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re: Nuked everything with his "Restore" Disk
Sunday, October 14, 2007 at 4:34 pm
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Posted by phil (1 messages posted)


ok it happened to me also around Oct.1. when trying to boot up I get prompt asking for key code. I tried to start in safe mode will not start. This must be a new virus out there. Now what???????????? can't start. If i enter a new key code will I lose my files????


On Monday, October 1, 2007 at 4:50 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>|I ran a restore disk
>| dan mapes
>|
>If those were properly named, they would be called "Nuke Everything disks".
>If you had come here FIRST, we could have told you how to do this properly.
>
>|and now in order to get it to start I must put in all of the original product code,
>|
>That's right. Microsoft software is "licenced".
>The "Product Key" is proof that your licence is legit.
>Without it, you don't have a valid licence.
>You'd best reconcile yourself to this RIGHT NOW--especially
>if you ever plan to use the Y2001-and-later crop of headacheware from Redmond.
>
>This is not a warez site.
>cache of http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/help_forum

>
>If you are not willing to spend money,
>the rules of this site say you are on your own.
>
>
>|which I lost a long time ago.
>|
>Reminds me of the story about the 1st time my Mom fixed eggplant.
>She cooked them then scraped out the insides, threw that part away,
>and served the purple outsides.
>
>If you are going to continue to use MSFT's products,
>you need to purchase a legit copy of that product WITH the Product Key
>then treat that number as though it was the most important part of the purchase
>(which it *IS*).
>
>Flea bay is where most people go.
>
>Another way to go is *truly* FREE software:
>cache of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software

>"gratis AND libre"


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Nuked everything with his "Restore" Disk (gewg_: Monday, October 1, 2007 at 4:50 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-will not start (dan mapes: Mon, Oct 1, 2007, 3:41 pm)
-Nuked everything with his "Restore" Disk (gewg_: Mon, Oct 1, 2007, 4:50 pm)
*re: Nuked everything with his "Restore" Disk (phil: Sun, Oct 14, 2007, 4:34 pm)
*re: Don't start building that bomb shelter yet... (Joe Hepperle: Mon, Oct 8, 2007, 7:26 am)
*re: Don't start building yet... lesson learned (Joe Hepperle: Mon, Oct 8, 2007, 9:46 am)
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