1. havananights561

    Windows 10 Can't get Windows to boot up.

    Good morning! My name is Tamara. I just joined this Forum because I figured it would be a lot of help to me since I am in the process of taking my A+ certification. So I won't bore you with the boring details! But hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. Now, I don't know...
  2. A

    Windows 7 Bootable USB Win 7 ( not install )

    I see a lot of info on creating a bootable USB installation disk . What I am interested in , is a bootable USB of actual Win 7 . In case of hard disk boot troubles , I could use this to get in at least . Seem to recall , years ago seeing such a thing . Anyone ? Thanks .
  3. J

    Windows 7 Need help creating Windows 7 install disk with usb3 drivers

    Computer: Motherboard: Asus Prime B250 Plus CPU: Intel i3 7100 I formatted a hard disk and am trying to install Windows 7 64 bit into the first partition. When I try to install it freezes where it says: "loading windows" From my research I think it is a problem with usb3 drivers. When I plug...
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    Windows 7 Installing Windows 7 on Dell Inspiron 17-7778 Laptop

    Guys, I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a Dell Inspiron 17-7778 that currently has Windows 10 installed. This laptop does not have a CD-ROM drive and it only has (2) USB ports. I'm having trouble getting Windows 7 intalled, here are the things I have done to boot to CD or USB 1. Disabled...
  5. Kevin Heath

    Windows 10 Can't reinstall Windows after using laptop as a Chromebook

    I have an old laptop that I thought I'd try and speed up by using it as a Chromebook, however, I want to go back to Windows. I created a bootable USB Windows 10 drive and booted from that. I have run Win10 on this laptop before. When I try to install, there are now 27 partitions on the drive...
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    Windows 7 How to "sfc /scannow" an offline Win7 on hard disk from booted Win10?

    Assume a hard disk contains a possibly (partially) corrupted Windows 7. I boot now a ToolsCD or USB flash drive with Windows 10. When I open now a CmdPrompt and enter sfc /scannow /offwindir=C:\Windows /offbootdir=C:\ then I cannot do this since the local, active, running WinOS is different...
  7. Jimmy59601

    Windows 10 Boot Surface Laptop to USB - no Volume button

    I have a new Surface Laptop and want to boot to a USB thumb. Unlike the Surface Pro, the laptop does not have a Volume button. It does use F5/F6, but neither work for booting. I know that I can select a custom startup from within Win 10 Pro, but want to go from power off to USB boot. Thanks.
  8. ZenDragon

    Windows 7 pprob getting windows 7 pro to install from USB

    New PC build Ryzen 1700x AsRock ab350 ppro 4 motherboard MSI radeon Rx 480 DeepCool captain 240 ex EVGA 650 gold PSU WD blue 1TB HDD Sandisk SSD 16GB RAM (2x8) GSkills RipJaws new copy of Win 7 pro.. ISO on thumb drive bootable (done through command prompt method but also had tried it...
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    Windows 7 How to copy and image directly to a usb that then becomes bootable

    Hello all, shortly put. I have a pc that is completely setup the way I want it to be. OS, updates, anti virus etc. Can I copy this setup (known, I believe as a an "image") directly to a USB stick that becomes bootable in the process? From here I can use that USB as the standard...
  10. R

    Windows 10 Making a Bootable USB for Windows 10

    I have a Lenovo laptop which I've recently replaced the failed hard drive. I want to make a bootable usb in order to load Windows 10 on the laptop new drive. Where would I find step by step directions for doing this? The laptop came with Windows 8 and was updated to 10 prior to failing. Do I...
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    Windows 10 AUTO-Apply own Registry keys at startup? Startup.reg for Win10?

    Assume I have a bootable USB flash drive with Win10 and additiional other tools on it.. Booting it works fine. Now immediately after booting from this USB flash drive I want to AUTOMATICALLY patch/enter some customized keys resp. values into the Registry. As an example think of switching to...
  12. R

    Windows 10 Installing Windows 10 from ISO file on a Ubuntu

    Hey guys, So I have Ubuntu on my PC, I tried it and I don't like it. My PC was originally windows. I downloaded the ISO file, so how can I install it and replace Ubuntu?
  13. C

    Windows 10 Windows 10 (64) to Windows 7 (32)

    Hello, new here and hoping someone can help me please, I bought a Sony VAIO which came with Windows 10 (64) but i really dont like it and want to go back to Windows 7 (32) ...i have been trying to boot the USB installation of 7 but it keeps coming back with 'No OS Found' but i know the 7 boot...
  14. abrogard

    Windows 7 Can't Repair Installation - Says Wrong Version.

    Join Date: Oct 2014 win7 pro 32 bit Link Removed Local Time: 17:39 Link Removed Link Removed Recovery Says Wrong Windows Version I have a bootable USB with Win7 Ult on it from which I recently installed Win7 Ult. So I know it's good. Now I get a machine - Win7 Ult - that keeps...
  15. S

    Windows 10 HELP FAST!!!! [Windows 10 Installation]

    Hi, my computer had many viruses and i could not enter google services like google and youtube and these sites. So, i choosed to reinstall my windows os from the control panel! But, the installation was stuck on 14% in about 8 hours or somethings... Then i turned my computer off, And when i...
  16. Neemobeer

    Windows 10 Manually create bootable Windows install USB

    This guide will cover creating a bootable USB drive to be used to install Windows. This will work with Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. Plug in your USB drive to be used to create your bootable install disc (make sure it is at least 4GBs to accommodate your Windows install data Open an...
  17. KevinHeath

    Windows 10 I've bricked my PC.

    Short version: I need to format my HDD to NTFS with no current OS. Long version: I was happily running Windows 10, but wanted to do a re-installation to speed things up. The installation hung at 1% for an hour or so, so I rebooted - no operating system. I downloaded a win10 iso and booted from...
  18. S

    Transfer Operating System from DVD to USB

    Hi all, I'm new and not very tech capable. I have just received a new laptop with a Windows 10 Pro Operating System DVD - however my new laptop does not have an optical drive. Can I copy the DVD onto a USB stick on my desktop which is running Windows 10 and use it to upgrade the new laptop...
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    Windows 10 Surface Blue Screen Error : 0xc000000d

    My surface is showing the error code "0xc000000d" whenever it boots up and I can't get it to boot to my usb windows 10 boot installation - i've tried the hold down the volume down button and press power button and release when surface logo disappears. I can get to the UEFI panel but there is no...
  20. C

    Windows 10 Impossible to upgrade to windows 10 from 7 Ultimate?

    Hey guys Ive been going crazy trying to get Windows 10 to work on my girlfriends computer. Ive done it 2 times successfully on mine with 0 issue and have been working on hers for 3 days now and am no closer than I was at the start First off - I have windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and it is...