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Problem description: computer had been up for a while and decided to restart it. Rebooted, but got a BAD SYSTEM CONFIG INFO error. Attempted fixes: Tried to follow online guide. Used built in troubleshooter in automatic repair, went into command line to use /FixMbr, tried booting into safe mode, tried to system reset. Nothing worked. Recent changes: not that I'm aware of. -- Operating system: windows 10 64 bit, upgraded from windows 7 during the free period System specs: home built in 2012. Graphics card got updated last year. Possible that the hard drive may have died, although I didn't have any indications that it was failing and everything worked smoothly until minutes ago. Location: USA I have Googled and read the FAQ: Yes
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Jun 17, 2017 19:08
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I think I'm just going to treat this as if the hard drive is dying and get a new SSD. Hard drive is due for a replacement anyway. I'll install windows into the SSD and recover what I can from the old drive. Anything vital is backed up.
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Jun 17, 2017 19:35
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Teddybear posted:I think I'm just going to treat this as if the hard drive is dying and get a new SSD. Hard drive is due for a replacement anyway. I'll install windows into the SSD and recover what I can from the old drive. Anything vital is backed up. Don't forget you have to install windows 7 first with the cd-key you got for that and then upgrade again to windows 10
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Jun 17, 2017 19:38
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creatine posted:Don't forget you have to install windows 7 first with the cd-key you got for that and then upgrade again to windows 10 I don't know what that cd key is so this'll be a fun adventure! Woof. Edit: where it is, I mean. I've moved twice since the build and it might've gotten lost.
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Jun 17, 2017 19:45
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Teddybear posted:I don't know what that cd key is so this'll be a fun adventure! Woof. Did you link to an outlook account? If so you can just use that and it should activate
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Jun 17, 2017 19:45
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creatine posted:Did you link to an outlook account? If so you can just use that and it should activate Microsoft account, yeah.
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Jun 17, 2017 19:46
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Got an SSD and a new HDD, installed them, gonna transfer what I can off of the old thing. Although I did just get a KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED error, so that'll be the next, like, two hours.
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Jun 18, 2017 16:03
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creatine posted:Don't forget you have to install windows 7 first with the cd-key you got for that and then upgrade again to windows 10 Just FYI this isn't true. If you've activated on Windows 10 before, your system information will allow you to auto-activate.
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Fruit Smoothies posted:Just FYI this isn't true. If you've activated on Windows 10 before, your system information will allow you to auto-activate. Ahh good to know. Last time I had to reinstall windows 10 it made me install 7 then upgrade
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Jun 18, 2017 17:47
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