Hi Dean,

I have the original CD and the authorization code.

I think why he wants the disk is because there is a Ghost backup on it 
that He made before he sent it to me that he thinks he can restore.  If 
he can restore it, the disk will be just like it was when I got the 
computer.  I know that the Ghost images were there because I saw them 
before I locked up the system.  I think the Ghost image on the disk 
contains the fully patched WinXP Pro and the fully patched Microsoft 
Office 2003 I have on there, too.  I am on a dialup connection and it 
certainly would take a long time to download and install and the patches 
to Windows and Office.

I don't think that there is any underhanded dealing going on here.  I do 
think that he and I have a communication problem which I am trying to 
work out.  I don't think he is familiar with talking people through 
things over a telephone and, consequently, we have some confusion, i.e., 
what he is saying is not what I'm hearing and vice versa.  That's 
because we are two different people from two different backgrounds and 
don't yet have much of a common ground on which to base communications.  
For example, he is used to working with businesses where he passwords 
everything.  I am the only person who uses this computer and would just 
as soon not have to worry about passwords.

Thanks...

Loy

Dean Kukral wrote:
> When you purchased the computer, the builder should have given you an 
> original cd (with hologram) containing the Windows operating system, along 
> with the authorization code.
>
> If he did not, then it is possible that you have an illegal copy of Windows. 
> He would want the drive back so that he could put a new illegal copy of 
> Windows back on your computer himself.  (That would make you an accessory to 
> a crime if you knowingly participated.)
>
> If he gave you such a disk, I have no idea why he wants the drive back.  You 
> could reinstall Windows yourself.  You need to ask him to explain.  "extract 
> the images stored on it" makes no sense to me if it was a clean install...
>
> The only other good reason I see for you not just putting a clean reinstall 
> on the computer is that he may have downloaded all the latest upgrades to 
> Windows.  This would be much faster on a high speed internet connection and 
> almost impossible on a dialup.  But I don't know everything!  :)
>
> Dean Kukral
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Loy Pressley" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 4:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Computer Won't Boot
>
>
> Hi Dean,
>
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> What you suggest is my thought, too.  However, I am in contact with the
> person who built the computer and he doesn't, for some reason, want me
> to do that.  I don't understand why.  He wants me to pull out the hard
> drive and send it to him so he can extract the images stored on it, use
> those to  restore the drive to it's original state, then send the drive
> back to me so I can reinstall it in the computer.  That will take a week
> and I'm not sure that I want to do that.
>
> <snip>
>
> Loy
>
> Dean Kukral wrote:
>   
>> Since it was a clean install and you have not loaded anything on it, I 
>> would
>> just reformat the C: drive and re-install Windows on it.  (I am not sure 
>> of
>> the reason for making a Ghost image of a clean install.)  If you still 
>> want
>> an image, you can try again.  If it doesn't work, format and make a clean
>> install again.  As long as there is nothing but Windows on it, you aren't
>> losing anything that a clean install won't give you.
>>
>> Dean Kukral
>>
>>
>>     
> <snip> 
>
>         The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website,
>            web based bulletinboard for questions and answers:
>               Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com
>
>
>   

        The NOSPIN Group has added a new feature on our website,
           web based bulletinboard for questions and answers:
              Visit our sister website at http://nospin.com