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• I lost my product key of Windows XP. I had to wipe my hard drive due to the virus, and now I can't activate Windows because I lost the key.

  I lost my product key. I had to wipe my hard drive due to the virus and I installed win xp pro back. now, I can not activate my copy. This is the disc that came with the computer. its windows xp pro sp/2 from dell. I've tried everything I know using keyfinders and research on the disk. the keyfinders and drive both will eventually go wrong. What can I do next?

  original title: lost product key

  Hello

  Contact Microsoft telephone support on this.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/contactus

  For more information visit: How to replace Microsoft or hardware, packs software service to order and replace product manuals

• How can I boot from the Windows 7 Installation CD so that I can reformat the hard drive before reinstalling Windows 7?

  How can I boot from the Windows 7 Installation CD so that I can reformat the hard drive before reinstalling Windows 7?  I have already reinstalled Windows 7 from the CD, but that has not solved my problems.  When I put the factory CD in my CD player, it won't always boot from the CD.  When I put my Windows 7 Ultimate CD in the CD drive, it doesn't always start from the CD.         I realize that the reformatting is not always necessary, but I caught a few viruses (despite anti-virus running) and I need to start with a clean hard drive.

  On Friday, January 9, 2015 14:30:32 + 0000, BlueKodak wrote:

  How can I boot from the Windows 7 Installation CD so that I can reformat the hard drive before reinstalling Windows 7?  I have already reinstalled Windows 7 from the CD, but that has not solved my problems.  When I put the factory CD in my CD player, it won't always boot from the CD.  When I put my Windows 7 Ultimate CD in the CD drive, it doesn't always start from the CD.

  You must go into the BIOS and change the boot on CD order
  first push.

  How to get into your BIOS? It is not dependent on Windows, but on what he
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  BIOS before Windows begins to start. A common method is to press
  the key delete when you turn on first, but this is not necessarily true
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  There is often a message here to tell you what to do. If this is not the case, check
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• Remove the hard drive before sending for maintenance?

  Hi all, I'm somewhat new, so I hope that people can help me with this.

  My T400 mother board seems to be dead, which means I can't use the laptop at all. I called Lenovo service center and they told me to post my laptop for them (my warranty is still valid).

  However, I realized later that it was the small matter of trust all my data for them, so I called again to ask. A different operator recommended that I have remove all the hard drive before you post the phone for them. That's what I intend to do, but I forgot to ask if it was OK to remove the disk hard when there is a motherboard problem.

  Is it?

  No it will work as it did you do not have to do anything, it will have the same serial number of the system but have different material serial number

• Can I clean the hard drive before installing Windows Dell & as I've heard doesent clean properly. And how to clean the drive of DART?

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  Bert Pooler

  Yes, you can restore the State as it was when new...

  Your computer is equipped with a recovery instead of disk partition...

  This is how the recovery partition is accessible to most popular brands...

  For Dell, press CTRL + F11 directly after switching on the device

  You may need to try several times to get everything above to work. If after several attempts, you have no chance, or the machine indicates that there is no recovery partition, your only option is to contact the computer manufacturer and ask for the model recovery discs...

  After the reset, you should get all the updates from Windows Update EXCEPT for hardware devices. Then, you install a good antivirus. ONLY AFTER you have done this, if you replace the stuff of backups or install anything else.

• I had to wipe my hard drive and reinstall the system. Now Adobe seems not to have an account of my purchased program.

  I had to wipe my hard drive and reinstall my system ios. I logged into Adobe After to get my programs, but they have no record of buy me something with them. How can I reinstall my programs?

  you just need your order number and the installation files.

  Available downloadable Setup files:

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  • Captivate: 8 | 7 | 6 | 5.5, 5 | 1
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  • Contribute: CS5 | CS4, CS3 | 3,2
  • FrameMaker: 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7.2
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  Download and installation help links Adobe

  Help download and installation to Prodesigntools links can be found on the most linked pages.  They are essential; especially steps 1, 2 and 3.  If you click on a link that does not have these listed steps, open a second window by using the link to Lightroom 3 to see these "important Instructions".

• Hello. Hard drive of my computer totally crashed & I had to wipe my hard drive. I wasn't able to log out of my apps for the creation of clouds which my wife has 2 licenses for us. Can someone please explain the process to re download these apps please

  Hello. Hard drive of my computer totally crashed & I had to wipe my hard drive. I wasn't able to log out of my apps for the creation of clouds which my wife has 2 licenses for us. Can someone please explain the process to re download these apps please? Thank you..

  Hello

  Please refer to the help documents below to download the application Adobe CC:

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  Download, install, update or uninstall applications

  Kind regards

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• I can't delete some folders on my destop (copied from an external hard drive before) error: it is no longer on C/user/peter/destop.

  I can't delete some folders on my destop (copied from an external hard drive before).

  is what I do to delete the folder: right-click on the folder, confirm with Yes. then the message: this item is not found. It is no longer on C/user/peter/destop.
  Try again and again and again...

  Hi 1234mueller,

  Method 1: Run the fixit available in the links below and check if that makes a difference-Worth to try
  Diagnose and repair Windows files and folders problems automatically
  Difficulty of broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks

  
  Note: Fixit would attempt to recover bad sectors on the hard disk, in the course of this process there are chances of DATA loss from that particular area.

  Method 2: You can follow the steps mentioned in the link below

  Why-cant-I-delete-a-file-or-folder

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• Formatting the HARD drive before doing a clean install.

  I will do a clean install with my windows Visa but first told me to format my hard drive. Is that when you go to computer management > disk management, but then I have no idea what to do? It says Disk 0, and then Compaq and recovery. Laughing out loud.

  Tuesday, June 26, 2012 20:11:07 + 0000, Canucksftw wrote:

  Thanks for your reply :) So basically I am following the steps in cleaning a compromised system, because that's what another MVP said that my problems with Windows updates and so on were probably the effects of a hijackware infection. It said to format my hard drive and then do a clean install of Vista,

  I do not know you said that, but it is wrong or you
  misunderstood him. When you perform a new installation, you start from the
  Windows DVD, then follow the prompts. It starts by formatting the drive
  for you, then there is no need to do first.

  and since my system did not come with the CD of Vista from the window I have to do by the Compaq recovery Partition.

  And if you do that, it also begins by formatting the drive for
  you.

  And by the way, your system is almost certainly with instructions on
  How to burn this on a DVD recovery partition and you should
  certainly doing this before you start. You don't want to wipe that
  partition without burning to a DVD first.

  I don't know exactly what I should do when it said to format my hard drive. It won't replace anything, which means getting rid of the previous things?

  Yes, it deletes everything on the disc. So make sure that, before
  from, save you on external support all important files for you.

  Because I don't want to do a clean install, then update all and then see my computer is still messed up.

  That's highly unlikely. But (and this is a big but) If you had "dirtied".
  to the top"by something you did, there is a good chance that you will make the
  same thing again and get 'messed up' all over again. It is one of
  the main reasons according to formatting and reinstalling Windows is
  usually a bad approach to solving a problem; It is best to find
  This is what the problem is, and what it, so that you don't make the
  same thing in the future.

  One last point: after the new installation, you will need to
  Restore the backup that you made your files and reinstall all your
  applications of their original medium.

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• clean the hard drive before getting rid of pc (Windows XP)

  I'm upgrading to dispose of my old pc.

  I want to format the c drive to delete all data, etc. (if this is the way to do?)

  Would appeciate of help there

  Hello

  To be sure to remove all the data files, and then run a shredder on the free space. Then put it and if you want
  Re - install Windows or leave the field blank. (Data can be retrieved from just a format, although it is expensive).

  CCleaner has the ability to erase free space.

  CCleaner - free - download of Piriform or FileHippo (below the offer costs).

  CCleaner is our system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your
  system - allowing Windows to run faster and free up valuable disk space. It also cleans
  traces of your activities online such as your Internet history. In addition, it contains a fully featured
  registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and
  contains NO Spyware or Adware! -Includes the reader - wiper (Tools - wiper Drive), which has different
  levels of wiping securiity of free space or the whole disc.
  http://www.Piriform.com/ccleaner/download

  Forums - help for CCleaner here
  http://Forum.Piriform.com/

  You can try this or similar utilities.

  Destructive PC is a software removal and data file shredder free, can permanently delete files,
  records and make it unrecoverable, completely destroy the files you specify, make it impossible
  for anyone to restore deleted information! Prevent your company data, important documents and
  personal information of remedial classes.

  PC Shredder is a Freeware. It's free for personal and commercial use. Destructive of documents PC works on
  Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista. There is none
  requirement of the minimum hardware requirements for PC Shredder runs correctly.
  http://www.pcshredder.com/

  Eraser - free - an advanced security tool for Windows that allows you to completely remove
  sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting many times with carefully selected
  bosses.
  http://eraser.Heidi.IE/

  Best utility of free secure erase
  http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-secure-erase-utility.htm

  There are other tools available from Freeware to commercial products - BING or Google.

  I hope this helps.

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• What is the best way to destroy a hard drive before discarding a computer?

  I want to protect my personal information when I have an old computer. Should I use a program to erase all data, and if so, which programs are the best. Should I also drill three holes in the hard drive? Is it effective? What are the best things to do? In addition, can I still recycle it? Please notify.

  Thanks in advance for your answer.

  LDH77

  Three holes make it almost impossible to restore (law enforcement/Govt can)

• How can I wipe old hard drive from the laptop of computer death without jeopardizing the new laptop?

  I got a laptop HP who died - apparently the motherboard is bad.  I have to return the laptop to HP for replacement.  I bought equipment to connect the old hard drive to my new laptop via a USB cable and have recovered files that I need, but I want to erase the old drive hard until I got back.

  There seems to be a lot of variation in the hard drive, programs wiping, and I was wondering if someone could point me to one that could fit here.  I am concerned about the running software on my work to access the old hard drive and accidentally damage my portable hard drive to work laptop.  Who is?

  Thanks for the tips.

  Hi Jenny_812,

  You should be able to as long you are sure to pick the right drive for formatting.  See the following article:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/fr-FR/Windows-Vista/create-and-format-a-hard-disk-partition

  I hope this helps!

• wipe my hard drive also destroy my operating system?

  I want to erase my hard drive but he will wipe away also on my operating system?

  Some programs have an option to wipe freespace.

  The freeware CCleaner has this option.

  (FWIW... it's always a good idea to create a system)
  Restore point before installing software or updates)

  It is a powerful software... be careful and make
  has no options, you don't understand *.

  Proceed at your own risk *.

  Versions of CCleaner
  http://www.Piriform.com/CCleaner/builds

  CCleaner - free disk space wiping
  http://www.Piriform.com/docs/CCleaner/using-CCleaner/wiping-free-disk-space

  Good luck...

• How can I erase completely any personal data from my old laptop and hard drive before as I Recycle?

  I want to make sure I erased all personal on my old ThinkPad and his drive hard until I got recycle. Any suggestions on software to use. I already deleted everything that I can think and have emptied my trash. Thank you.

  If by recycling, you hear, bring it to a recyclicng Center.   so, I suggest simply remove the hard drive from the laptop and put it in a closet drawer "or" buy an enclosure for it and connect it to your current machine as a secondary hard drive.

  However, if you average recycling, donate to an organization or a charity.  so I suggest do a factory restore on it and the process will erase the disk and restore all the origianl software he had at the time where it was sold.

• How can I set up Firefox with already registered profiles? I had to wipe my hard drive but saved my Firefox profiles on another drive first and copied their return, but I do not know how to configure the browser reload / recognize them.

  Mac OS X 10.5.8 PPC G5 2.5 GHz double - processor
  Firefox 3.6.24

  Nevermind, I got it. I found the page on 'Manage profile' which explains everything. Thank you for your time if you were planning to meet.