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Please can someone help? My late father had a registered website. Simplywriting.co.uk it has some really special writings and memories for his grandchildren. But I cannot access it at all. It just says page cannot be found. How do I reactivate his website? Can someone help me.
Regards Claire

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For — a concise recovery plan based on the thread: ’s WHOIS check and ’s advice to contact the registrar, plus ’s point about local copies. The goal is twofold: recover the domain if possible, and recover the site content (the writings) even if the domain cannot be restored.

Immediate steps (fast wins)

  • Search the late father’s email accounts and banking/PayPal records for any registrar or hosting invoices; look for words like “renewal”, “invoice”, “hosting” or the name of a registrar/host.
  • Inspect the computer and any external drives for site files or backups (web folders, exported database files, FTP client configs, archived ZIPs). Common places: user Documents, Desktop, Backup drives and any mail client archives.
  • If login details are found, attempt to log into the hosting or registrar control panel and request a full site restore or download a site/database backup.

If no account access

  • Contact the registrar/host support and ask their deceased-registrant process. Be prepared to provide official documents: the deceased’s death certificate, proof of authority (grant of probate or letters of administration), personal ID for the executor, and any proof of past payments or account numbers. Different providers have different procedures and timescales, so request the exact steps in writing from support.
  • If the domain has moved into a recovery/redemption process or been re-registered, confirm whether it can still be reclaimed and what fees apply.

Recovering the content if the domain is gone

  • Use archive services and search caches to pull saved pages; rebuild the site on a new domain or hosting account using those copies and any local backups. Preserve all communications and screenshots if legal proof of ownership is needed later.
  • Be cautious of third-party “domain recovery” brokers that demand large upfront fees; always verify identities through official support channels.

Quick checklist: locate invoices/credentials, find local backups, contact registrar with legal documents, request backups from host, use archives to rebuild if needed.

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hi ,I think you would have to know who it was registerd with and contact them,if it even could be reactivated ,im not sure ,but if he created the site himself,he would have had to use his computer to do so ,or I guess he could have used a unlike site maker of some sort , ,all the special writings and memories would be store on his computer somewhere

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the registration for the site has expired:
[root@cwsvr02 ~]# whois simplywriting.co.uk
[Querying whois.nic.uk]
[whois.nic.uk]

Domain name:
    simplywriting.co.uk

Registrant:
    Eddie French

Trading as:
    Edward French

Registrant type:
    UK Individual

Registrant's address:
    The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
    address omitted from the WHOIS service.

Registrar:
    Dollamore Ltd t/a StreamlineNet [Tag = STREAMLINENET]
    URL: 

Relevant dates:
    Registered on: 13-Aug-2004
    Expiry date:  13-Aug-2012
    Last updated:  27-Jul-2011

Registration status:
    Renewal required.
    *** This registration has been SUSPENDED. ***

Name servers:
    ns1.streamlinedns.co.uk   213.171.208.13
    ns2.streamlinedns.co.uk   213.171.212.13

WHOIS lookup made at 00:44:31 16-Sep-2012

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Claire,

Contact the customer support group at to see if they can assist you with this. Hopefully they still have documentation as to where the site was hosted, and if it was hosted with their systems, at worst case, they should be able to retreive the site from a backup.

good luck, hope you are successful.

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