Hi, maybe a phone call to Microsoft would help.
-Ulf Am 16.01.19 um 20:56 schrieb JD: > Greetings all, > > Now that I have saved the "save-able" files with testdisk, > I need to run a free app (sans adware and spyware) on a second > windows 7 machine to extract the COA key from the bad HD, which > I am able to connect to the 2nd windows machine via a special > esata -> USB connector. > > Problem is 2nd machine is unable to "see" the bad drive, as the partition > in question is not mountable. > The free SW probably is expecting the user to specify the drive > from which to extract the key, such as D: or E: ...etc. > > I was wondering if anyone can add to testdisk menu a program to > extract the key, and incorporate the program into the testdisk binary????? > > Failing that, I do not see how to reinstall win7 onto a new drive, and > validate the installation with MS, since it is going into the very same > computer where the drive failed. > > Would I have to send the bad drive to MS in order to prove that it is > a fully legal installation??? I would not mind doing that, but I would > have to erase all the personal files I have saved in the Users directory > such as drawings, photos, letters, ....etc ... etc... > > Would appreciate some helpful input on this. > > Thank you kindly, > > JD > > > On 01/14/2019 11:48 AM, JD wrote: >> Thank you Mykola. >> Partition is not mountable. >> I can only read it via testdisk, which does encounter errors >> of bad MFT's. >> But, I was able to save the WIndows Directory, and one user home dir >> (which is important). >> >> None of the links you provide answer the question :( >> >> >> On 01/12/2019 02:10 PM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote: >>> Can you mount partition in RO mode? >>> Anyway, seems product key is in the registry. >>> >>> https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/how-to-recover-your-windows-product-key/f032f08f-f114-46f6-ab81-b28004dd43a0 >>> >>> Just copy registry files and use, for example, hivexregedit to >>> extract your key: >>> >>> http://libguestfs.org/hivexregedit.1.html >>> >>> -- >>> Mykola Ivanets >>> >>> сб, 12 січ. 2019, 18:08 JD користувач jd1...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:jd1...@gmail.com> пише: >>> >>> >>> >>> On 01/09/2019 05:41 PM, JD wrote: >>>> >>>> On 01/09/2019 12:28 PM, Nikolay Ivanets wrote: >>>>> >>>>> As I mentioned, a second machine with win7 does not detect >>>>> the attached damaged drive in question, so, >>>>> how can I run chkdsk ?? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Is it physical or virtual disk? Can you mount r/o? What exact >>>>> error do you have? >>>>> >>>> It is a physical drive. >>>> The GOOD news is that >>>> >>>> >>>> *Ulf Zibis* >>>> >>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/h/1a3lsif8ow0gw/?&th=168341702bca25a8&d=u&n=v&dhm=1&v=c&s=t#m_16833ad6d1133b8b><ulf.zi...@gmx.de> >>>> <mailto:ulf.zi...@gmx.de> >>>> >>>> suggested I use latest testdisk. >>>> >>>> It Worked!!!!! Well, it is still working .... and so far it >>>> looks Grrrrrrrrreat!!! >>>> >>>> It will take a total of 30 hours to finish copying half a TB of >>>> files. >>>> >>>> Thank you Ulf!!!! >>>> >>> >>> Now that I have been able to extract my files using testdisk, >>> I have a question about re-installing my win-7 Ultimate 64-bit >>> using the >>> same COA Key as on the crashed HD. >>> Problem is I did not have that key saved anywhere :( :( >>> >>> Is there a way to extract the key using testdisk? How??? >>> >>> Thanx a lot to all who have helped with this. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ntfs-3g-devel mailing list >>> ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> <mailto:ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ntfs-3g-devel >>> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > ntfs-3g-devel mailing list > ntfs-3g-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ntfs-3g-devel
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