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  1. Posts : 10,455
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1600

    That is new in v6 free. It is very useful but you still need a recovery disk in case the drive fails completely or there are boot problems.
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    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #1601

    Thanks
    I really wasn't looking for another boot entry to confused me or my current system of which this install is not my only one
    I'd be happy if the recovery disk points to and recovers what it is supposed too without being inside windows

    Which is most likely going to be the case I would clean the disk and recover from the recovery hdd to the cleaned drive = I believe that made sense in my head :)
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    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Service Pack 1
       #1602

    That's fair enough but the paid version has a facility to do a rapid restore which is just as fast for a recent image as a system restore so I use that instead and the boot menu is very convenient.
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    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #1603

    Yea thanks I'm not quite ready for that one :)
    I guess I'll have to wing it since there is no instructions on how to go about the recovery disk at boot and only through windows :/

    I got a taste with the winpe or re disk it started loading windows = looked like vista loader though then open cmd :/ just exited that so I hope the real recovery goes better than that on the new recovery disk
    Thanks guys "I'll be back" downloading 10 home yuck
    Getting ready for the double upgrade skipping the first with a saved xml activation file for home and then off to anytime to 10 pro
    Last I saw M$ wanted 140.us and not the 99.us Shawn's tutorial showed for upgrading from home to pro them dogs :/

    Pretty much makes upgrading 7 senseless I can buy 10 pro for 140.us and keep both
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  5. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
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       #1604

    I would not even attempt to get 10. What are you missing in 7 that 10 can give you.
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    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #1605

    I have 2 7 installs on this asus board
    1-7 home premium and 1 new 7 pro
    I only need one

    I was going to upgrade to win-8 pro
    But that upgrade key is tied to my Acer board which will stay 7 home prem for it's life time which is actually a retail 7 key so it will be moved to a new board when the Acer board dies or I get tiered of it which ever comes first

    I know curiosity killed the cat and 10 has not changed much in all this time but this new asus system might or might not have better luck in basic functionality with 10
    Either way 2 installs of 7 is one too many on one board
    Even though I probably will not use it much same is said about the other 7 install time to move.
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    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #1606

    Looks like it worked
    Deleted files were back so all is good

    Personally I can't believe I got it right
    Thanks again guys y'all rule
    Cheers.
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    Originally Win 7 Hm Prem x64 Ver 6.1.7600 Build 7601-SP1 | Upgraded to Windows 10 December 14, 2019
       #1607

    We knew you had it in you Mike!
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  9. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
    Thread Starter
       #1608

    Congratulations Mike. Now you are a pro and can tell others how it works. I am glad I can retire with such a capable new expert on board, lol.
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    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #1609

    Thanks I did see a little confusion on the source and destination
    It was opposite of what I was expecting to see
    The source showed as my ssd that was supposed to be the destination

    So I clicked on the source listing and on the bottom clicked on restore this partition and bang 13 minutes later it was

    Not sure why they were reversed though that is weird there :/
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