Questions tagged [installation]
The process of installing software, hardware, or peripherals on a personal computer.
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Install Windows 7 from USB flash drive
I have an ISO image of the Windows 7 installation DVD, but I can't burn it to CD or DVD. I have an empty flash drive with plenty of space. Is there any way I can put the ISO image on it and install ...
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Installing Windows XP from USB pen drive
I want to install Windows XP on my desktop computer (only XP), but my CD drive is not working.
I've only found installation tutorials on how to install it on the pen drive rather than from the pen ...
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Can I install Windows OS (Windows 7) on a removable USB hard drive? [duplicate]
I wanted to take a sneak peek at Windows 7 so I thought of installing it. I have Windows Vista on my laptop which came pre-installed with it. I didn't want to mess with it.
So I created a partition (...
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Windows OS on external hard drive
Is it possible to install Windows OS to plug and play storage devices such as external hard drives, HDD enclosures (with SATA hard drives), USB flashdrives and the likes? What OS's? And if it's ...
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How can I install Windows 8 on my HDD without the use of a USB or DVD?
I decided to install Windows 8 on my home machine this weekend. I've already downloaded the Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation iso, however we just got done moving and somewhere in the chaos I've ...
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Install Windows XP to USB Hard Drive and Run from It
I wanted to know if there was a way (that worked!) to both Install and Run Windows XP Pro from a USB 2.0 connected Hard Drive. My system does allow to boot from external usb hard drive, but when I ...
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How to install Windows 7 from the network?
Is it possible to install Windows 7 (Current RTM Version) on a computer without using removable media like DVD or USB?
The first thing that comes to my mind is through the network, but I don't have ...
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Why do I need restart computer after installing new software?
Why is it sometimes that I need to restart my computer after installing new software and at other times I don't?
Is there any reason why it needs this reboot or why it's not always one way or the ...
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How to create an unattended Windows installation medium/iso/usb supporting Secure Boot and resulting in a UEFI-Windows installation?
Creating a medium from which a system can boot while Secure Boot
remains active, is possible with the default Windows iso from Media
Creator, but what about edited images?
Creating a unattended ...
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Clean install Windows 8.1 or Windows 8 from OEM key
I have recently acquired a laptop with an OEM Windows 8 product key. I am interested in a clean install of Windows 8.1. I do not have any original install media, only recovery disks, and the ...
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Where are really the log files to debug when a Windows 10 update fails?
I am struggling with Win 10 update:
Feature update to Windows 10, version 1809 x64 2020-03B - Error 0x80070490
Google is swamped with useless articles about random peoples' experiences, but no actual ...
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Office 2016 Advanced Setup
I just started the Office 2016 Setup/Installation on my Windows 10 PC. The installation worked fine and started automatically showing only this dialog:
But there are no additional settings possible! ...
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Windows 8 Pro Upgrade but no previous version of Windows installed [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
If I’m performing a an upgrade to Windows 8, do I have to have the previous version installed, or is just having the key enough?
I have a license for Windows 7 but don't have ...
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How do I extract files from an MSI package?
We have some old patches that we want to get the files from but don't wish to spend the time installing them to a machine.
Can anyone advise a way to extract files from an MSI installation package?
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How does a Windows 10 'digital license' activate the OS?
If you activated a free upgrade to Windows 10 or bought and activated
Windows 10 from the Microsoft Store, you have a digital license for
your device. This means you can reinstall the same edition ...
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