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Stressed! Windows repair&activation question

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by rich

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Hi guys

Trying to repair a machine and I have done the following:

Chkdsk /p /r
Full windows repair

The problem is, I have entered the key during the windows repair and now it needs to be activated again. I cannot boot to windows, so I go to safe mode and it says I cannot log on until I have activated windows, boot normally to activate..... if I could boot to windows I wouldnt be in frigging safe mode would I?!

Very stressed, and out of ideas. Please help, what would you do next?

Thanks in advance, I put myself at your mercy!

Rich

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by older mycroft

Clearly there is the possibility that whatever the initial problem was, it hasn't yet been fixed. ;)

by peconet tietokoneet

Now load on the operating system (take out the old drive first, so the data is not deleted).
Load on the operating system and all the updates, but do not activate until you are sure everything is working fine, when ok then activate. When all is ok re-install the old drive (do NOT take out the new drive), now the old drive should be "D drive", you should be able to access the data from this drive.
Hope this helps you.

by normh3

If it doesn't accept the activation, then call MS and they will be happy to assist you after you explain your dilemma.

by rich

I couldnt activate because the machine would not boot to windows, hence I could not activate. It wouldnt enter safe mode until I had activated by booting to windows (I wouldnt be in safe mode if I could boot to windows!)

So I was left not being able to boot to windows (the original problem) and not being able to get into safe mode (Windows required authentication before it would let me login in safe mode).

In the end I booted to safe mode with command prompt, it brought up a window which allowed me to access the registry and disable most of the boot programs so I could eliminate which program was causing the boot problems and it was the antivirus.

All sorted!

Thanks

by normh3

Glad you got it resolved. I missed the part where you stated you couldn't boot to Windows.

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