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2 identical (Windows) computers - swap disks

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  • debitcardmayhem
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    debitcardmayhem said: I do wonder why though?
    Family member (with same laptop as one of my spares) has claimed theirs is dead.  Done as much debugging as I can over the phone, easiest fix (if it really is a dead laptop) is to swap disks...

    being nosy again now, was it a dead laptop ? or just the boot disk?
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  • grumpycrab
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    debitcardmayhem said: I do wonder why though?
    Family member (with same laptop as one of my spares) has claimed theirs is dead.  Done as much debugging as I can over the phone, easiest fix (if it really is a dead laptop) is to swap disks...

    being nosy again now, was it a dead laptop ? or just the boot disk?
    Dead laptop (bios comes up 1x in10). Moved disk to spare (same h/w) laptop. Fired up without too much fuss. Haven't looked at activation yet (will do when I get home).
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