[alexwelby]

I'm in a pickle
Windows xp went down and i tried to repair it from the disk
i had written the code on the disk and it didnt work
so i tried another from a friend and a third all didnt work though some appeared to and then wouldnt activate
in desperation i went back to my original disk and tried again varying any of the digits that i thought i might have misread and success!
it is now loaded on a c/windows and another copy on c/windows2 which i am in and using
there are three windows installations at the black screen before we start though only two works
i am now up and running but all the software is there eg winword but when i find it through a search and double click on it it comes up with "micorsoft excel has not been installed for the current user please run setup to install the application
ive got my office disks but cant find the code number for them so i am stumped
what i want to do is jump into my old files from the new windows
i dont want to have to reformat
ive got on line by going to a friend and networking through him onto the internet
help!!