replacing hard disk: This copy of windows must be activated:Stuck

[romay]

Hi all,
So, my hard disk crashed on my e-machine T3085 and had to be replaced.
I replaced it and trierd to use my recovery disks that came with my computer.
First, it hung at the "name my computer" screen. I was told to put it in VGA
mode.
That got me past that screen. Now I am stuck on "This copy of widows must
activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do y0ou want to activate
Windows now? If i press no it returns me to the log in screen and shows the
same message after i click on "Owner" if i press yes it just hangs at the
next screen. It will not boot in Safe-Mode. Any help would be much
appreciated.

 

[ALVARO DE CASTRO VASCONCELLOS]

HI! ROMAY. THIS IS MY OPINION. WHEN WE CHANGE THE MOTHERBOARD, OR HD OR
ANOTHER SPART PART; IT`S NECESSARY CLEAN THE HD. IT`S NOT YOUR CASE. YOU
CHANGE YOUR HD. BUT YOU MAKE A COPY YOUR SOFTS. ALL SPART PART HAVE A CODE
AND STAY RECORD IN THE HD OR IN THE BIOS SYSTEM. THE MICROSOFT USE THIS CODE
TO IDENTIFY YOUR PC. YOU CHANGE YOUR HD YOU HAVE A NEW CODE FOR HD. YOU MAKE
COPIE OLD HD, YOU HAVE A OLD CODE. MICROSOFT CHECK YOUR PC AND SAY: OH! MY
GOD IS NOT ROMAY. IT`S ANOTHER PERSON THAT USE THE SAME NAME ROMAY. NOW YOU
HAVE TWO PERSON WITH SAME NAME OR SAME CODE. SO, YOU DON`T GET ACTIVATE YOUR
WINDOWS. OK! ROMAY, THIS IS MY OPINION, CLEAN AGAIN YOUR NEW HD. INSTALL
YOUR WINDOWS FIRST, INSTALL ANTIVIRUS/FIREWALL AND SETUP YOUR INTERNET AND
NOW ACTIVATE YOUR WINDOWS. USE NORMAL MODE. NOW INSTALL ALL YOUR SOFT.

 

[Malke]

HI! ROMAY. THIS IS MY OPINION. WHEN WE CHANGE THE MOTHERBOARD, OR HD OR
ANOTHER SPART PART; IT`S NECESSARY CLEAN THE HD.

(snippage)

Incorrect advice and in all caps, too. What did we do to deserve this?
Nothing, so please stop.

Malke

 

[Malke]

Hi all,
So, my hard disk crashed on my e-machine T3085 and had to be replaced.
I replaced it and trierd to use my recovery disks that came with my
computer. First, it hung at the "name my computer" screen. I was told to
put it in VGA mode.
That got me past that screen. Now I am stuck on "This copy of widows must
activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do y0ou want to activate
Windows now? If i press no it returns me to the log in screen and shows
the same message after i click on "Owner" if i press yes it just hangs at
the next screen. It will not boot in Safe-Mode. Any help would be much
appreciated.

You need to contact eMachines for help with their Recovery Disks. Normally
just replacing a hard drive in an eMachines computer (and nothing else)
shouldn't prevent you from using their Recovery Disks, but who knows with
them? Only eMachines.

Something is definitely odd about this though because you won't need to
activate XP if you really used an eMachines Recovery Disk. Possibly by
mistake you used a different XP installation disk you had lying around?

Malke

 

[romay]

THanks Malke. I'm sure I'm using the right recover disk.
I'll write e-machine and see whats up.
ROmay