Recent content by mgeoffriau

Download a utility to get your Win8 key from the BIOS, then if the Win10 install doesn't automatically activate (make sure you are "skipping" every time it asks you to enter a key), contact MS support chat and give them your Win8 key. They can generate a valid Win10 key and activate your Win10...

Figured it out. The BIOS must have been corrupted at some point and would not allow any boots from removable media. Did a boot block recovery to restore an uncorrupted version of the BIOS, then updated the BIOS with a flash disk, then was able to boot from the Win10 install disk. All good from...

Two good ideas -- thank you!

Alright, Anandtechers -- I need some help here. Here's the summary: A couple years ago I purchased a refurb Lenovo M92P Tower desktop w/ Windows 8. I didn't change much -- I added another stick of memory, and a low end Radeon video card for dual displays. It has been a fairly reliable...

It's been a while since I've been up on PC hardware but I remember this was the place where all the experts were, so I'm looking for advice. My home PC is on the fritz. Random hard shutdowns, drives suddenly becoming "disconnected", stuff like that. I've switched out the cheap stuff like...