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Yes, Windows Firewall is enabled
Thank you for the page link, and for your and Derekimo's help. I will use this forum more often now; maybe I can avoid the kind of morass I find myself in now.
Apparently, I have a volume license. I found the worldwide activation centers, & since I'm an "existing customer', maybe I'll be able to get this OS activated today.
Yes, I found it, it's at: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/existing-customers/activation-centers.aspx
We've drawn a large crowd, haven't we? Maybe this will help others who have similar issues.
I've learned that if I call the Microsoft Activation number for the U.S., they will extend (or at least activate this OS) the number of times that I can install this program.
I'm going to mark this as being SOLVED, if you all don't mind. I need to get offline & call Microsoft.