In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:45:34 +1000, Lucifer
Morningstar wrote:

On Wed, 02 Aug 2017 05:15:00 -0400, wrote:

I have a remote friend whose W10 drive will no longer boot. He is

Could you give more details about what happens when he tries to boot?

Does anything show up on the screen? What?

Did he do anything unusuual just before the problem started?

upset because he has no image backup. He should be.
He has no W10 install disk since he got his W10 via MS's 'free'
upgrade from W7 - no longer available of course. He can read the
drive, and the files/folders thereon, from an old W7 drive.

Anyway - can anyone suggest somethng he can try in order to make it
usable again? I thought Hirens might, but I guess not.

If nothing else he can download the free Windows 10 ISO from
Microsoft and do a fresh install. Microsoft should recognise his
machine as being validated and not ask for an install key.

I was going to say that, but in addition to a fresh install, I believe
he can install it over his current version so he won't have to fiddle
with installing programs or replacing data. Is that not true?


This might well not apply here but Paul isn't reading my thread from the
27th ": can i boot win10 from USB drive" he recommended the Macrium
Reflect Rescue Media, and it made my clone bootable in one step, with 4
check marks.