If the drive itself smoked or was damaged, you may need to bring it to a professional recovery service where you may be paying hundreds or thousands of dollars with no guarantee that anything at all can be recovered. However, I have important files I want to extract from my hard drive and they recommended me an external hard drive. No time for app install Appreciate any assistance? This is the first thing I had tried. Be sure to use the same version and edition of Windows the computer came with. It's more than this solution.
Even the commandline that you are running on Windows 8. And I don't completely understand Belarc. The shop is no longer in business. Microsoft Store Purchases Windows 7, Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade and Office 2010 product keys are delivered by email. There will be icons on the Desktop for your internal hard drive and for the external hard drive. You can always repartition later with a live Linux disc if the new drive is a lot larger and he wants one big partition.
Then again, if the computer is old enough to have that very well laminated label wear out, it's probably time for a replacement anyway. It will work on external drives. You just need to remove the drive, connect it to a functional computer, and point ProduKey at it. Step 2: Install Recover My Password and launch the same. After Knoppix is finished booting, you'll be at its Desktop. Once downloaded Right Click on Hirens. If your key is from a sticker or has been typed in manually, these methods will work fine.
Back up any important files on it first. Work with him to get your key, but I'd have the backup image just in case since I always prefer two key confirmations and in this case it is unlikely. The antivirus programs keep on failing. However, it cannot find product keys for all programs. Where can I go so they can tell me exactly what I need to see if the drive is not damaged and I can view the files? If that works, you should immediately run the Belarc Advisor to get a record of the the product keys. The hard drive and memory are fine, no errors.
If you like this tutorial, make sure you share it with your friends. I just wanted to let everyone know this is relevant to Windows 10. Microsoft would always be happy to sell you another key, though! I eventually took my hard drive out of my old computer that my brother uses so that I still have a computer to use. Anyways, any additional guidance you have is appreciated. In Hex, it's a 30 digit number: A2 23 51 D0 2A 38 5D 22 C4 41 6B 87 43 C1 00 In Binary, a 120 digit number: 10100010 00100011.
Still, it may be best to find the product key using one of the below methods and write it down before reinstalling Windows—just in case. I'm going to talk to him about free cloud backups Google drive, Skydrive, etc and recommend that he start using one of those to keep his important docs. Get answers and train to solve all your tech problems - anytime, anywhere. As far is your problem, try cloning the old drive to the new one as Birdman suggested, then use any Win7 discs to repair. Replacing a hard drive does not make it a new computer, so it isn't supposed to affect activation. Install and run ProduKey to view a list of product keys stored in your registry file.
If you are doing a clean install on a computer that has been upgraded to Windows 10 before, then you can either skip entering the product key, or enter the generic key, either way. There are a few ways to retrieve a key from an unbootable computer and most of them involve having access to another working computer. If still have activation problem go with activation troubleshooter. Thanks, Joe General Discussion I don't know if this is a hardware or a software issue, so I put it in this section. Press enter at the Boot menu or let the 30 second timer countdown.
Users who have purchased Windows online can check their inboxes for a welcome email containing Windows product key. I have a corrupted slave drive attached. Hopefully your data is still intact and you can pull it off using the adapter referenced above. Experts Exchange gives me answers from people who do know a lot about one thing, in a easy to use platform. I'm not sure if the registry is plaintext or hex.