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Recent content by Ray

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    New HDD can't load windows

    no Bill the copies were all from my old computers
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    New HDD can't load windows

    hi the computer was purchased online from a dealer secondhand but as most computers you dont get the disc . The hdd that came with it packed up so i could not retrieve it.I understand about the disc i have being old but they have always loaded on newer computers with little trouble..I just dont...
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    New HDD can't load windows

    like i said i managed to load linux so at least the dvd drive is being recognised .
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    New HDD can't load windows

    oh sorry yes that was the first think i tried also tried win7 on usb .
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    New HDD can't load windows

    sorry Bill lost me on that one?
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    New HDD can't load windows

    Hi Bill i tried formating in ntfs and i think i tried fat32 .The laptop is a 64 bit.The windows disks i used are are copies of my old computers .Have used the win7 on many computers so i know they all work.
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    New HDD can't load windows

    Hi Bill many thanks for your prompt reply.I have formatted the drive also it is visible in the bios.I am a little confused as why it will not load any windows,but does load linuxmint with no problems. I thouth i might be able to load windows through the linux operation system but no luck there...
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    New HDD can't load windows

    Hi I have a Toshiba satellite A40C i5 can't load a windows operating system. I had to fit a new HDD due to the previous one packing up I have no windows 7 pro disc but have tried installing win xp,win vista,win7 home and windows8 but the laptop always says no operating system found.The only disk...