HP Desktop hard drive failure UPDATE

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Annie1960 wrote: »

So are you saying I would need to have access to another Windows 10 computer to do this? I have access to a mac, but not another Win10.

Good question. I am fairly sure any windows 7 and upwards connected to the internet will do this, but I have only used it on windows 10. Very uncertain if your other PC is Linux or Mac that you can run the exe file to download the iso, but both can burn an iso.

Take your 8gb usb and visit a friend.... bring wine

The other way is the old DVD method, but this method is far better, as you get the newest version of 10.

Why is your old one running out of space, what do you do to fill it?

naf123

Is window 10 downloaded via the method above onto USB drive free? Would I be able to get window 10 pro via this method? Thanks

Annie1960

Frozen_up_north wrote: »

A Windows 10 installation with a few programs, Libre Office, photo editor, etc. typically uses around 50GB. Add a few files, pictures, etc... you might reach 60GB, but close to 200GB is an awful lot of space to fill. You really need to look to economise on space, if for no other reason than backups are quicker and take up less space. 250GB of space used is either a lot of video footage or you have never cleared temporary files...

You can download the Windows “iso” file on a Mac or Linux machine.

250GB is on my MacBook Air, which I've had from 2013. Earlier this year when I wanted to upgrade to Mojave, I spent ages going through it deleting things such as cache, temp files etc as it wouldn't let me install Mojave until I had done that. I have a lot more free space now with Mojave and no longer get messages about running out of space.



I've checked today, and it says I have 27.76GB available of 121.12GB. I'm not sure what's happened to the rest of the GB as I though it was 250GB in total.


The storage analysis is as follows:


Apps 8.24GB
Docs 27.07GB (most of these are on Dropbox)
iTunes 6.28GB
System 30.68GB
Mail 1.6GB
Music creation (I have no idea what this is) 1.27GB.


I have the same Dropbox stuff on my Win10 desktop, as well as iTunes.


Anyway, my Mac is working fine for the moment.:)

EveryWhere

Annie1960 wrote: »

So are you saying I would need to have access to another Windows 10 computer to do this? I have access to a mac, but not another Win10.

https://www.top-password.com/blog/create-windows-10-bootable-usb-from-iso-on-mac/

https://unetbootin.github.io

You'll need a USB Flash drive of at least 8GB in capacity.

In addition, it would be helpful if you mentioned the exact model number of the HP PC

wongataa

naf123 wrote: »

Is window 10 downloaded via the method above onto USB drive free? Would I be able to get window 10 pro via this method? Thanks

Yes. You don't pay to obtain the software. You pay for the licence to use the software. You can download the Pro version but you will need to provide a valid licence to activate it.

Annie1960

So if I use the method in post 8 above, will I need to pay? If so, how much?

grumpycrab

Annie1960 wrote: »

So if I use the method in post 8 above, will I need to pay? If so, how much?

You need to pay for ssd and USB stick; but not for Windows 10 (download or license) because the computer already has a license (and its not stored on the broken disk).

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Annie1960 wrote: »

So if I use the method in post 8 above, will I need to pay? If so, how much?

You have an month to active it (get a license key). After that some features are disabled, starts to reboot every few hours - allegedly?. A watermark will appear in the bottom right hand side. Just pay the £2-3 (possibly less on ebay) for a key, or use an old windows 7 key.

if you have 7Pro, you get 10Pro,

I would read the SMALL PRINT (tiny print on the screen) as they would like an email address form you etc - just SKIP.

Once installed you may want to run SHUTUP10, but there are probably some other hidden or new bits you want to switch off (I found some). No, this has nothing to do with activation.

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EveryWhere wrote: »

https://www.top-password.com/blog/create-windows-10-bootable-usb-from-iso-on-mac/

https://unetbootin.github.io

You'll need a USB Flash drive of at least 8GB in capacity.

In addition, it would be helpful if you mentioned the exact model number of the HP PC

Yes, but need the windows 10 iso first? That software will down load it, but probably won't work on a Mac, so chicken & egg situation. Usb key + bottle wine + friend with windows laptop = Good to go -unless you have one of your secret links

Annie1960

OK, I have an 8GB flash memory stick and have downloaded the stuff as per post no 8 above.


I'm still confused about whether I will need to pay for Win 10 at some point, as the above responses are not clear to me.


The original computer came with Win 7, and this updated itself without my involvement at some point when Win 10 was free to update Win 7 computers.


Will I be able to use the stuff I have on the memory stick without paying?