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    Windows 10 Fresh install of windows on new computer??

    I'm building a new computer, ill make this question quick. Should I install a fresh copy of windows on my SSD that I'm reusing from my old computer, or just let it be? Should I wipe the drive completely and redownload everything? I know it doesn't really make a difference, but since I'm using...
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    Windows 10 Fresh install of windows on new computer??

    I'm building a new computer, ill make this question quick. Should I install https://snaptube.cam/ https://9apps.cam/ a fresh copy of windows on my SSD that I'm reusing from my old computer, or just let it be? Should I wipe the drive completely and redownload everything? I know it doesn't...
  3. Windows 10 Fresh install of windows on new computer?

    I'm building a new computer, ill make this question quick. Should I install a fresh copy of windows on my SSD that I'm reusing from my old computer, or just let it be? Should I wipe the drive completely and redownload everything? I know it doesn't really make a difference, but since I'm using...
  4. Windows 10 Uninstall all traces of Win 10

    Hello all. I am in quite a predicament here. I recently installed Win 10 because it was time to reformat and I figured that an upgrade from win 7 was a good idea. After installing and using win 10 for a few days I decided it was not for me and used the system reset function on win 10 to wipe...
  5. Windows 8 Want to download Win-8.1, and install with my key...

    I bought this Acer V5-472-6893 laptop just a while ago. Want to dual-boot it with Linux. But first have to wipe the six partitions on this drive. THEN... make a partition for Windows 8.1, and for Linux. So I used JellyBean to find my 25-digit number. Just need a copy of Windows 8.1...
  6. Windows 8 Removing hidden partition with Windows 8 on it...

    My Acer-V5 laptop has a hidden partition with Windows 8 on it. I ran Jelly-Bean Finder and got my 25 digit serial number. Could I get/download a copy of Windows 8, use MY serial number, and wipe the whole drive? Then install Windows 8, without any hidden partition? I want to do all this...
  7. Windows 7 Windows 7 Help????

    ohk this might sound dumb, but my mate has an oem version of windows 7 on his pc but his hard drive has failed and i was just wondering if it can be wiped of the broke drive then installed onto a new drive with same product key? thanks
  8. Windows 7 reload w7

    I wiped a sata drive with wipe drive. And proceeded to reinstall windows 7. The program loaded part of the way and an error window came up saying “Boot MGR is missing”. I Google it but a lot of suggestions but no help. Any help would be great. Thanks funnnyfarm
  9. Windows 7 Installing Windows 7 on old hard drive

    So I am building my first computer so i bought my new motherboard, processor,etc.. and windows 7, but i am using an old hard drive from my broken computer that has windows xp on it. Before it all gets to my house i was curious on how to wipe the hard drive and install windows 7. Can anyone...
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    Windows 7 Please help. Product key does not match :(

    I recently borrowed a windows 7 disk from a friend of mine. I wanted to wipe my hard drive clean because my laptop was getting slow from all my downloads. I popped in the CD and all was working fine. I got to the window where it asks me for my product key. I look on the bottom of my laptop...
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    Windows 7 Gettting rid of Linux- do not have reinstall disc...

    I have a Sony VAIO laptop and tried out Linux on it. This gave me the Grub loader, where when I boot up I choose which OS to use. I want to get rid of Linux, - it uses half of my hard drive. I have two questions: 1. How do I uninstall Linux, getting rid of the Grub loader(it's in my...
  12. Windows 7 Clean install of windows.. How can I save installed programs?

    Hi! I need to do a clean install of Windows 7 Ultimate, again. (if you recall my last post, you know why :) ) I'm going to wipe the drive and reformat and then reinstall Windows 7. My problem is that I have some games installed which have rather large updates that I had to DL (took an hour...
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    Windows 7 Wipe Drive

    Hi, I am thinking about purchasing Wipe Drive Pro for $90.00. Alternatively I could purchase the new Windows 7 if it had a feature to wipe my drive clean of older files with some kind of encription tech. I would rather spend the money on Windows 7 if it had this. Does anyone know if any of...