Re: Activating Windows XP
From: Arlene (ChoopiLoopi_at_netzero.net)
Date: 02/13/04
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Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 00:04:09 -0500
...Then why is that it still asks me to activate windows???
I neglected to mention that some of my programs are missing after he
reinstalled it, like media player and disc cleanup...I also can't seem to
get into the user account in the control panel....don't know what to do...
"Jerry" <NoSpamChiefZeke@MSN.com> wrote in message
news:utbughb8DHA.2656@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> When your 'friend' reinstalled Windows he eliminated all your stuff. It
will
> all have to be reinstalled.
>
> When he called Microsoft for the new number he activated it too - you
don't
> have to.
>
> In the future - keep little fingers far away from the computer's keyboard.
>
> "Arlene" <ChoopiLoopi@netzero.net> wrote in message
> news:uHz7okX8DHA.2308@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > I have a big problem. Here's how the story goes. Last Saturday, I was
> > turning on my computer as usual, when my 3 year old son came in and
> started
> > to touch the keyboard. I thought nothing would happen, as he usually
does
> > this whenever I am on the computer. The windows xp logo comes on then my
> > desktop wallpaper shows up. Afyer that, I noticed that all my program
> icons
> > where missing and the bottom taskbar was missing also. I checked to see
if
> > it was my monitor screen that was too small and hid the icons, but that
> > wasn't it. All I saw was the wallpaper. I tried turning off and on the
> > computer to see if that worked (I was praying to the lord almighty to
make
> > it work) but all I got was the wallpaper and nothing else. So I left it
at
> > that for the day.
> >
> > On Sunday, I took my computer to a friend of mine who said he knew how
to
> > fix the problem. What he did was reinstall windows xp. He called
Microsoft
> > and they gave him a new product id number so that it can be installed.
Now
> > my computer shows the icons and all, but I lost all of my personal
> > information, but that's not the worst problem. I noticed that I can't
seem
> > to get into media player and I can't seem to find the disc cleanup
> program.
> > I am also trying to find a way to activate windows (I think that is the
> > problem) but the window screen for that shows a blue screen and 2 little
> > boxes with a circle square and triangle in them, so I have no way of
> trying
> > to activate windows. Can anyone help me??? :-)
> >
> > Sorry for the long story, but I had to explain the whole situation.
Thanx
> in
> > advance! :-)
> >
> > Arlene
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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