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    does anyone know abt SID

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by elflegolas, Nov 22, 2011.

  1. elflegolas

    elflegolas Notebook Consultant

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    I accidently changed my laptop's sid...now it wouldnt boot and the BSOD code is F4.
    now i didnt hv a back up img for it, but i do write down wt my sid was.
    is there anyway that i can rewrite it on another computer?
    i can use my desktop to rewrite it just dun know how
     
    elflegolas, Nov 22, 2011
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  2. otosan

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    u can try to repair your windows using windows CD...
    or u can try to plug ur HDD to your desktop to try repairing the file from there...
     
    otosan, Nov 22, 2011
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    btw, have u tried boot using "Last Known Good Config" ?

    *press F8 when boot to get this option*
     
    otosan, Nov 22, 2011
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  4. elflegolas

    elflegolas Notebook Consultant

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    well that doesnt help at all
    i changed the sid so causing the computer cant recognize itself
    a backup might recover it but i didnt made any backup
    repair wouldnt undo the sid changes i guess
    besides i've already tried
    when going to repair i can run CMD
    so just wondering how can i change my sid back within dos?
     
    elflegolas, Nov 22, 2011
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  5. LinkRS

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    Howdy elflegolas,

    Ummm, how and why did you change your SID? If you know what it was, change it back the same way you changed it. You can also try the Microsoft SysPrep utility. SysPrep rewrites the SID and is used to build an image that can be re-distributed across multiple computers. However, there is no guarantee that SysPrep will solve your problem. The best solution is just to do a reinstall of Windows 7. You can try to "upgrade" your existing install which will leave your files and programs in place:
    Is in-place upgrade available to repair windows 7 64bit - Microsoft Answers

    Barring this, you are going to have to just re-install Windows 7. Unless you nuked it, you should have the restore partition from Alienware which is pretty painless. Good luck!

    Rich S.
     
    LinkRS, Nov 23, 2011
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    Back up your data by connecting the harddrive to another computer as an external hdd, then put it back and make a fresh install!
     
    saadleo, Nov 28, 2011
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    roliath, Nov 28, 2011
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