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Hard Drive problem

  • 02-07-2006 8:02pm
    #1
    Irishstabber
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭


    My friends HD had a lot of spyware and viruses etc and would not load up user accounts so I took it off him to clear it with mcafee.
    When i cleared it and tried to start it up windows activation poped up yet it would not activcate. I tried installing my version of XP Pro and it went fine.

    Unfortunately the hard drive would not load up windows on his computer....
    It has choice between XP Pro or XP Home even though Home is deleted(or so i believe it to be)
    When i choose xp pro it goes to the screen where you choose to start windows normally, safe mode, last known config etc.... yet when i choose either option it reboots..
    Please help me this is not my hd and i cannot get my head around why its not working I will have to pay for it if it does not work.
    Im on a deadline of tomorrow also.

    Would it be that windows is installing to my hardware config and not to his machines?
    Any help appreciated, Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Use a bootable CD to wipe the HDD altogether, all partitions, etc and reinstall his copy of Windows.


  • #3
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    Did you try calling MS to activate windows first time round?


  • #4
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    get the bart pe boot cd, will come in handy


  • #5
    Irishstabber
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Irishstabber


    He doesnt have his copy of windows...never got it with his pc.
    Would it be the hardware differences in each computer....The hard drive boots in my computer but not his


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Irishstabber wrote:
    Would it be that windows is installing to my hardware config and not to his machines?
    Any help appreciated, Thanks
    I'm guessing that HD means 3.5" hard drive and not the whole computer

    yeah windows probably won't boot in your PC, but may work in the original one.
    c:\windows\system32\wpa.dbl is the key file - backup it up first.

    If you reinstall (not wipe) windows it will update that file, and if you authorise it etc to work on your PC - it may not boot on the original one. I don't know if putting the original wpa.dbl back again will allow it to work on the original PC


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