Post by [-44-] Pendragon on Oct 11, 2015 22:10:12 GMT
OK this would be way easier if I was there so some of this will not apply as I'm going to have to make assumptions and this will be long because I have to cover as many things just incase. Essentially you are going to wipe all traces of Windows off your PC and clean install.
First we need your Windows 10 key.
To get this download and instal Belarc Advisor LINK It will spit out a real long page of info about your computer. Within this mass of info will be the Windows 10 licence key. Write it down. Do you have Windows 10 home or Pro? (you will need to download the correct one for the install)
Now you need a copy of Windows 10 for clean install. You will need a USB thumb drive, at least 8GB in size. All information on the thumb drive will be deleted.
Go to this site LINK and download the 64bit verion of the tool. Run and follow the instructions. Given the slow speed of your internet this may take some time.
We need to check the hard drive order in the BIOS. Start your PC from cold and mash the "enter BIOS" button. This should be in the motherboard handbook, flashed on the screen as the PC boots. If you can't find the right button mash the F/buttons. If I were to guess it's the F1 or F2 button.
Every BIOS is different and from here I can help you directly but you are looking for two things. Drive order and Boot order. You want the SSD as the first drive and the first drive in the boot order.
We want to clean the drives now. To do this we are going to use another thumb drive or DVD if you have a DVD drive fitted. HERE is the ISO image. Burn the ISO to a DVD with ImgBurn or a thumb drive with uNetbootin.
We are getting close to the point of no return.
With the DVD drive in or the USB Thumb drive attached start the PC from off. You need to get into the boot order menu. Just like the BIOS this is done by mashing a different F/button on start up. My PC that's the F7 but on my laptop it's F11. you are going to have to discover what that is. User manual for the motherboard, closely watching the screen as the PC starts from cold or trial and error button mashing till you get it right.
Once the list pops up you will see a list of all of the available drives you can boot from. They may not be completely clear you have to sort of guess the right one. Avoid all mention of UEFI you should be able to pick out USB in the name or maybe the size. If you are doing this from a DVD it should be a little more obvious. You may see the same device mentioned twice one with UEFI and one Without, go for the one without.
You PC will boot up from the Disk/USB you may be asked some questions, if in doubt go for the default answer. Once it's booted up you should be in the GParted application.
Top right is a drop down of each of your hard drives. Go though each in turn. In the middle is a bar that represents the partitions on that drive. Right click on each and delete each till the drive appears empty. Click on the tick to apply the changes (This is the point of no return!) Do this for each of the drive, careful not to delete the USB or DVD you booted from
Shut down the computer, it's now naked, no windows, no data. All of the partitions have been deleted and all of your stuff is gone. Is it too late to mention backing up your stuff before you start??? Yep, yep it's all gone.
Remember that USB/DVD thingie you created with Windows 10 on it? Put it in and boot the computer. You need to get into the Boot menu again. Chose the dive with Windows 10 on and again if there is a choice go for the once without UEFI. Follow the instructions if it ask about where to install it point it at the SSD but don't make the partitions yourself let the installer do it for you.
Once you have Windows installed and all is looking well you will need to make the drives useable. From the menu search Computer management, disk management. Find the empty drives, right click on each in turn and create new volume.
From the control panel find Storage and change the default save location to one of the hard drive to get them off the SSD. When you setup OneDrive make sure it's on one of the Hard Drives not the SSD. I install Steam on my Hard Drive but tell games I want to play regularly to install on the SSD. Origin doesn't have this feature so install it on the SSD so BF4 will go there.
You will need to check that Windows 10 has been activated correctly. This is done from Settings, update and security. If it's not or you had problems using the Key on install...
1. Press Windows Key + R Key.
2. Type "slui 4" without the quotes and hit on Enter Key.
3. Select Activate by Phone.
4. Follow the instructions.
Remember you have clean installed on the same hardware, that hardware has not changed and it's only installed on one computer, when answering any question. It may be an automated system or some chap from india that tells you his name is Steve!?!
Remember I am home most of the time and you can get hold of me to talk you though the process if you need a hand. We can chat on TS or something through L-Hues PC that's if we can get him off CS:GO for a bit. Heck get him to do all of this while you are at work he should have it done by the time you get home.
First we need your Windows 10 key.
To get this download and instal Belarc Advisor LINK It will spit out a real long page of info about your computer. Within this mass of info will be the Windows 10 licence key. Write it down. Do you have Windows 10 home or Pro? (you will need to download the correct one for the install)
Now you need a copy of Windows 10 for clean install. You will need a USB thumb drive, at least 8GB in size. All information on the thumb drive will be deleted.
Go to this site LINK and download the 64bit verion of the tool. Run and follow the instructions. Given the slow speed of your internet this may take some time.
We need to check the hard drive order in the BIOS. Start your PC from cold and mash the "enter BIOS" button. This should be in the motherboard handbook, flashed on the screen as the PC boots. If you can't find the right button mash the F/buttons. If I were to guess it's the F1 or F2 button.
Every BIOS is different and from here I can help you directly but you are looking for two things. Drive order and Boot order. You want the SSD as the first drive and the first drive in the boot order.
We want to clean the drives now. To do this we are going to use another thumb drive or DVD if you have a DVD drive fitted. HERE is the ISO image. Burn the ISO to a DVD with ImgBurn or a thumb drive with uNetbootin.
We are getting close to the point of no return.
With the DVD drive in or the USB Thumb drive attached start the PC from off. You need to get into the boot order menu. Just like the BIOS this is done by mashing a different F/button on start up. My PC that's the F7 but on my laptop it's F11. you are going to have to discover what that is. User manual for the motherboard, closely watching the screen as the PC starts from cold or trial and error button mashing till you get it right.
Once the list pops up you will see a list of all of the available drives you can boot from. They may not be completely clear you have to sort of guess the right one. Avoid all mention of UEFI you should be able to pick out USB in the name or maybe the size. If you are doing this from a DVD it should be a little more obvious. You may see the same device mentioned twice one with UEFI and one Without, go for the one without.
You PC will boot up from the Disk/USB you may be asked some questions, if in doubt go for the default answer. Once it's booted up you should be in the GParted application.
Top right is a drop down of each of your hard drives. Go though each in turn. In the middle is a bar that represents the partitions on that drive. Right click on each and delete each till the drive appears empty. Click on the tick to apply the changes (This is the point of no return!) Do this for each of the drive, careful not to delete the USB or DVD you booted from
Shut down the computer, it's now naked, no windows, no data. All of the partitions have been deleted and all of your stuff is gone. Is it too late to mention backing up your stuff before you start??? Yep, yep it's all gone.
Remember that USB/DVD thingie you created with Windows 10 on it? Put it in and boot the computer. You need to get into the Boot menu again. Chose the dive with Windows 10 on and again if there is a choice go for the once without UEFI. Follow the instructions if it ask about where to install it point it at the SSD but don't make the partitions yourself let the installer do it for you.
Once you have Windows installed and all is looking well you will need to make the drives useable. From the menu search Computer management, disk management. Find the empty drives, right click on each in turn and create new volume.
From the control panel find Storage and change the default save location to one of the hard drive to get them off the SSD. When you setup OneDrive make sure it's on one of the Hard Drives not the SSD. I install Steam on my Hard Drive but tell games I want to play regularly to install on the SSD. Origin doesn't have this feature so install it on the SSD so BF4 will go there.
You will need to check that Windows 10 has been activated correctly. This is done from Settings, update and security. If it's not or you had problems using the Key on install...
1. Press Windows Key + R Key.
2. Type "slui 4" without the quotes and hit on Enter Key.
3. Select Activate by Phone.
4. Follow the instructions.
Remember you have clean installed on the same hardware, that hardware has not changed and it's only installed on one computer, when answering any question. It may be an automated system or some chap from india that tells you his name is Steve!?!
Remember I am home most of the time and you can get hold of me to talk you though the process if you need a hand. We can chat on TS or something through L-Hues PC that's if we can get him off CS:GO for a bit. Heck get him to do all of this while you are at work he should have it done by the time you get home.