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    I have an old xp hard drive that i was needing some stuff off of. I put in a tower and it said i needed to get a confirmation id so when i called it said my copy of windows was fake. what can i do
    Tuesday, November 12, 2013 1:20 AM

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    It sounds like you booted to the old installation rather than to your normal OS - which means that you need to change the boot order so that you boot to the normal one before the old drive.

    You should then be able to view the data on the old drive from the newer one.

    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
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    Tuesday, November 12, 2013 11:24 AM
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    Consider acquiring an external hard drive enclosure so you can browse to the data you would like to retrieve.

    Carey Frisch

    Tuesday, November 12, 2013 2:35 AM
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    It sounds like you booted to the old installation rather than to your normal OS - which means that you need to change the boot order so that you boot to the normal one before the old drive.

    You should then be able to view the data on the old drive from the newer one.

    Noel Paton | Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
    CrashFixPC | The Three-toed Sloth
    No - I do not work for Microsoft, or any of its contractors.

    Tuesday, November 12, 2013 11:24 AM
    Moderator