Maybe an acronis user could chime in. At a guess the red x could mean the partition is invalid, damaged in some way If so, worth taking a look...

where it says usb

Look in device manager.

zip file linked at the bottom of my post. First install the update then the drivers.

If you restore an image then hopefully the restored os will not be corrupt as your current os seems to be. As it is a different motherboard you...

When calling activation line, dont respond to any automated prompts wait patiently for an operator. Torchwood suggests corruption of os files...

In addition to the previous post, what country are you in ? US toll fee number is 1-888-725-1047

Yes, Blubonnet image. jacer4 perhaps it is the bios version on whatever type of gigabyte z690 you have. Others with z690 have managed it

I would be interested in having a look at that image to see what has been done to it.

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Check bios boot order. Windows Boot Manager ( PO: WDCxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx ) =efi boot manager PO: WDCxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx =bios boot

No. you enter a new password. irrespective of what it thought the old one was

you could run disk cleanup

It obviously thinks there is, so change it. Password Reset

No need to do it again, the result is the same.

check the key with microsoft pid checker https://files1.majorgeeks.com/10afebdbffcd4742c81a3cb0f6ce4092156b4375/system/Microsoft%20PID%20Checker.zip...

It should match the coa key he has got. Or he could use slp activation but it needs to be home premium or pro waste of time trying to get...

The other issue is the edition. Apart from the little netbooks that had starter. It will either be Home Premium or if it was a business laptop it...

Not clear to what extent the enterprise edition installed is functioning. The op doesnt know the model. Hopefully he will be able to get the model...

You need an edition that can be activated on that laptop. Not Enterprise edition. If you can open msinfo32 that might give you some model info. Or...

7UPv64Q.zip on first post. Removed nsudo and gwt no longer needed, updated wimlib to latest version.

microsoft security essentials works fine https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=5201

It is put together on win7 and it is checked with up to date microsoft security essentials....

yes it says install the sha2 update and the drivers

yes fat32. It would be the same as creating a bootable windows installation disk from within linux. Much easier to use usb7ice from within...

I would extract this iso file which contains dism++ and other fun things :ar: 23v7.iso to usb stick using usb7ice :ar: then copy your...

One way is to run dism++ from booted winpe. Point it at the win7 installation and browse to the drivers. ...

224gb written. What is the rated endurance for that disk? 150tb apparently. The crucial I am using goes down 1% for every 3.2 tb written. maybe...

Worth bringing people's attention. :-)