Windows XP Pro...LOST!!!

[WFR]

I just purchased WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL and was going to
installed it. I hadn't passed the "registration" part
yet. Anyway, I've lost my disk, AND cert of auth...now
the computer won't let me access my files. And I can't
undo it...Is there anything I can do?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Well, if you lost your Windows XP CD, the COA, and never
registered it, you are, unfortunately, out of luck. You'll need to
purchase a new copy of Windows XP.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I just purchased WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL and was going to
| installed it. I hadn't passed the "registration" part
| yet. Anyway, I've lost my disk, AND cert of auth...now
| the computer won't let me access my files. And I can't
| undo it...Is there anything I can do?

 

[JeffO]

If your luck is like mine, the best way to find it is to
waste your time looking everywhere, then go spend the
money for a new one.
Then, and only then, will the original one show up.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

How could you have possibly lost the CD and the Product Key during
the installation? The CD should still be in the CD Drive, and the
Product Key is still on the CD packaging.

Bruce Chambers

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[Guest]

----- WFR wrote: -----

I just purchased WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL and was going to
installed it. I hadn't passed the "registration" part
yet. Anyway, I've lost my disk, AND cert of auth...now
the computer won't let me access my files. And I can't
undo it...Is there anything I can do?

I have the same problem as you, misplaced my XP registration information and need to obtain a new one, so tech support tells me, can you help with info on where I can get a new disk and reg. info?

Thanks

 

[Jack]

cry........what a bunch of B*....

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I just purchased WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL and was going to
installed it. I hadn't passed the "registration" part
yet. Anyway, I've lost my disk, AND cert of auth...now
the computer won't let me access my files. And I can't
undo it...Is there anything I can do?

I have the same problem as you, misplaced my XP registration
information and need to obtain a new one, so tech support tells me,
can you help with info on where I can get a new disk and reg. info?

Well, disreguarding that this sounds suspicious..

Is XP still installed?

Try AIDA:
http://www.aida32.hu/aida32.php

Or try Magic Jelly Bean KeyFinder:
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml


If it was a Retail copy and you have proof of the purchase:
How to Replace Lost, Broken, or Missing Microsoft Software or Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326246


If it was an OEM license, you should contact whomever sold you the
OS; although very few manufacturers/vendors keep records of the
Product Keys they've sold, it's worth a try before you have to buy a
new license.