I'm finally upgrading to XP (SP3) to Win7. I have two hard drives on my computer.

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• I want to move my hard drive from a computer with a motherboard dead to a newer machine. The activation process for Windows XP SP3 failed.

  I want to move my hard drive from a computer with a motherboard dead to a newer machine.  The activation process failed.  How can I get the operating system XP Professional sp3 reactive?  I have the code original and other info.

  original title: Moving the death machine drive

  Hello CarrolScott,

  The activation problem arose because the hardware on your current computer does not match that of the hardware on the machine whose mother is dead.

  The best option for the reactivation is to use the telephone line. This, unfortunately, is automated and may refuse to turn on your system; However, don't despair just rest on the line after the automated atcivation crossed its procedure and you will be transferred to a real person. Tell this person you've done, and it should be able to help activate.

  See this link from my Web site: http://vistasupport.mvps.org/product_key_already_in_use.htm

  This forum post is my own opinion and does not necessarily reflect the opinion or the opinion of Microsoft, its employees or other MVPS.

  John Barnett MVP: Windows XP Expert associated with: Windows Expert - consumer: www.winuser.co.uk | vistasupport.mvps.org | xphelpandsupport.mvps.org | www.silversurfer-Guide.com

• Upgrade to Windows 10 after that I got my hard drive replaced

  Hello

  I have a Dell Inspiron 15R running Windows 10 I received through the upgrade process.

  Recently, he has developed some hard drive problems I went and got the hard drive changed but had to install windows 8 because it is the operating system it came with. So I very well, I'll go through the whole process again no problem.

  I spent a few hours trying to raise all the updates and then realized that there was none, so I downloaded the Windows 10 Upgrade Wizard and tried to go through but it gave me an error for "Operating system". It says "You need to activate Windows before upgrading".

  He said windows is activated but Activation details displays a 0xC004C003 error code. I looked at this community solutions to this and tried the phone activation process, but it says I could be victim of piracy of software through automated Messaging. Who has no sense because I was running the same copy before with my Microsoft ID and all.

  Why he thinks that the software can be hacked?

  What should I do now? It is ridiculous to force me to buy a new key. Why should I pay again for something I already own.

  If I've been duped by the store, I got my replaced hard drive so how can I restore my windows with my own key?

  Help, please!

  Thank you

  [A moderator has left your forum thread Win8 specific update to the assets of Win8 (etc) - specific forum for us.]

  I figured out how to get my key from the BIOS.

  Have you tried to activate (for example by telephone) with that key? -Online http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/24636-activate-windows-8-phone.html

  Here again, this page shows the 0xC004C003 error code means you will need to contact a Microsoft customer service representative.  YMMV

  How can I clean install windows without a disk?

  For Windows 8 (.1), see http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

  If you want to upgrade to Win10, there is a way to do it, too - but I think you would be better to remove your current installation of Win8 & running (i.e. activated & fully-patched - including get Windows installed 8.1) before worrying about the upgrade to Win10.

  PS: The guy 'at the store' caused these hassles. Maybe you should contact the store & gripe?

• I bought Lightroom 5 of B & H Photo a few months ago and since then have now upgraded computers. This new computer doesn't have a hard drive and I can't figure out how to download it on my new computer. I must not have created an Adobe account when I

  I bought Lightroom 5 of B & H Photo a few months ago and since then have now upgraded computers. This new computer doesn't have a hard drive and I can't figure out how to download it on my new computer. I must not have created an Adobe account when I initially purchased and downloaded on my other computer. How can I still download it if the serial number does not appear in my plans and products page? I still have the drive and everything that came with it.

  Hello

  Please download the Lightroom 5 application from the link below.

  http://prodesigntools.com/Lightroom-5-DDL-comparison-vs-LR4.html

  Serial number - please visit https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/find-your-serial-number.html

  Let us know if this helps!

  Kind regards

  Vivet

• Options to upgrade to internal hard drive on laptop computer dv2000t (installation problems)

  I need to replace a failed hard drive in my laptop dv2000t of 2006.  The drive I'm replacing was already a replacement car from the original 80 GB drive came with the laptop.  The first replacement 3 years ago (2008) was a 200 GB drive, which worked well for about 3 years.  But he just crashed (apparently).  I received warnings of imminent failure in 'Smart' car a week before, and then it finally is more start.  Subsequent tests on the extract disk show it as having failed in many sectors.

  I had no problem to order a spare for the first time in 2008, restore a backup image to original disk Acronis, installation, etc.  Everything went well in 2008.   So I assumed that all would be gone smoothly for yet another replacement and upgrade.

  In 2008, the drive I ordered was a W.D. (Western Digital, stick with the same brand as the original) disk SATA 2.5 inch 5400 RPM (200 GB).  It's a SATA (I) (1.5 Gbit/s interface).

  The first disc I ordered recently (March 2011) was a W.D 2.5 inch SATA II (3.0 Gbps interface) 500 GB 7200 RPM (from 'Black Scorpion' line of W.D.).   Got the disc image disc to it and she came to the laptop.  Unfortunately, at the start and after the screen BIOS, all I get is a black screen with a white cursor blinking fast at the top of the screen.  Apparently by car is not recognized by the computer?  Then I did some reading in some online forums and found some references on this laptop is made not with the capacity of disks more or 320 GB with 7200 RPM drives (because they're hotter than 5400 drives).  And finally, references to the SATA interface speed.  I ordered a 2nd drive, W.D "Scorpio Blue" line, this time above a 5400 RPM 320 GB drive (but still SATA II).  Same story, still does not work.  So I decided that maybe the question was the SATA speed.  So I found someone who still had a SATA plus old (1.5 Gbps) W.D. drive in stock.  It's a W.D. SATA 250 GB (no longer manufactured).  It should arrive in a few days - and I hope this one works!

  I would like to get some sort of confirmation on the white flashing cursor on the black screen at startup.  Is this typicalif the system could not find a bootable hard drive?  Also, is this SATA or SATA-II issue a probable cause of my problem?   I'm sure that there is nothing wrong with the new drives themselves and images restored on them, as readers will be installed them and available when I plug them in as external drives on my other computer.

  I was able to solve my hard drive installation problems.  It turns out that there is no problem with any of these new replacement discs, I ordered (thinking I had ordered some readers with the wrong specs).  It was a simple solution to the problem.  Restored readers were not start because there is no MBR (Master Boot Record) on the disks after restoring from disk images.

  I use Acronis True Image Home 2011 as my (backup) disk imaging software.  And I just did not understand how to restore properly backed up images on a new hard drive.  I had done everything right except that I had not checked the box to 'restore the MBR' - both do not understand what it was or what it means.  Once I checked this box and reimagee the new drive, it worked fine.

• How to get out a failed upgrade of El Capitan caused by the problems of hard drive space

  Upgrade to El Capitan on a MBAir (2010).  Upgrade failed near the end due to a problem of hard disk space.  Now stuck between choosing the language screen and the warning message upgrade and not can not go out to clear space on the hard drive.  Suggestions would be welcome.

  You are able to restart on your old system or you are unable to do so? You can start in the Recovery HD? You have a recent backup?

  If you are unable to start altogether due to lack of space, then you will be forced to erase the disk and restore of OS X from scratch.

  You can try to start HD recovery and to do this:

  Reinstall El Capitan without erasing the drive

  HD recovery start: restart the computer after the ring, press on and hold down the COMMAND and R until the menu screen appears.

  Repair the hard drive and permissions: at startup, select in the main menu disk utility. Repair hard disk and permissions as follows.

  When the recovery menu appears, select disk utility and press the continue button. Disk utility charges and select Macintosh HD entry indented from the list on the left.  Click first aid button in the toolbar. Wait until the operation is complete, then quit disk utility and return to the main menu.

  Reinstall OS X: Select reinstall OS X and click on the continue button.

  Note : You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest to use Ethernet if possible because it's three times faster than Wi - Fi and more reliable.

  
  

• Just upgraded from Vista to Windows 7. about 3 weeks hard drive later crashed.

  Replace hard drive crashed, installed Windows 7 downloaded disk, cannot activate with the key, as it is said that it was not for a clean install.  Do I have to re - load this awful Vista in order to use Windows 7 I bought?  I'd like to start without spoiling a new hard drive with Vista... so worried that the activation code will work anyway.

  Because it's a Win7 update, you will need a previous operating system already installed (Unlike earlier versions that have just asked a previous OS disk as evidence). Install Vista, then switch to Win7. You do not have to activate Vista to Win7 upgrade.
  There is a lot of work, but all this could have been avoided with a disk image of your drive hard until it crashed. Once you're done to make your PC as you want, you might want to look into it on a regular basis. Taken from my bacon out of the fire a few times :-)

  SC Tom

• SP3 and the files on external hard drive history ignores certain files.

  SP3 and the history of files on external hard drive seems to ignore certain files.  All this experience?  I need to know why. Is weird.

  Hi Ellie,

  Thanks for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

  I'm sorry to know that you are unable to copy all the files saved on the history of files on Surface Pro 3. Don't worry, will help you with the question.

  1. What files he jumps?
  2. You get the error message?

  You can check out the link below and check if it helps.

  Back up photos, documents and other:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/surface/en-us/support/music-photos-and-video/back-up-photos-documents-and-more

  What happens if something is wrong in the history of the files?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/what-something-goes-wrong-file-history

  I hope this helps to solve the issue. If the problem persists, get back to us. We will be happy to help you.

• Upgrade the PC 11-h110ca x 2 HP Pavilion hard drive

  I got a HP Pavilion PC 11 - h110ca x 2 of my wife for my birthday, in any case, at the time I installed windows8 and did all the updates, I have 14 concert gave the 64 GB SSD.

  I was wondering if I could upgrade to a 256GB SSD, so what do or how do I do this?

  Thank you

  Chuck ben abda

  Hey @ChuckBattams,

  Welcome to the forums of HP.

  I understand that you have questions about upgrading the size of SSD in your laptop Pavilion x 2.

  The phone supports up to 128 GB SATA SSD m2. Note that a SATA m2 is slimmer that a portable player standard as it should adapt to the passage of the computer Tablet laptop beware therefore looking for an upgrade. The laptop should theoretically work with a larger SSD, but I can only confirm that he will work with up to 128 GB as shown in the guide of your device.

  You can see detailed instructions on the replacement of the SSD on page 44 here: PC HP Pavilion 11 x 2 - Maintenance and Service of Guide.

  Note the part number 742736-001 listed for the 128 m 2 GB SATA drive.

  I hope this helps.

• Upgrade with the SSD, the recovery on the old HARD drive partition

  Hi, I would like to upgrade my W530 with SSD. What should I do to have work Pre-boot recovery with recovery partition the disk of HARD now at this time while the system would be the new SSD? Is this possible? BTW, I am considering between mSATA and SSD 2.5 "for windows. Which should I choose? I have to admit mSATA is more convenient for me.

  Thanks in advance!

  > recovery partition? I don't want to move on SSD

  You can skip it when you perform the cloning.

  > What about pre-seed recovery? It will work even if I copy the recovery on the SSD partition?

  The presence of a recovery partition valid on the active drive (which is the new SSD, in your case) is required for recovery on-site work. So, if this feature is important to you, you should go back to the first question above.

  If you have not made your purchase, you should take a close look at the M4 Crucial mSATA SSD 128 GB. Just a suggestion.

• After the upgrade to windows 10 my DVD player and second HARD drive is not recognized

  Hello.

  I upgraded my laptop - Acer Aspire 7552 G - 10 Windows Home and now my DVD player and the second HARD disk is not recognized by the system. In Device Manager, the material is indicated under "Unknown devices" and I tried almost everrything and searched for a solution in-house. Hope that there is someone who has a solution to this.

  Key of the Windows logo + x
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  If the yellow exclamation mark or unknow device is present
  Double click on it
  Choose the tab "Details".
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• Computer has crashed, but cannot use upgrade to Windows 7-32 bit installation disc as hard drive lacks capacity

  How to format the drive? ... I can get to a command prompt... but it doesn't work because it does not recognize the drive C, I am also afraid that the upgrade disk will need some remains of Vista.  Is there a work around?  Help, please.  Cannot boot mode safe either.

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• I can no longer import clips for my external drives... final cut gives me the ability to import on my hard drive... you just buy a new drive for G and I have the same problem

  I used to be able to import clips on my external drive of G and change events I had saved on the drive, but this problem started after I tried to import video from a camcorder sony I had connected the G drive.  Now when I try to import the clips, it don't give me the possibility to choose one of my records G, I can only import directly on my hard drive.  I can't open the previous events I backed up on my external drives.

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• HARD drive and memory upgrade on the Satellite P200 - 17 c

  Hello

  I own Satellite P200 17 c. My current memory is DDR2 PC2-5300 2 GB. I would like to upgrade to DDR2 PC2 - 6400 4 GB of ram. I can do and it's going to be some speed improvements, if I update to PC2-6400 PC2-5300 instead?

  I have 2 hard drives on my P200 17 c. 2 x 100 GB. I want to upgrade one of these two HD ranging from 100 GB to 320 GB 5400 RPM. can I do this? and it'll be a difference if I update with HD who has 7200 RPM?

  Thank you

  First of all: your machine is able to handle a maximum capacity of 4 GB RAM, but please be aware that you won´t be able to use all of the 4 GB due to some limitations of the chipset that are explained in the following article: http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB82022E0000R01.htm

  Regarding the speed of module: chipset specifications are defined for PC5300, so it will not improve your speed when you install faster modules.

  If you want to upgrade your hard drive then do as you like, because it shouldn´t be any restrictions, you can install a drive with 7200 RPM with a slower.

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• Portege M400 - upgrade HARD drive protection and vibration

  I think the upgrade from 80 GB to 500 GB HARD drive, but I was wondering how this affects the protection against vibration - I should get a player that has not integrated it and the new disc will have the same protection against vibrations the original - that is I presume the protection mechanism is outside the drive and just parks the drive head when it detects a movement.

  ... actually looks that most have detection of shock, I'll go with a Toshiba drive because it stresses peace.

  Hey Buddy!

  Hmm... First of all I'm not sure if a 500 GB will work in your laptop if only 80 GB HARD drive is installed. I m also asks that you need as much disk space in a laptop. For example, 160 or 250 GB is enough for me because I store most of my data on s to external HARD disk or DVD.
  Let me give you a little advice: in this case I'm going to my local computer store and talk with the seller which HARD disk, it can recommend. After that, I was able to test the HARD drive in a computer store and, for example, it doesn't work, you can buy a new one. Who is really nice and it should be possible in most computer stores. ;)

  Regarding your question of vibration and shock protection, I think that a new drive HARD doesn't affect this feature because they don t have such a feature built-in so it makes no difference what HARD drive you buy.

  Good luck!