Re: Activating Windows XP

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From: Arlene (ChoopiLoopi_at_netzero.net)
Date: 02/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:49:55 -0500

Thanx...I might just do that. :-)

Arlene

"D.Currie" <dmbcurrie.nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c0htod$17mput$1@ID-193095.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Depending on what your "friend" did when he reinstalled Windows, he might
> have deleted all of your stuff, thus you would need to reinstall all of
it.
>
> You're the only one who knows what you used to have and what's missing
now,
> and your friend is the only one who knows what he did to the computer.
> Either bring it back to your friend to fix it better (which may not be a
> good idea considering how well it's gone so far) or maybe take it to a
shop
> and have them fix it.
>
> "Arlene" <ChoopiLoopi@netzero.net> wrote in message
> news:OS3EZ7e8DHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > ...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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