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On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 5:19 PM Bill Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au> wrote: |
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> Hi Mark, |
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> was your old version Win10 PRO" as well? - as far as I know a |
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> reinstall will only validate if the hardware as recorded at MS mostly |
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> matches and its the same version. Cloning via dd, then running through |
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> the re-validation checks, then making changes in small steps is the only |
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> way I have been able to make it work despite what is written in the link |
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> below. |
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> Also check out: |
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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-10-will-microsoft-charge-you-if-you-need-to-reinstall/ |
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> BillK |
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Bill, |
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It's a great question that I cannot answer with certainty unless I put |
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the old drive back in. I thought it was when I did the install this |
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afternoon but I wasn't sure. |
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I'm going to let the machine sit overnight and see if it activates |
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automatically. If it doesn't I'll go back to the old drive and if needed |
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will do a new reinstall with the right version. If I can get away with this |
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path I will. If not I'll go with something like Mick suggested. |
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thanks, |
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Mark |
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