answered 12/31/2009 It Said This Copy Of Windows Must Be Activated With Microsoft Before You Can Log In. How Can I Log In When I Can't Get On The Internet To Do So? If you click on [Activate] (or something similar, I can't remember the exact wording) you should see an option to activate by phone. This will give you a toll-free number to dial, and will display a code which you have to punch into the phone.