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marble falls

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3. Is it a conflict over beating everything an uncertainly compromised computer can throw at you ...

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Sun Jun 13, 2021, 03:45 PM

Jun 2021

... and just letting Bill Gates take all the sturm und drang out of it? In the end, won't the results be about the same either way?

Let Bill have the honors. You'll at least be up sooner.

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Got an inexpensive knockoff Win10pro laptop [View all] intrepidity Jun 2021 OP

knockoff? nt msongs Jun 2021 #1

No-name, generic, from a Chinese company nt intrepidity Jun 2021 #2

Is it a conflict over beating everything an uncertainly compromised computer can throw at you ... marble falls Jun 2021 #3

Well said intrepidity Jun 2021 #4

I'd figure out if my Windows was supported. If it's not, I'd get a supported version ... marble falls Jun 2021 #7

I eventually let it get online after I adjusted most of the settings I'm familiar with intrepidity Jun 2021 #10

Do you have a valid product key for the Windows installation? n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #5

Not sure. No booklet, like you used to get (with recovery disks) intrepidity Jun 2021 #6

Go to... PoliticAverse Jun 2021 #9

There's nothing compromised by a fresh, clean install of Windows. TwilightZone Jun 2021 #8

Oh yeah, I know what's involved in going through the settings intrepidity Jun 2021 #11

I've never not reinstalled fresh Windows on any laptop I've ever bought ... Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #12