GreiginFife
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Is that at the initial windows 10 log on screen from boot?
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Is that at the initial windows 10 log on screen from boot?
ColchesterFC
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It's an old laptop so Windows 7. Comes up with my name with the password box underneath.
Could also do with knowing how to delete everything on it before I pass it on.
Edit - don't want to restore factory settings as I'd like to leave Microsoft office on it.
drdel
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You may find it needs to run Office365 as many schools are using MS Teams.
If you can't reformat from the BIOS boot screen a cheap new hard drive may be the solution.
If you can't reformat from the BIOS boot screen a cheap new hard drive may be the solution.
Rooter
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If it is for running O365 for school kids, this can be run on Xbox and Playstation as an FYI. Prob way off the mark, but hey!
GreiginFife
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Windows 7 is a bit trickier. I assume that you have tried the reset password links and options?
If data on it is unimportant, I would just do a destructive recovery.
GreiginFife
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Only way you can do that with Win 7 is to either reset the password using the standard tools (for which you would need a Win 7 install media), or hack the password manager using a password reset program
Microsoft Office if a "physical install" is probably outdated. I would assume that the kid using it will probably only need Teams and there is a free version of that available.
ColchesterFC
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Another computer question so tagging on to an old thread rather than starting a new one.
Younger son will be getting a laptop for Xmas for his school work. I've got an old laptop that has an owned copy of Microsoft office on it - purchased outright when buying the laptop rather than the yearly subscription one. I've been told it's possible to transfer the license from the old laptop onto the new one. Can anyone explain in simple terms how I can do this, or do I need to take it to an expert? Have tried Google but that seems to focus on the subscription version of office rather than one that is owned outright.
Younger son will be getting a laptop for Xmas for his school work. I've got an old laptop that has an owned copy of Microsoft office on it - purchased outright when buying the laptop rather than the yearly subscription one. I've been told it's possible to transfer the license from the old laptop onto the new one. Can anyone explain in simple terms how I can do this, or do I need to take it to an expert? Have tried Google but that seems to focus on the subscription version of office rather than one that is owned outright.
fundy
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The short answer is you need to install the correct version of MS Office on the new laptop and then input the product key on the new laptop to activate it. It is rarely that simple though......
Do you know which version of MS Ofiice it is (ie 2011, 2016, 2019) and do you have the 25 digit product key (5 blocks of 5 letters/numbers broken down by dashes)
Also, do you have Microsoft login (and is the copy of Office registered on it?) - will likely make it easier if so
ColchesterFC
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No idea on the version of MS Office, will have to boot up the laptop later today and have a look. And I don't have the product key. Apparently I can find it somewhere on the laptop but I've no idea where.
GreiginFife
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Keys are buried in the registry and I wouldn't recommend going in there unless you know what you are doing. Download and install a keyfinder program and this will tell you the key and also the version of Office that you are running.
As Fundy says you need the install program that matches the key version and this is not straight forward if it's a version older than 2011 (as few install programs are kicking about).
fundy
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you can still install 2016 from MS own site (or could last mth) albeit they do everything they can to upgrade you to their current SAAS
GreiginFife
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It's quite easy to get viable install .iso images for 2015 as well (and through to probably 2019 enterprise versions too) but the older versions are a lot trickier to find versions that are either viable or virus free.
Alan Clifford
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I don't do a lot of heavy photo processing and do it on my macbook.
For backup, I have my normal laptop backup to an external usb drive and have drives attached to a couple of Raspberry Pi's, one here at home and one in my son's flat in Berlin.
In years gone by, backup over the internet was agonizingly slow, mainly due to low bandwidth in hotels and holiday apartments - I used to leave the backup running overnight but it is different these days.
For backup, I have my normal laptop backup to an external usb drive and have drives attached to a couple of Raspberry Pi's, one here at home and one in my son's flat in Berlin.
In years gone by, backup over the internet was agonizingly slow, mainly due to low bandwidth in hotels and holiday apartments - I used to leave the backup running overnight but it is different these days.
