How to get licence from old HD that is not working properly

NoelDP said:

Your problem appears to be simply that you haven't activated the installation yet - although there is also an indication of a validation problem, it is probably due to atttempting to validate while out of grace period.

telephone activation (operator calls)
Click on the Start button
in the Search box, type
SLUI 4
and hit the Enter key
follow the instructions - but when asked which service you require by the telephone ansafone, do NOT reply - this should force an operator to respond, who can deal with you

i appreciate the help. but my question was if there was a way to get my windows license that came with my pc. since it doesnt work anymore i couldnt clone it.

right now i install a version that my brother has on his PC, so if i talk to try to activate they probably going to know that my brother still using this version of windows 7 on his pc. and will tell my to buy a new one.

guatemala said:

F5ing said:

You can use that same boot CD you tried (in your first post) to copy out your favorites.

While you're at it, make sure to get everything else off of there that you think you might need while the old HD is still somewhat accessible.

where do i find my bookmarks on my old HD?

Firefox bookmarks are typically in:

C Users Yourusername appdata roaming Mozilla Firefox Profiles

In the Profiles folder, you should see a folder with a "default" extension.

Inside that folder, you should see a series of dated files with a "json" extension. These are bookmarks.

I back up my entire Firefox installation by copying the entire Mozilla folder.

thanks

NoelDP said:

If you reinstall with the proper Recovery media for your PC, it should install the manufacturer's Key, which will self-activate.

how do i do this? i what do u mean by reinstall with the proper recovery media for my PC? is like the recovery disk , because i dont have one. can you please explain abit more.

thanks for the reply

You haven't given us your system specs although you have told us you have a Dell computer, but you don't tell us which model.

Also, we don't know where you live, but if it is in the United States you can request a restore disc from Dell, with which you can restore your computer to its factory state.

Dell - Support

You can also download an official Windows 7 ISO that you can use to clean install Windows 7, using your COA product key for activation.

Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

seavixen32 said:

You haven't given us your system specs although you have told us you have a Dell computer, but you don't tell us which model.

Also, we don't know where you live, but if it is in the United States you can request a restore disc from Dell, with which you can restore your computer to its factory state.

Dell - Support

You can also download an official Windows 7 ISO that you can use to clean install Windows 7, using your COA product key for activation.

Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

i think dell will charge me for a restore disc.

ill try the installing windows 7, using COA product key.


btw sry i didnt said my pc specs:

is a dell inspiron 545s with windows 7 home prem. 600 HD and 2GB ram

guatemala said:

seavixen32 said:

You haven't given us your system specs although you have told us you have a Dell computer, but you don't tell us which model.

Also, we don't know where you live, but if it is in the United States you can request a restore disc from Dell, with which you can restore your computer to its factory state.

Dell - Support

You can also download an official Windows 7 ISO that you can use to clean install Windows 7, using your COA product key for activation.

Clean Reinstall - Factory OEM Windows 7

i think dell will charge me for a restore disc.........

Please do not assume. If you are in U.S.A submit your Media Request Form as seavixen32 suggested - whether or not your machine is still under warranty.

If you are in any other country contact DELL Technical Support in your region.

Give the reason - Hard Disk failed. need reinstall disk to install on a new HDD. Recovery Disks lost/damaged ( If there was a provision to create the Recovery Disks on your machine)

Mostly DELL will send the OEM Reinstall Disk free.

If you get it there is nothing like it since with the OEM Reinstall Disk you may do a clean install at any time, any number of times and at any frequency and it will selfactivate. (speaking from my personal experience)

You can still go ahead with the COA-SLP activation - if you do not want to wait ( usually DELL is prompt and fast) - since you can always reinstall it with OEM disk anytime and get back to OEM-SLP activation.

jumanji said:

Please do not assume. If you are in U.S.A submit your Media Request Form as seavixen32 suggested - whether or not your machine is still under warranty.

If you are in any other country contact DELL Technical Support in your region.

Give the reason - Hard Disk failed. need reinstall disk to install on a new HDD. Recovery Disks lost/damaged ( If there was a provision to create the Recovery Disks on your machine)

Mostly DELL will send the OEM Reinstall Disk free.

If you get it there is nothing like it since with the OEM Reinstall Disk you may do a clean install at any time, any number of times and at any frequency and it will selfactivate. (speaking from my personal experience)

You can still go ahead with the COA-SLP activation - if you do not want to wait ( usually DELL is prompt and fast) - since you can always reinstall it with OEM disk anytime and get back to OEM-SLP activation.

thanks you were right im trying to get recovery disk from dell and i think they will mail it free. im waiting for the reply thx