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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Security and Administration / April 2004Hard Drive buggered - need to reinstall XP!?!?!? help!
Hi there can anyone help on following problem! : My hard drive recently went corrupt due to a win32 error, so I bought a new hard drive and installed it in my pc, tried to setup my copy of windows xp that i bought with the pc and input the product key I had for it - but it said that the code was no longer valid?! Can anyone advise me of how to make my code valid or do I have to contact Microsoft and get code reset? Am a relative novice at all this so apologies if this is a really dumb question. many thanks any help at all on this! cheers Dave Hi Dave Do you have an OEM version of XP? If so it will only install onto the original disk and can't be moved to another disk. How did a Win32 error physically damage the hard disk?  SignatureWill Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > Hi there can anyone help on following problem! : > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > cheers > Dave Well I think the girlfriend was being impatient with the system shutting down and just held the power button down to turn it off. This corrupted a file and now I can't get the PC to boot up - tried going in via XP boot but it ends up kicking me out with a RUNCHKDSK /F error. am completely stumped on what to do? Even when I try to run Windows XP on last Safe setting it kicks me out at the Windows XP think screen (the knight rider-esque green light!) cheers Will >-----Original Message----- >Hi Dave [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >. Hi Holding down the power button shouldn't have done that much damage - I do it quite often when I can't get any response from a PC - ****although a PC should not be shut down in that way****. Have you tried Last Known Good Configuration - keep tapping F8 after you reboot? If chkdsk on startup is rebooting, you may have to think about a 'Repair' install, which will mean that you will have to download and reinstall all Updates that are now on your system: "How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install" http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm SignatureWill Denny MS-MVP Windows Shell/User > Well I think the girlfriend was being impatient with the > system shutting down and just held the power button down [quoted text clipped - 45 lines] >> >>. Thanks Will, I have tried to start the repair XP function but it always stops me from doing so by bringing up a blue screen with the prompt to run CHKDSK /F and obviously can't run this unless I get into Windows! Have also tried last known good configuration and it just keeps on rebooting, gets to a point on the Windows XP think screen and just turns itself off. What is an OMC Xp disc? What is the best way forward? Many thanks for your help Will Dave >-----Original Message----- >Hi [quoted text clipped - 67 lines] > >. Hi Dave You've beaten me on OMC with reference to a Win XP disk. Where did you get it from? SignatureWill Denny MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User | Thanks Will, | [quoted text clipped - 98 lines] | > | >. Sorry Will, I meant OEM. I bought it from a distributor in the north of england who builds PC's and for optional charge you can buy XP with it and it comes loaded and you get the disc and code with the disc. >-----Original Message----- >Hi Dave [quoted text clipped - 109 lines] >Version: 6.0.661 / Virus Database: 424 - Release Date: 19/04/2004 >. Hi An OEM version will only perform a 'clean' install. i.e. all data will be erased when you use the disk. That is why you are being thrown out. I'm afraid that your girlfriend may very well have screwed (sic) your system up. Can you email me. SignatureWill Denny MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User | Sorry Will, I meant OEM. | [quoted text clipped - 139 lines] | 19/04/2004 | >. |
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