How to get windows on new laptop hard drive?

dkpoole

Yes it does, I've just installed Windows 10 on an old Lenovo machine and just used the Windows 7 COA numbers and it activated fine

Heedtheadvice

Ok, Ed.
Still not necessarily a completely duff or unrecoverable disk. Could still be the laptop interface unless of course you tried the hd in another pc? Download and run Seagate's disk testing software?
Useful info on the process at http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/170511en?language=en_US&key=ka030000000tqC1AAI&kb=n&wwwlocale=en-gb
I would be tempted to try the tests using a known working interface/cable in mother machine. Even though you can boot from cd that does not mean there is nothing amiss with the hard drive interface. Does the bios recognise the hard drive at all?

System

dkpoole wrote: »

Yes it does, I've just installed Windows 10 on an old Lenovo machine and just used the Windows 7 COA numbers and it activated fine

And I've done dozens over the last several months. They stopped you being able to do it with the first Build 1607 updated ISO but re-enabled the ability to do it with the Creators Update ISO. Ultimately MS want everyone on Windows 10.

J_B

https://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1649-clean-install-windows-7-a.html?filter[2]=General%20Tips

Will this work?

WAYT

I'm on holiday...in Cyprus. But managed to find the time to send you the Medion re-installation image that you need.




P.S. The Cyprus mention was for J B

J_B

WAYT wrote: »

I'm on holiday...in Cyprus. But managed to find the time to send you the Medion re-installation image that you need.




P.S. The Cyprus mention was for J B

Where in Cyprus?
Why didn't you tell me ;)

EdGasketTheSecond

WAYT wrote: »

I'm on holiday...in Cyprus. But managed to find the time to send you the Medion re-installation image that you need.

P.S. The Cyprus mention was for J B

Thanks. I tried to download but it wants to use some Mega thingy that only downloads so much then needs a login? How do I download it?

WAYT

J_B wrote: »

Where in Cyprus?
Why didn't you tell me ;)

WAYT

EdGasketTheSecond wrote: »

Thanks. I tried to download but it wants to use some Mega thingy that only downloads so much then needs a login? How do I download it?

Have made it even easier for you with new links

Don't know anything about a MEGA thingy. It should have just downloaded via your Browser.

EdGasketTheSecond

Thank you; will try installing in due course when I get a moment and possibly another hard drive.