Recent content by Jedo

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    [SOLVED] The old Windows installation is still rising from the grave

    It's a mess now. In the end, I gave up and simply bought a USB flash drive and will reinstall Windows from it, like I normally would, with the other hard drive disconnected. And I can then hopefully just format the old drive completely, including all the extra partitions that windows created...
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    [SOLVED] The old Windows installation is still rising from the grave

    This problem just got upgraded. Because I didn't remove the old drive when installing the new Windows, I just realized that the bootloader for the new windows was installed to the old drive. The reason I want the old drive to remain connected during the installation is because I don't have any...
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    [SOLVED] The old Windows installation is still rising from the grave

    I installed Windows on a new SSD for one of my family members and I formatted the C partition on their old hard drive to delete the old Windows, but every time their PC starts, it asks to choose between the 2 Windows. If I choose the old one, it tries to repair and fails of course. What else...
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    HDMI to VGA connection won't work

    Ok, so I gather that it doesn't matter what you're converting to what. I will try to get another adapter and pay attention to whether it's active or not. I thought that only mattered for mini-display ports.
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    HDMI to VGA connection won't work

    Good day. I have seen quite a few posts on this but none quite addressed/solved my issue. I have an LG 1440x900 monitor with a VGA input only; I have several computers with an HDMI output (I tried two laptops and a PC, but the final source will eventually be a Raspberry Pi); I have an HDMI...