Question How to boot new pc?

[Bloody_Tank]

I have a brand new running build, with a disk for windows 11 but not a disk drive. Any way for me to boot, or would an external disk drive even work?

 

[USAFRet]

"a disk for WIn 11".

What 'disk'?
Where did this come from?

 

[Bloody_Tank]

"a disk for WIn 11".

What 'disk'?
Where did this come from?

A windows product key and disk for win 11

 

[Lafong]

What's the pedigree of the disk? Where from; who made it?

 

[Bloody_Tank]

What's the pedigree of the disk? Where from; who made it?

Microsoft?

 

[Bloody_Tank]

Microsoft?

From newegg

 

[USAFRet]

A windows product key and disk for win 11

"disk for win 11 "
From where?

And the 'product key'? Also, from where?
AFAIK, MS is NOT selling standalone Win 11 licenses yet.

 

[USAFRet]

"a disk"....

Hard drive, SSD, flash drive, DVD, something else?

Give us some info, please.
A specific link would help lots.

 

[Bloody_Tank]

"a disk"....

Hard drive, SSD, flash drive, DVD, something else?

Give us some info, please.
A specific link would help lots.

I mean like a literal CD Disk, with a product key you would provide while going through the wizard. It was sold buy newegg shipped through Newegg.

 

[Bloody_Tank]

https://www.newegg.com/microsoft-windows-11-home/p/N82E16832350881

 

[USAFRet]

Strange.

But anyway...there should be a license key in that package somewhere.
You can create your own Win 11 install USB to install with, and apply the license key that came with the thing you purchased.

 

[Lafong]

If your Product Key is valid, you should be able to confirm that with Microsoft.

I've made an install DVD from a valid install, but never made a USB installer from a valid DVD. I'd guess it can be done, but not sure how.

Do you have a legit Win 10 key or installer?

 

[USAFRet]

If your Product Key is valid, you should be able to confirm that with Microsoft.

I've made an install DVD from a valid install, but never made a USB installer from a valid DVD. I'd guess it can be done, but not sure how.

Do you have a legit Win 10 key or installer?

No, you don't make it "from" a DVD.

Download from MS and create with the MCT.

 

[Bloody_Tank]

Strange.

But anyway...there should be a license key in that package somewhere.
You can create your own Win 11 install USB to install with, and apply the license key that came with the thing you purchased.

Would it work on a external disk reader?

 

[USAFRet]

Would it work on a external disk reader?

Maybe, probably.

 

[Blackink]

I tried an external disk reader once to install Windows 10 from a disc and it took forever, and I mean forever.
They're really slow in transferring data.

I ended up creating a USB installer and the installation process was way faster than reading from an external disk reader.

 

[USAFRet]

I tried an external disk reader once to install Windows 10 from a disc and it took forever, and I mean forever.
They're really slow in transferring data.

I ended up creating a USB installer and the installation process was way faster than reading from an external disk reader.

"forever" is better than "not at all"