Comments on: Backing Up and Restoring Your Windows XP Activation Files http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/ Windows Vista help and how-to guides that help you get the most out of your computer Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:38:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brent Trahan http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-1256 Brent Trahan Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:00:47 +0000 http://www.maximumpcguides.com/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-1256 If you performed a system restore, chances are the hard drive was formatted. There's probably little chance the files can be recovered. If you performed a system restore, chances are the hard drive was formatted. There’s probably little chance the files can be recovered.

]]> By: Gerri http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-1255 Gerri Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:58:32 +0000 http://www.maximumpcguides.com/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-1255 Question: No files were saved in HP windows XP back-up and F10 was pressed by mistake. Now all the files are gone because windows is right back to square one. Is there any way to retrieve the files safely? Question: No files were saved in HP windows XP back-up and F10 was pressed by mistake. Now all the files are gone because windows is right back to square one. Is there any way to retrieve the files safely?

]]> By: Brent Trahan http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-178 Brent Trahan Sun, 17 Sep 2006 21:00:43 +0000 http://www.maximumpcguides.com/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-178 There was a type-o in this guide. Sorry about that.   The two files you are working with are <strong>wpa.dbl</strong> and <strong>wpa.bak</strong>. Wpa.dbl is the file Windows looks at to see if it has been activated. Wpa.bak is a backup of that file.   I decided to rename both files with <strong>.nonactivated</strong> because I wanted to keep it less confusing when working with the files by making the files that are not activated easily distinguishable if they needed to be brought back for some reason.   Keep in mind that this site is used by many people who don't have a clue when it comes to technical stuff like this. There was a type-o in this guide. Sorry about that.

 

The two files you are working with are wpa.dbl and wpa.bak. Wpa.dbl is the file Windows looks at to see if it has been activated. Wpa.bak is a backup of that file.

 

I decided to rename both files with .nonactivated because I wanted to keep it less confusing when working with the files by making the files that are not activated easily distinguishable if they needed to be brought back for some reason.

 

Keep in mind that this site is used by many people who don’t have a clue when it comes to technical stuff like this.

]]> By: Bender http://maximumpcguides.com/windows-vista/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-177 Bender Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:26:15 +0000 http://www.maximumpcguides.com/backing-up-and-restoring-your-windows-xp-activation-files/#comment-177 why to rename the current wpa.dbl to wpa.nonactivated and wpa.bat to wpabak.nonactivated? wouldnt it be more logical to replace wpa.dbl with wpa.bak and oki doki? why to rename the current wpa.dbl to wpa.nonactivated and wpa.bat to wpabak.nonactivated? wouldnt it be more logical to replace wpa.dbl with wpa.bak and oki doki?

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