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...
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I'm preparing to do a clean re-installation of my OS, but I've only been able to locate one of the two licenses that I have, and I'm uncertain to which computer it belongs to. Therefore, I want to check what the license key is on the current installation.
I've tried several programs that are...
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Hello all --
The permissions on my Windows 7 system (Windows 7 Ultimate x64) seem to have gotten screwed up over a period of months, such that applications now struggle to install or upgrade correctly.
For example, Acrobat and iTunes auto-updates no longer work because the downloaded updates...
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Hello- I have to re-install Windows 7 because I had some problems with my computer due to loosing my password and having to go through the back door to enable the administrator and create a new log in. It ended up causing problems with some of my documents and other things. Also, I got it when...
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Okay, Completing installation, BSOD, reboot.
None of that would be a problem if I could now at least try and perform a re-install. Whenever I boot from CD it goes straight to loading up the OS, occasionally allowing me to choose between starting Windows 7, or starting the Windowns Memory...