your pc did not start correctly | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 1:38 AM

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unkempt moat Mar 6, 2023, 2:10 AM

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quartz dagger

ok? continue with the prompt

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:15 AM

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unkempt moat ok? continue with the prompt

I tried the automatic repair thingy it didn't work

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I've tried looking on Google and nothing worked on there too

unkempt moat Mar 6, 2023, 2:16 AM

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what is the context to this?

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:16 AM

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Open system restore

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:16 AM

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I used reset this pc on windows

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:16 AM

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topaz pecan Open system restore

There is no restore points I didn't think a windows feature would break my windows

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:17 AM

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Did you turn on system protection?

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It's always a good idea to have backups

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:17 AM

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topaz pecan Did you turn on system protection?

It's off

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:17 AM

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Mac, use time machine. Linux, use timeshift. Windows, use system restore

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:17 AM

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I will turn it on when I fix my pc then

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:17 AM

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I am going to send a screenshot on what to do

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Are you on Win11 or Win10?

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:18 AM

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11

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:19 AM

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I dont have a win11 vm setup but let me get that setup real quick. (I am using linux btw)

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:20 AM

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Ok

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:21 AM

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With this Windows install, is it installed by you or by your OEM?

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:22 AM

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I used reset this pc and this happened idk reset this pc reinstalls windows

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:22 AM

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Reset all apps or reset everything?

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:23 AM

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All apps I belive

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Believe

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:23 AM

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So your documents will be preserved, but all apps you have will be uninstalled

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Anything and everything in your user folder is preserved, but everything else is gone. I am not sure about drivers.

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Why did you need to reset your PC?

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:24 AM

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It was getting cramped with files and was lagging when gaming

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:25 AM

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Instead of resetting, you can use disk cleanup

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Or use bleachbit.

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:25 AM

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You are not helping with the issue at hand

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:25 AM

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Ok then lets identify the root cause

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:25 AM

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Yes please

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:26 AM

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I am almost done setting up the VM

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:26 AM

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👍

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:27 AM

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Its on getting things ready for you. Then I need to install vbox guest additions.

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:27 AM

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👍

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:29 AM

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Ok I am ready

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:29 AM

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Alright so what do I do

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:30 AM

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Is system protection turned on?

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:31 AM

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No I had never used it

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:31 AM

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Not sure why, but windows has it off by default

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Ok then lets go into recovery

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Go to troubleshoot, advanced, and select startup settings

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:32 AM

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quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:32 AM

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topaz pecan Go to troubleshoot, advanced, and select startup settings

Alr

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:32 AM

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quartz dagger

:(

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:32 AM

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Done

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:32 AM

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Select safe mode.

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:32 AM

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I have to restart

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:32 AM

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Ok

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:33 AM

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topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:33 AM

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Yes that!

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:33 AM

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F4

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?

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:33 AM

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Press 4

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Your system should look like this

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:33 AM

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Not f4?

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:34 AM

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Not f4, the number 4 on your keyboard

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:34 AM

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Ok

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:34 AM

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If you can successfully boot to a desktop, you can backup your files and create installation media!

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:34 AM

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Umm pc just shut down by itself

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:35 AM

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It couldn't start into safe mode?

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Are you sure it's not a hardware related issue? (Power supply issues)

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:35 AM

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topaz pecan It couldn't start into safe mode?

Wait I will try

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No I tried to go into safe mode if just put me back in here

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young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:35 AM

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Actually all you have to do is select the existing partition your current install is on when you reinstall and it will create a windows.old directory with all the user data.

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:36 AM

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Yes.

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:36 AM

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So at this point, you should probably reinstall

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:36 AM

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Do you have an installation media?

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Or access to another computer?

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:36 AM

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topaz pecan Or access to another computer?

Yes

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I do

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:36 AM

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Go to that other computer and sign in with admin privileges.

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:37 AM

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Done

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:37 AM

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Wait for this I need to restart into my windows partition and show you, cuz usb doesnt really work in virtualbox

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:37 AM

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I already got win11 in a usb

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:38 AM

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Oh perfect

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:38 AM

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Not sure which one but I know I do somewhere

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:38 AM

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Boot to the usb

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:38 AM

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I just plug it in?

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:38 AM

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Plug it in and tell your uefi to boot from it

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:38 AM

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Alr

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:38 AM

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Also its worth mentioning a couple of after market Windows iso's that improve performance, ReviOS and Ghost Spectre

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:39 AM

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I wouldn't recommend it though

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:39 AM

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Yeah, just thought I'd mention it since he was trying to improve performance

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:40 AM

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I just booted into it

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:40 AM

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If you care about privacy I wouldnt recommend it

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Ok good!

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Click on next and click install now

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:40 AM

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Ummm

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Put me here again

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:40 AM

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topaz pecan If you care about privacy I wouldnt recommend it

That is the point of them though, they actually go through and disable a bunch of spyware / services

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:40 AM

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Do I try again?

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:41 AM

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It booted to your main hard drive. What is the manufacturer of your computer/motherboard?

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For me it's MSI

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:41 AM

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Uhh as asrock tuf gaming

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Or Smth like that

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:42 AM

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Press the delete key on boot

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If it enters your bios settings press f2

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:43 AM

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F11 is Asrock boot menu

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but yeah, del works too, you can find the boot options on the last page

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:43 AM

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Or that

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In my case f11 brings up boot menu, del is bios settings

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:43 AM

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It might just be the wrong USB

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:43 AM

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If you boot from the usb and it doesnt boot, it might not have an os.

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:43 AM

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Yea

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:44 AM

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Go to your other computer.

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Bring a spare usb flash drive with you

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:44 AM

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Done

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:45 AM

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Go to http://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11

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Download the Windows media creation tool

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:46 AM

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1 sec

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:48 AM

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Here is the tool. You will need admin rights to use it

📎 mediacreationtool.exe

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:48 AM

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There is stuff in that hard drive that I do not wa nt to delete

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I might look for the other one

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:48 AM

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Dont worry it will NOT get deleted.

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If you follow MY instructions your data WILL be preserved!

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:51 AM

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Look man I don't want to take the chances I will look for the other one it is late anyway I don't want to waste your time I will message you if I need anymore help

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:51 AM

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Ok but im just trying to help you out.

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If you install windows on an existing windows installation, it will put everything in a windows.old folder that you can access

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Im not one of those people who tell people to delete system32

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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I appreciate that but it's late and I don't want to risk losing the items on that hard drive

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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What time is it for you? For me it's 8pm

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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3am

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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Oof

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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2:53

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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Ah UK guy like me 😛

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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Mhm

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:53 AM

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Its safe btw, it will keep your old files.

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:54 AM

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I am not exactly meant to be up I got school tmr 🙃

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:54 AM

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If you want to continue later, just let one of us know

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:54 AM

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BTW my gif recording on what you should do is almost done.

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I will give you a word of advice, dont run sudo rm -rf / cuz it will delete everything on your system

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:55 AM

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topaz pecan I will give you a word of advice, dont run sudo rm -rf / cuz it will delete ever...

Thanks

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:55 AM

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Don't worry, that wont work on Winblows 🙂

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:55 AM

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young mulch If you want to continue later, just let one of us know

If your UK like me can you help at art 3 something tmr

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Abt

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:55 AM

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sure

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 2:55 AM

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Cuz that's when school ends

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Alr thanks have a nice day guys thanks for the help

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:56 AM

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Try this. For me it errored out, but you can use Rufus

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:56 AM

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Goold ol rufus, never lets you down

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I personally use Ventoy nowadays though

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 2:56 AM

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Same here. SM9 you can help him out, but I was glad to help out!

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 2:57 AM

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Sure, I don't mind, but also don't wanna hijack your customer (for lack of better words)

young mulch Mar 6, 2023, 5:30 PM

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Hi sorry for being late getting back, do you still need help?

quartz dagger Mar 6, 2023, 10:05 PM

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young mulch Hi sorry for being late getting back, do you still need help?

I am sorry for being even later <.< one of my friends came over and reinstalled windows for me so everything is fine now

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thank you and @topaz pecan for the brilliant help

topaz pecan Mar 6, 2023, 10:06 PM

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Any time!

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