Re: problem Activating Windows After more than a year... Issue still not resolved

[JemJem]

Hi all me broadbuddies! Haha.. Get it?

So I'm sitting with a real problem, partly my fault, but here's hoping someone will help me resolve it

So I have windows 7 on my laptop and decided cos I loved xp so much to load it on as well. (dual bootup)


And like any guy, I *ignored* the message when I logged into xp that would pop up asking me to activate the windows xp (clicked on cancel thinking there's always next time)

The next time I tried to sign into xp, it wouldn't allow me to get past the sign in screen as it said that it wasn't activated.




It then directs me to a screen to activate windows via different methods. This xp doesn't allow the wifi hardware button to work (only works when logging into windows 7 dual bootup)


So I'm choosing to activate xp by phone but the number for south Africa is no longer available.

And this is where I am stuck.

I have loads of important information in my xp version of Windows that I need to recover.

Can anyone please help?

Thanks!

 

[ponder]

I have loads of important information in my xp version of Windows that I need to recover.

Just copy the data across from win7?

 

[JemJem]

How do I do that? Oh and here's an update: when I boot up in SAFETY MODE, the windows 7 boots up in safe mode and not the win xp

 

[Johnatan56]

What is the data that you need?

 

[JemJem]

What is the data that you need?

I need to enter the confirmation ID that the customer service Representative gave me.

 

[JemJem]

I have some files and family photos and videos of my kids on xp

 

[ponder]

How do I do that? Oh and here's an update: when I boot up in SAFETY MODE, the windows 7 boots up in safe mode and not the win xp

I have some files and family photos and videos of my kids on xp

Open explorer navigate to the drive xp is installed on and copy the files across.

 

[quovadis]

So I'm choosing to activate xp by phone but the number for south Africa is no longer available.

011-844-6011

 

[ponder]

So I have windows 7 on my laptop and decided cos I loved xp so much to load it on as well. (dual bootup)
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Once you've selected winxp keep hitting F8 to boot winxp into safe mode and try,

 

[Bigfoot ZA]

Open explorer navigate to the drive xp is installed on and copy the files across.

Pretty much this, or just plug the hard drive into an external casing and plug it into another pc, all the file and folders should be there.

 

[JemJem]

Thanks. I will try all these suggestions and give feedback

 

[rambo919]

You might need to take ownership of some files though, this can be irritating.