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2Tartu said:
There is some special service software on boot discs... that would probably help you out of a lot of doodoo, but sadly i have forgotten the name of that godly service disc with which i acquired admin passwords in my school
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hirens boot cd.

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I have a feeling you already know this Six, but just in case: You can use any windows disc, even a download (MS sanctioned) to install. No need to buy a new copy just for the product key either, there's freeware that can pull your current one from the registry if needed.
 
OfftheRails said:
I have a feeling you already know this Six, but just in case: You can use any windows disc, even a download (MS sanctioned) to install. No need to buy a new copy just for the product key either, there's freeware that can pull your current one from the registry if needed.
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also installing Windows 8 from a usb 3.0 drive (don't borrow one from your wife apparently) is super easy and makes the installation super fast.

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No usb...too slow. Besides, I'll be doing the install via disk which isn't much faster but still.
OfftheRails said:
I have a feeling you already know this Six, but just in case: You can use any windows disc, even a download (MS sanctioned) to install. No need to buy a new copy just for the product key either, there's freeware that can pull your current one from the registry if needed.
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Yeah, but I did the upgrade from Win 7 so it would be a two step install process, if that's even still possible, and who has the disks for that still? Anyway, already bought a copy of Win 8.1 so it's a moot point, but thanks anyway.
 
usb 3.0 win 8 install takes about 5 minutes.

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OfftheRails said:
Nope, it's just like installing win 8 except it asks for the 7 disc to check you own a copy.
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Yeah, except I can't find that disk either...all my system disks disappeared when we moved. Where they went IDK which is why I got a new copy of 8.1. So far all I've found, and I've gone through everything, are my BF discs going back to 2142.
 
Yeah, you'd think I"d know better...sigh.

Edit: I did have the satisfaction of throwing it in the trash though :)...after I'd beat on it with a small sledge hammer.
 
OfftheRails said:
I have a feeling you already know this Six, but just in case: You can use any windows disc, even a download (MS sanctioned) to install. No need to buy a new copy just for the product key either, there's freeware that can pull your current one from the registry if needed.
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THIS. You can actually download a retail iso from microsoft's own servers assuming its a retail key.

Edit - As far as the 7 disk goes, fun complication but if it was retail, thats easy :p
 
So did you pick up a new CPU?
 
Nah, figured I'd wait for the holiday sales and then get the monitor I want too. Hopefully the price will go down for the holidays from that whopping $800
 
Nope, but if it's not on sale I'm getting the damned thing anyway by the end of the year :) Between that, the cpu, and possibly a new gpu it might be an expensive end of year for upgrades.
 
Well let me know when you're ready to part ways with that 780. ;)
Saw one (ASUS OC) on sale today for $293. =)
 
I wonder if you got infected with the new Bash Bug that's going around. Good to see you back.
 
DocHolliday said:
Well let me know when you're ready to part ways with that 780. ;)
Saw one (ASUS OC) on sale today for $293. =)
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Mine's the Evga hydro copper...if you water cool it's a good card but it's not set up for air cooling
 
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