the value 1400 and set it's data to 0

If Security_HKLM_Only is enabled, you need to make the modification in this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Internet Settings
\ Zones \ 0


Double-click the value 1400 and set it's data to 0

Close Registry Editor