TheLastColdBeer Posted March 18, 2017 Member ID: 489 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 553 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4745 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 6058 Achievement Points: 42053 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 18 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2024 Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Android Posted March 18, 2017 On the plus side, new build fired right up & everything worked perfectly. Only error was having to go into bios to reset date & time. Kloppix booted her up, got on the internet immediately, saved everything off the old drive, good to go. Booted into Win7 32bit, chipset wasn't recognized, no internet, no ethernet drivers, heck with that. Did a clean install of Win7 64 bit, installed drivers, and was off and rolling. Typed in my key (oem) no good. Pulled out my copy of win 10 (w/key) operating system has expired, use repair disk or usb rescue. Living & learning. Can't reuse an oem key on a new motherboard, and oem versions of windows can't be used to change versions (win7 32 pro to win7 64 pro). If you did install win10 from their upgrade offer, it ain't going onto a new build, at least not w/out juggling dates & times in BIOS. Looks like purchasing a new key is my option for today. loaderXI and Spartacus 2 Awards
Spartacus Posted March 18, 2017 Member ID: 1387 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 30 Topic Count: 52 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2540 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 2486 Achievement Points: 19555 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 13 Birthday: 06/05/1968 Device: Windows Posted March 18, 2017 Yes I just heard this is Microsoft policy now... I hope someone honestly comes up with an alternative to Windows so Microsoft can Screw themselves. Awards
loaderXI Posted March 18, 2017 Member ID: 252 Group: +++ COD2 Head Admin Followers: 72 Topic Count: 396 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 6439 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 6582 Achievement Points: 54661 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 32 Joined: 09/05/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 10:13 PM Birthday: 03/22/1965 Device: Windows Posted March 18, 2017 Hook line and stinker Spartacus 1 Awards
Magnus_1 Posted March 18, 2017 Member ID: 1410 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 43 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 525 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 476 Achievement Points: 3640 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 05/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 05/08/1953 Device: Windows Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) There is an alternative....LINUX !! But, no games are programed for it except for server use. Edited March 18, 2017 by Magnus -PeteG- and YACCster 2 Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted March 18, 2017 Member ID: 489 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 553 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4745 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 6058 Achievement Points: 42053 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 18 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2024 Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Android Author Posted March 18, 2017 Agreed Magnus, booted w/knoppix (spelled it wrong earlier) and would love to build a kernel and make Linux my main operating system. But, I wanna kill people on WAW, and Linux isn't useful for 3rd person shooters. Awards
Dessy Posted March 18, 2017 Member ID: 22372 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 16 Topic Count: 64 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 638 Content Per Day: 0.17 Reputation: 724 Achievement Points: 6208 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/25/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 25 Birthday: 06/12/1976 Device: Windows Posted March 18, 2017 twed.com MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 PRO 7$ Awards
Slackernet Posted March 18, 2017 Member ID: 23498 Group: ++ Minecraft Admin Followers: 12 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 703 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 232 Achievement Points: 5777 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/12/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Device: Linux Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) most times if you install without the key and then try and activate later. If you use the phone in option (extremely slow) activation it will give you a new key to use 9 out of 10 times I am with magnus debain linux is free and now some mainstream video drivers are available for linux. its just the game devs themselves that wont bother to write for linux because its harder and less money. its always money causing issues. Broken windows will be a subscription in the near future..The os your never done paying for good luck with that Edited March 18, 2017 by Slackernet TheLastColdBeer 1 Awards
6FtUnder Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 830 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 96 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 31 Achievement Points: 792 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2021 Birthday: 01/07/1969 Posted March 19, 2017 Bunch of crap if you ask me. And yes someone should come out with a game friendly OS and stick it to Microsnot
Damage_inc- Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.27 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Posted March 19, 2017 bloodyfkng hell.just had similar issue.new build for son,then try to install old windows 7 64 pro and noway would it let me.finally gave in and ran to best buy 2 days later pissed off.installed win10 64 within 20 minutes.so fast feel your pain Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 489 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 553 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4745 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 6058 Achievement Points: 42053 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 18 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2024 Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Android Author Posted March 19, 2017 We'll, I reloaded win7 64bit. Gonna call MS & see if they will offer me a key, before I load all the drivers. Sucks, but it's their game. Awards
RIP>XI< Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 1684 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 27 Topic Count: 139 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2146 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 944 Achievement Points: 13782 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 6 Birthday: 11/16/1971 Device: Windows Posted March 19, 2017 try enter bios and set time and date and load default and save Awards
KaptCrunch Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 320 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4931 Content Per Day: 0.86 Reputation: 4146 Achievement Points: 39857 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 54 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted March 19, 2017 use a new empty drive to install OS , then call the M$ register line by lets active windows by phone option reason major hardware change Awards
KaptCrunch Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 48 Topic Count: 320 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4931 Content Per Day: 0.86 Reputation: 4146 Achievement Points: 39857 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 54 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) TheLastColdBeer the new motherboard is TA970 Biostar ? Note: that model has 2 revisions when getting bios updates make sure you know what REV. x.xx of motherboard you got before any updating also drivers may be effected for Biostar used different vendor's and kept same model name people get confused with revision and version, don't get caught not known the difference and make a new door stop by updating/flashing the wrong bios file to MB making it DOA on restart once you know your MB REV then get the all the current drivers and bios on to a flash drive to load on windows install option Edited March 19, 2017 by KaptCrunch Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 489 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 553 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4745 Content Per Day: 0.83 Reputation: 6058 Achievement Points: 42053 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 18 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 23, 2024 Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Android Author Posted March 19, 2017 Activated. Spent about 35 minutes on the phone w/MS, including allowing a remote assistant look over my system. Bryan was cool, told him to go ahead, nothing was on this machine yet, lol. Handed over the key to win10, but he said it had expired, no go. KC, never had to flash bios yet. Unless an upgrade is absolutely necessary, don't plan on trying. This thing is running fine, so off we go reloading games. Awards
YACCster Posted March 19, 2017 Member ID: 20683 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 138 Topic Count: 312 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3413 Content Per Day: 0.82 Reputation: 4130 Achievement Points: 45865 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 22 Joined: 12/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 29 minutes ago Device: iPhone Posted March 19, 2017 (edited) Bunch of crap if you ask me. And yes someone should come out with a game friendly OS and stick it to Microsnot The Steam folks have tried, SteamBox is linux based. and here is where you can download SteamOS to install on your own hardware: http://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown Edited March 19, 2017 by YACCster TheLastColdBeer 1 Awards
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