Ordered pc without OS help please
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ubuysa
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If you order with no OS then you MUST install your own copy of Windows and activate it with your own license.
There will be a copy of Windows on there that PCS used for testing but we STRONGLY advise not attempting to activate this system. Many of those who have, later run into all sorts of niggly problems.
No OS means install your own.
how do i do that then if there is already an os on thereIf you order with no OS then you MUST install your own copy of Windows and activate it with your own license.
There will be a copy of Windows on there that PCS used for testing but we STRONGLY advise not attempting to activate this system. Many of those who have, later run into all sorts of niggly problems.
No OS means install your own.
Martinr36
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you purchase and install a legal copy of W10 and install and configure it, the instructions below might help
Download a new copy of Windows using the Media Creation Tool to an 8GB (min) USB.
Boot that USB and choose a Custom Install.
Delete all UEFI partitions on the system drive (EFI System, Recovery, MSR Reserved, Primary).
Select the unallocated space that results and click the Next button. The installer will create the correct partitions and install Windows.
Run Windows Update repeatedly, even across reboots, until no more updates are found.
You may need/want to download and install the latest graphics driver from the Nvidia website (they change so regularly the latest version isn't always in the Windows libraries).
ubuysa
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To be brutally Frank, if you're asking basic questions like that then you really should buy a copy of Windows with your order and let PCS install it for you.
not worth the £100 keep your opinions to yourself
Martinr36
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A LEGAL COPY is going to cost you that wherever you get it
ubuysa
The BSOD Doctor
You asked for advice and then responded with a question that clearly shows that installing Windows is something you're not comfortable doing. The best advice I can give you therefore is to buy a copy of Windows with your PC.
A legal copy of Windows costs around £100 from anywhere. Cheap keys on eBay et. al. are almost guaranteed to be illegal. Not only will Microsoft catch up with you if you use an illegal key but we will not be able to offer any support for you on here.
jamiephillips909
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You could also amend your order to include windows if its not in the build stage
jamiephillips909
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Also you have asked for pepoles opinions when you asked the question so no need to be defensive all here to help and if you ever need technical support from the forum ubusya opinions will be invaluable to you !
Such an ignorant reply.
Will be worth the £100, once you realise you can’t do it, make an absolute mess of it and waste multiple days.
it’s being shipped tomorrow
i’ve literally already done it you make it seem like it’s a massive task
To be fair to the other posters, it didn't seem like something you'd already done, given your line of questioning.
i just forgot a simple stage
That's fair enough, it's just always handy to provide as much info as possible so people know how best to assist.
And for the record... saying please and / or thanks is generally considered polite, something you seem to have overlooked since the beginning of the thread.
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Hi Tom, welcome to the forum.
If you need anymore help setting up your PC, or how to do a complete fresh install rather than just an upgrade on a test version of windows that invariably ends up going wrong, make sure to email PCS directly, rather than the moderators, volunteers and other customers here on the forums who dont work for or get paid by PCS.
If you need anymore help setting up your PC, or how to do a complete fresh install rather than just an upgrade on a test version of windows that invariably ends up going wrong, make sure to email PCS directly, rather than the moderators, volunteers and other customers here on the forums who dont work for or get paid by PCS.
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your so cool
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No mate, i'm just fed up.
Have a nice day.
Have a nice day.
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I'm going to lock this thread as it's clearly not going anywhere productive.
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