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Hi folks, firstly I apologise if I am missing something obvious here, or if I have missed a thread... here goes Basically I want a fresh install of windows on my daughters PC. The Laptop was a referb from ebay, and has a referb licence as shown in the image. Trouble is that I cannot seem to...

Hello, I have a laptop that came with an OEM version of Windows 8. It is an aging machine which I have since re-purposed to run Linux. However, I occasionally do need to run Windows programs, and would like to be able to activate Windows 8 on a virtual machine on that same machine its locked...

The Refresh Windows Tools is a recovery option in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update that gives you a clean start on your system and eliminates any bloatware that may have been installed by the OEM. read more Continue reading...

And this is why you always get your driver updates from your computer manufacturer or OEM manufacturer.

I have a HP Compaq 6000 Pro SFF with WIN 7 Pro 64-bit operation system OEM installed, and SP1 and windows activated. For the life of me I cannot get it to upgrade to WIN 10 Pro. It downloaded the WIN 10 and went through it's cycle till it came to "searching for updates" and it has been...

If a person with a OEM computer uses the system recovery partition to restore their operating system is a Windows.old file generated? As I understand this, using the recovery partition formats the partition. So I'm guessing that a Window.old file would not be created?

I am trying to install Windows 7 SP1 64 bit OEM System builder onto a hardrive partition via the program Bootcamp on my Macbook Pro, however as soon the computer restarts and the initial setup for Windows starts my license of Windows 7 for whatever reason becomes a license of Windows 10. I am...

Hi, i am changing the motherboard on this computer of mine as one of the RAM slots and a PCI-E slot have stopped working. I have OEM version of Win 7 which i upgraded to Win 10 on this. I had also created a USB media for Win 10. Looking at some of the forums, i can see that some people say that...

Hi, I'm currently using a Lenovo Y510P laptop, which I bought with an OEM installed, but I've removed it and clean installed Windows 10 with a recovery media I made with Microsoft's tool Anyways.. in the process, I've noticed my laptop has a lot of, probably some unneccesary partitions left by...

Hi guys, I've got a new PC from Santa with win 8 installed Oem. My question is I have a genuine copy of win7ultimate pro key. Which I have used on my old PC now I want to make my new PC win pro ultimate also before I upgrade to win 10. Can it be done? Do I just insert the ultimate key?? Thanks...

I read occasionally about RTM installation DVDs. I think its the abbreviation of "Ready-to-manufacturing" What does that mean in detail? Is this a pre-release? Or something like a special OEM version? Can I activate it "as usual"? Has it some limitations over a "normal" Pro version? Is this...

Hi Forum ! I have downloaded the OEM version of Windows off the internet. I know for a fact its the OEM version because the manufacturer's code told me its an OEM version as I googled that code up. Now, I didn't activate the OEM version because I don't have a product key. So, I purchased...

Hi, My Dell laptop has been misbehaving for a while so I decided the only solution was to do a fresh install. Normally I would nuke it, download the iso from Microsoft and re-install. It seems however that MS have pulled the plug on the downloads for OEM windows 7, but I do still have my...

I've bought and repaired a 2nd hand laptop. Everything swell apart from trying to verify genuine windows. The sticker on the base is all legible but for one group of numbers/letters. Can anyone help me decipher? or have any clues? I know win 7 keys are cheap, but it's the principle... Link...

Hi, I am considering to clean install windows 10 oem activated. But I was wondering if my hardware will be compatible or not, because I have heard that an oem os is locked to the computer's hardware. Now considering that I successfully installed oem on my machine, will I be able to upgrade or...

Hey guys, Just bought a new desktop without an OS. The exact same system was £100 (I'm in the U.K by the way) more expensive. And after doing some research, I discovered you could get Windows 7 for around £70. So I figured I'd save a bit of money, seeing as I'm on a tight budget. But whilst...

Currently running 8.1 with all updates installed, and I have tried all possible fixes. My copy of Windows is an OEM copy from Newegg which shouldn't affect it. Any solutions?

hey all,have a desktop asus m2a-vm motherboard / 4gb ddr2 ram / amd athlon 64x2 5200+ brisbane / 82gb hdd / ati radeon x1300 xge 512mb pci-e. ok i install windows 7 32 bit oem with system pack 1 and all installs perfect until 192 updates are needed and then after the installed updates are done i...

Hello, Sorry if this has been asked and answered but I have a lingering question about running Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 tech preview dual boot. First of all, Windows 8.1 here is an HP OEM. I would like to keep 8.1 as is and upgrade Windows 10 tech preview to the official release when it...

I am in dire need of some help. I have tried the Microsoft Answer Desk, both in chat and on the phone, and have had no luck. I recently purchased all the hardware to build myself a custom build computer, along with a Windows 7 Pro OEM disk. I am not new to building computers (although it has...