re-instauling windows on dell pc? lost key code!!!?
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Yes you do! The only way to get a new code is to contact microsoft and you will need proof of purchase. They will send you the code for free. By the way, dont bother with other codes because it doesnt work that way! You might also contact Dell if its an OEM disk.
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i guess there is no way to unlock .you should re-install windows again.
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Re-Install Windows, this is the best way
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ok your laptop is booting into MSDOS, its an advanced startup option, when you first turn on the laptop look for a button that says advanced startup options, and select \nrun windows normally\n\nor just key in \n\nrun windows.exe
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You will not lose your saved filr by repairing window\n\nTry to repair it with the following steps\n\n\nMake sure the BIOS is set to boot from the CD (put the CD above the HD in the boot order) \nInsert the XP CD and boot to it \nWhen you see " To setup Windows XP now, press ENTER", go ahead and press ENTER \nYou will now see an option to repair Windows by pressing "R". Do not select this option - it will only take you to the Recovery Console which is not what we want to do. Instead, choose to continue the installation \nWhen you see the license agreement, press F8 to agree \nOn the next screen make sure your current XP installation is selected and then press "R" to repair XP \nAt this point XP will begin to install on top of itself, replacing damaged, missing or altered system files. Follow the instructions on the remaining screens to complete the Repair Install. It will look very much like a normal (new) OS installation.
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Do a search for "Windows Genuine Advantage crack" (quoting only the first three words).  You can remove a couple of registry keys, a couple of programs, and a couple of DLLs.  Some of those results will go so far as to give you "updated" versions of these files to restore your lost functionality.
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If you haven't got MSCONFIG, you can copy it from an XP machine to a Win2K machine and it works just fine.\n\nPut it in C:&#92;Windows&#92;System32 (or C:&#92;Winnt&#92;System32 depending on your Windows folder) and run it from the Run dialog.
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It depends on how you 're-installed' Windows.  If you did any of the following:\n\na) restored your OS using the Dell 'GHOST' image from CD that booted up and re-installed everything;\nb) inserted a Windows XP CD and during the installation did not choose to "Keep the current OS intact"\n\n...then you have probably already corrupted a good bit of anything that you have already had on the drive.  Anything else that you might want to recover could possibly be pieced together (from what can be found) by a computer forensics expert.
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You just need to boot from this disc and run a repair installation, and give it your new valid key code.  This should get you fixed up.\n\n~Kyle
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http://yanswers.blogspot.com/2006/10/windows-reinstallation.html
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reload it with a dell operating system disc
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Should have come with your software. Unless of course you bought a pirated copy :( I believe I read something about XP and future editions of Windows will be configured to become inoperable on the host computer if the key is entered into another computer (like if you buy a new computer and load your copy of xp on it, it will become inoperable on the old computer)
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it sounds like you are trying to 'UPGRADE' to win xp.\n\nThe PC is still trying to boot to the former OS it sounds like.\n\ninsert the XP disk, re-boot, make sure it is set to boot from CD.  When prompted to 'install' or 'repair', Press 'R' for repair.\n\nthen it will desplay 2 windows installations, press the number that corresponds to the XP installaton, then enter.\nit should then ask for the Administrator password, just press enter.\n\nat the dos prompt type: 'fixboot' (no quotes,) then enter\nit will ask you to confirm....say yes.\n\nwhen the prompt returns, type: 'fixmbr' (again, no quotes,) then enter.\nConfirm it again...yes\n\nremove the CD, type 'exit', then enter.\n\nThat should do it.
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you need to call Dell (They help you for free as long as its a Dell PC) its the software
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System Restore might work. I've never used it myself, but for XP, it can be found under the Start --> programs --> Accessories --> System Tools menu, and it's "wizard" based, so hopefully it's not *too* dangerous. :-) Bear in mind, though, that if you restore to an earlier state, you run the risk of losing anything else you've installed since then.\n\nAnother possible option: Did your computer come with a "restore" CD? Like, instead of a proper Windows CD, a lot of vendors give you a CD that will return your computer to the original factory configuration. You don't actually want to *do* that in this case, BUT, if your DVD decoder app was part of your PC's orginal configuration, it's *possible* that the CD might allow you to reinstall the individual application.
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Better re-install. Or restore system the easiest way.\n\nClick Start/Program/Accessories/System Tools/System Restore\nFollow guide line and you are done.\n\nThis the easiest and safest way if you want your PC back to previous settings.\n\nnihon94@yahoo.com
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formatt the whole thing and reinstall windows