Chat in January 2019 - I resolve to go racing more this year

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Tomarse: Mar 7, 2001; Grr

STR posted:

I did a fresh Win7 install using the OEM key, then downloaded the media creation tool. Selected "upgrade this PC". Worked fine, OS shows it's activated via a "digital license". I did get a curveball when Win7 wouldn't activate on its own - had to call the MS activation line. Odd, since it'd only ever had 1 OS reinstall. I'm used to that on a key that's been used multiple times. I'm guessing MAYBE it was an OEM license and I'd tossed a new drive in it + dead optical drive?

I don�t think you need to bother with the upgrade process. I�ve now done 4 old win7 stickered laptops with a win 10 usb from the media creation tool - onto blank ssds.
All have activated fine after install by entering the win 7 key on the sticker.

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Tomarse: Mar 7, 2001; Grr

cakesmith handyman posted:

Recovery disk didn't work, standard recovery advice didn't work, doing the media creation tool right now. I feel like an old person having so much trouble with a computer.

yeah, its much easier just doing a fresh install on the new SSD and then putting the old one into the enclosure to pull off any data you want.

The usb media creation tool has always worked perfectly for me.

# ¿ Jan 6, 2019 21:32

Tomarse: Mar 7, 2001; Grr

Safety Dance posted:

Thanks for all this! I'm meeting up with a German colleague there, and he's threatening to take me to what he described as a traditional diner run out of someone's home. I think he called it a "shashinki", but I can't understand him over the phone at the best of times.

I don�t know if it helps, but if you go towards Russia then �shashlik� is meat cooked on a skewer. I would assume that a shashinki might be related

# ¿ Jan 14, 2019 01:40

Tomarse: Mar 7, 2001; Grr

slidebite posted:

Ugh

Funerals are for the living, the dead don't give a poo poo. If you don't really care what your parents will think, gently caress them and I think everyone here would back up that decision.

Good luck and don't feel guilt or be guilted.

QC - please do what you want to do, not what your parents want you to.

From what you have said they have already missed lots of chances to re-connect with you and make things good. I'm not sure that this funeral sounds like the best place to do it.

Minnesota Mixup posted:

This was the best thing to come out of that movie existing:

I've never seen the movie but found the book entertaining. Reminiscing about stuff is always an easy win though.

RP1 also means that this awesome song also exists https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQaH3lh-CA4

# ¿ Jan 20, 2019 14:07

Tomarse: Mar 7, 2001; Grr

fridge corn posted:

Never seen a Dyson that was any good. Overpriced gimmicky rubbish. Just get a Henry ffs

Yeah, gently caress Dyson. Not only is Corn spot on here but James Dyson is also a loving twat and people should stop giving him any money.

# ¿ Jan 29, 2019 00:25

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