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Hi, I have a windows 10 machine installed with a dual boot of manjaro linux. I have grub installed as the boot loader. Now, the issue is that my windows 10 updates doesn't complete. I wanted to try and start up in safe mode but there's no options at all. Windows 10 boots normally and fine but...

Hey my pc need to get win7 base new installed, just have a cd and no key. is it taking the old key out of my pc system if i start install new? or do i need a key to type it into it ?? acctualy its original system with key installed but like i said no idea where is the key.+ ty

What is the advantage to purchasing Windows 7 on a CD versus simply downloading the file and inserting the license key?

Hi everyone, I am happy to join the forums :) I would like to format my ACER desktop, which has a WIN8 on it. Afterwards, I'd have to reinstall the WIN8, and I assume that I'd need the License Key to reinstall it, right? I have 2 questions please, 1. Could I use the same license key? 2. is...

Yesterday I built a new gaming desktop and everything worked fine but after i installed windows 7 with the installation cd I can't connect to the internet even tough I have my Ethernet cable plugged in! I found out I don't have any drivers for them! It seems like windows didn't install all the...

Hey. I have a problem. My windows 7 won't start, it brings me to startup repair. I tried to restore my pc but once i shut down it, shit happens again. What should I do? I don't have anymore my instalation cd.

I apologize if this post isn't categorized correctly but it's my first time posting on well any forum for that matter. Recently on my 2 year old Gateway FX6860, an issue occurred where after installing anti virus software, said software caused my computer to be unable to boot up, safe mode would...

Hi I don't know if this the right place to post this, so sorry if it is not. Well on to my problem, I have a dead hard drive in my Laptop and was wondering could i run Windows 7 or other Windows from a CD like you can with Linux, Linux is great for going on the web, but a little bit hard to run...

I wish to transcribe my vinyl albums (which I paid for) to cd using an ION TTSB turntable. The software program, Audacity, fails to recognize this input device. Included with the turntable was an installation cd for Mac os10 and Windows XP/2000 only. Does Windows 7 have the correct drivers for...

Hi guys, I come back to you after some time away in a happy place where tech support is never needed, once again humbly requesting your expertise. When my laptop hinge busted, I salvaged the HDD and decided to mount it in my next desktop build and use it until I bought another HDD to sell it...

I installed TurboTax using a cd - it installed okay, but when I tried to launch I got this message: Link Removed I connected with TurboTax support and they walked me through downloading the software from their website. Again when I tried to launch, I got the same message. I then installed the...

Hello. This wierd problem accured to me today. Yesterday I was playing, surfin on my PC. Now when i tried to start windows it would not come pass the loading screen to my desktop. It will just restart the PC over and over again. I have tried to repair windows with my install CD but it cannot...

i would like to know whether i can use windows 7 ultimate CD to repair windows 7 home basic

I had a few BSOD's and was going to do a system restore as I could not even get to post the dmp files up here coz the pc kept restarting with BSOD. Upon starting the system restore to factory setting i got another BSOD. now the laptop only turns on to a black screen asking for windows 7...

I would loke to know if I have the audasicity to question why a thread was closed, will I be banned for life? I was a member of another Vist, Win7, Win8 forum. As such I started a thread asking where or if possible to obtain a download or install cd of Windows XP Media Center 2005 retail. The...

Bad virus, infected system, decided to do clean install, yada yada. Lost my installation CDs and everything, called Dell and had them replaced and keyed to my copy of windows. Just did a reinstall, and it's asking for a username and password to boot up - which i def don't have. No usual defaults...

Hello everyone, I recently got a blue screen error (bsod) on my laptop after using it for a long time. Now the problem is that I'm getting this blue screen error right after I start up windows 7. Right after the loading screen it just pops up and restarts. So im getting this black "Windows...

I am running Windows 7 64-bit and have a legal copy of Call of Duty (original) that I'd like to play. I installed the game (seemingly without error) and tried to run it, and got a buffer overrun error. I used the Windows 7 troubleshoot feature to run the program using Windows XP...

Hello, I am having trouble installing Windows 7 (currently using XP). I am booting off from the CD and it passes the "Loading Windows Files" (with the gray bar) and also passes the "Starting Windows" black screen with the logo. But after that, only the blue screen background pops up. The...

Hello, Guys, I must have a solution for that because I'm treating with this installation for about a week (and a lot of re-installations). I'm trying to install Win7 on my PC. I'm getting a black screen right before the language screen is suppose to be shown. This is happen right at the...