Recent content by OzzmanFloyd120

Unfortunately I didn't have the same results when I installed the nic driver and ran windows update. I'll post a screener of the activation screen so you can see The results I got. Just for kicks and giggles I'm going to give the OEM Windows 7 Pro recovery DVD I bought a shot and try upgrading...

Based on how the new one behaves and some of the markings on the machine, my best guess is that the eBay seller bought a bunch of these without hard drives from a school when they upgraded, slapped a drive in the machine and installed Windows 10 off a DVD or flash drive without a key. The drive...

Thanks, I appreciate it! Have another question. I actually have two of these machines, I ordered the Win7 pro OEM disk from HP for the first back before the launch of 10. If I just install that pre-activated HP OEM Recovery DVD and make a bootable win 10 flash drive with the media creation tool...

Been a long long while. Bought a refurbished PC on the electronic Bay. It's an old HP elite desk that shipped with 7 pro. Seller threw a clean install of win 10 on it but apparently didn't install drivers or activate the license. After I installed nic drivers and ran wupdate I'm stuck with the...

Hey guys, this girl I'm kinda sorta seeing asked me if I could get her MS Office key off of her old PC, (mobo died) I tried booting off of the drive and it just restarts itself while windows is loading (so magic jelly bean is out of the question) I have the ability to access the files on the...

Do I need to use a floppy or will a flash drive suffice?

So, I have a computer at work where the customer has paid for a complete re-installation of Windows XP. All I have at my disposal is an Dell OEM restore disc and the key off the bottom of the laptop. I've done this plenty of times with other laptops (use a Dell OEM disc for the installation and...

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I got it all worked out now, I was able to decipher the couple of letters that were rubbed off. At first it wouldn't activate and I thought it was because I typed it in wrong, so I tried other combinations of what the letter COULD HAVE been, but only one would be allowed. Eventually I had to...