Robert in CA wrote:
I was shocked to see all those unknown devices
and unchecked boxes myself.
I did reset the date/time it was set to 4 years ago!
Bear in mind this isn't even the original HD that came
with the 780. The original HD had a 750GB HD and I replaced
it with a 2TB Seagate.
https://www.staples.com/DELL-780-Tow...akamai-feo=off
I'm not risking the 8500 for the sake of (1) HD for
the 780. Especially when I have a good spare HD I
can put back in the 780 and end all of this.
There is no way I will ever risk the 8500 for the 780
it's suppose to work the other way around. The
8500 is my primary computer and the 780 is the
backup.
If I can create the Macrium Restore on the 8500
then I should be able to do the same with the good
780 HD correct?
Otherwise, I will put back the good HD in the 780 and
store the bad Win7 HD. Maybe I can write Win10 over it?
The Windows activation message returned. I think
that's my best option at this point and certainly have
nothing to loose. They offer
upgrading to Win7
Installing a custom version
and re-installing Windows
However it says I need a Windows installation disc
and my product key
I have the product key but don't have a Win7 installation
disk. All I have is a System repair Windows 7 64 bit dated
10-17-13 and a Win 7 Pro master disc.
https://postimg.cc/3W38RC6Z
https://postimg.cc/K13FV9km
https://postimg.cc/5YgMvTGS
https://postimg.cc/q6qWKR2p
Robert
The last picture appears to be an installer disc, and
it looks like a UEFI capable disc so can't be for WinXP.
The WinXP installer discs (and WinXP itself) are legacy
and don't know what GPT is.
But I can't tell from the file list like that, what's inside :-)
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For the Vista+ installer discs, you tell what they are by using the
WIM file in the Sources folder.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\dir n:
Volume in drive N is GSP1RMCPRXFREO_EN_DVD
Volume Serial Number is F763-DB66
Directory of N:\
04/12/2011 05:38 AM 122 autorun.inf
04/12/2011 05:38 AM DIR boot
04/12/2011 05:38 AM 383,786 bootmgr
04/12/2011 05:38 AM 669,568 bootmgr.efi
04/12/2011 05:38 AM DIR efi
04/12/2011 05:38 AM 106,768 setup.exe
04/12/2011 05:38 AM DIR sources ===
04/12/2011 05:38 AM DIR support
04/12/2011 05:38 AM DIR upgrade
N:\sourcesdir *.wim
Volume in drive N is GSP1RMCPRXFREO_EN_DVD
Volume Serial Number is F763-DB66
Directory of N:\sources
04/12/2011 05:38 AM 168,645,371 boot.wim
04/12/2011 05:38 AM 2,954,401,643 install.wim === Open with modern 7ZIP
Within 7ZIP you see something like this, and you
extract and open the XML file.
4
3
2
1
[1].XML === descriptions of the four OS flavors
WIM
IMAGE INDEX="1"
DISPLAYDESCRIPTIONWindows 7 Home Basic/DISPLAYDESCRIPTION
IMAGE INDEX="2"
DISPLAYDESCRIPTIONWindows 7 Home Premium/DISPLAYDESCRIPTION
IMAGE INDEX="3"
DISPLAYDESCRIPTIONWindows 7 Professional/DISPLAYDESCRIPTION
IMAGE INDEX="4"
DISPLAYDESCRIPTIONWindows 7 Ultimate/DISPLAYDESCRIPTION
/WIM
Each section mentions a version. This disc already has SP1 installed.
VERSION
MAJOR6/MAJOR \
MINOR1/MINOR \___ Win 7
BUILD7601/BUILD /
SPBUILD17514/SPBUILD
SPLEVEL1/SPLEVEL Windows 7 SP1
/VERSION
To make the text readable like that, I copy and paste the text into...
https://web.archive.org/web/20150224...eautifier.org/
The code contained inside the .js on the site, reformats text locally
on your own computer, and the older version of the code "improves" XML.
So that's how you tell what is on a Vista+ ISO or DVD disc. Using the WIM.
That's a refurbisher disc above, and the folder contents for folder "3"
for Windows 7 SP1 Professional, looks identical (sizes) to this one.
GSP1RMCPRXFREO_EN_DVD_X17-58517.ISO
It's possible the refurbisher OS install, is the same as some other
OS images.
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If you reinstall the OS, you'll need to do some driver work too.
Paul