Post: Windows 8.1 or 10 activation or product key
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11-22-2015, 05:18 PM
#1
Glittery Penis Skittle
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11-22-2015, 07:14 PM
#3
Glittery Penis Skittle
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11-22-2015, 07:17 PM
#4
Hawk
Former Staff
Originally posted by Raymond
my laptop got fuked up and lost the os so I got an no bootable device error as I stated in another thread
No bootable device for no reason it is normally an indication that your hard drive has failed, or is in the process of failing. PS's up to Win 7 have a product key sticker on the pc. Win 8 and up the key is stored in the BIOS. Reinstalling Windows 9 with an OEM disk will reinstall it with your key, then you can upgrade
11-23-2015, 12:56 AM
#5
Glittery Penis Skittle
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Originally posted by Hawk
No bootable device for no reason it is normally an indication that your hard drive has failed, or is in the process of failing. PS's up to Win 7 have a product key sticker on the pc. Win 8 and up the key is stored in the BIOS. Reinstalling Windows 9 with an OEM disk will reinstall it with your key, then you can upgrade
my laptop has no disk drive
11-23-2015, 11:22 AM
#6
Oneup
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Originally posted by Hawk
No bootable device for no reason it is normally an indication that your hard drive has failed, or is in the process of failing. PS's up to Win 7 have a product key sticker on the pc. Win 8 and up the key is stored in the
BIOS. Reinstalling Windows 9 with an OEM disk will reinstall it with your key, then you can upgrade
BIOS. Reinstalling Windows 9 with an OEM disk will reinstall it with your key, then you can upgrade
Yes and no. It can also mean it just can't find the OS and that has to deal with the bootloader / manager.
This was something I actually just had to deal with on my PC. I have several drives and one of them contrains the windows bootloader. In the BIOS / UEFI that has to be the first bootable device (or at least in my case).
But since this is a laptop that scenario more than likely isn't the case.
So your options are pretty much:
Boot into the BIOS / UEFI and check to make sure that it can see the hard drive. If it isn't showing up there it could be dead. If you don't see it you could always open up the laptop, unplug the drive and plug it back in and try again.
Get a windows install disk / some form of media and try running the recovery on that. If it can't find a windows install then refer to Hawk's post because either the install was severaly damaged or the drive is dead.
Reinstall windows (this was already mentioned)
Windows 10 is supposed to be rolling out a new "version" in terms of activating where it will take your windows 7 / 8 key. It was currently in the tech preview or whatever it was called but that was about a month ago.
11-23-2015, 01:37 PM
#7
Hawk
Former Staff
Originally posted by Oneup
Yes and no. It can also mean it just can't find the OS and that has to deal with the bootloader / manager.
This was something I actually just had to deal with on my PC. I have several drives and one of them contrains the windows bootloader. In the BIOS / UEFI that has to be the first bootable device (or at least in my case).
But since this is a laptop that scenario more than likely isn't the case.
So your options are pretty much:
Boot into the BIOS / UEFI and check to make sure that it can see the hard drive. If it isn't showing up there it could be dead. If you don't see it you could always open up the laptop, unplug the drive and plug it back in and try again.
Get a windows install disk / some form of media and try running the recovery on that. If it can't find a windows install then refer to Hawk's post because either the install was severaly damaged or the drive is dead.
Reinstall windows (this was already mentioned)
Windows 10 is supposed to be rolling out a new "version" in terms of activating where it will take your windows 7 / 8 key. It was currently in the tech preview or whatever it was called but that was about a month ago.
This was something I actually just had to deal with on my PC. I have several drives and one of them contrains the windows bootloader. In the BIOS / UEFI that has to be the first bootable device (or at least in my case).
But since this is a laptop that scenario more than likely isn't the case.
So your options are pretty much:
Boot into the BIOS / UEFI and check to make sure that it can see the hard drive. If it isn't showing up there it could be dead. If you don't see it you could always open up the laptop, unplug the drive and plug it back in and try again.
Get a windows install disk / some form of media and try running the recovery on that. If it can't find a windows install then refer to Hawk's post because either the install was severaly damaged or the drive is dead.
Reinstall windows (this was already mentioned)
Windows 10 is supposed to be rolling out a new "version" in terms of activating where it will take your windows 7 / 8 key. It was currently in the tech preview or whatever it was called but that was about a month ago.
I know, this shots my job. He said in the sb he dropped it and it started doing this
11-23-2015, 02:00 PM
#8
Oneup
Guest
Originally posted by Hawk
I know, this shots my job. He said in the sb he dropped it and it started doing this
Not sure why you seem to be taking offense to this? I am merely adding additional info. You aren't the only one who does this for a living. I also can not read minds and can only based my thoughts on what is present in this thread.
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11-23-2015, 02:06 PM
#9
Hawk
Former Staff
Originally posted by Oneup
Not sure why you seem to be taking offense to this? I am merely adding additional info. You aren't the only one who does this for a living. I also can not read minds and can only based my thoughts on what is present in this thread.
Not taking offence at all
. I was on my phone and cba to type more. I was just adding the info so you were aware thats what was said.
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