Hi all,
So I have just completed building my first PC, and I have some trouble with installing software.
At first, I have an old pre-built laptop with Windows 7, which I thought I could uninstall the product key from there, and use the key for this new build. After creating a bootable USB for Windows 7, the product key didn't work, and then I found something that said pre-built laptop's product keys cannot be used for other builds.
So with that, my new computer is left alone, with a startup from the hard drive leaving me to the Windows 7 installation page (where you have to enter the product key).
Now, I have bought a Windows 8.1 Full Edition Retail pack, with CD's and product keys. Once again, my new built computer does not have any optical drives, so I created another bootable USB from the Microsoft page. This time however, when I set my boot order to the USB, it gives me an 'error code 0x00000f' and how my PC needs to be repaired.
I was under the impression that this happened as Windows 7 is already installed and I'm trying to install Windows 8 ontop of it.
Was there a way to wipe my hard drive of Windows 7 even though product key hasn't been entered? I have tried looking through the UEFI for options to format or clear my hard drive but none was found.
My motherboard is an ASRock H97M Pro4, which said it is 'Windows 8.1 ready", and my HDD is a Seagate 1tb.
Thank you very much!
So I have just completed building my first PC, and I have some trouble with installing software.
At first, I have an old pre-built laptop with Windows 7, which I thought I could uninstall the product key from there, and use the key for this new build. After creating a bootable USB for Windows 7, the product key didn't work, and then I found something that said pre-built laptop's product keys cannot be used for other builds.
So with that, my new computer is left alone, with a startup from the hard drive leaving me to the Windows 7 installation page (where you have to enter the product key).
Now, I have bought a Windows 8.1 Full Edition Retail pack, with CD's and product keys. Once again, my new built computer does not have any optical drives, so I created another bootable USB from the Microsoft page. This time however, when I set my boot order to the USB, it gives me an 'error code 0x00000f' and how my PC needs to be repaired.
I was under the impression that this happened as Windows 7 is already installed and I'm trying to install Windows 8 ontop of it.
Was there a way to wipe my hard drive of Windows 7 even though product key hasn't been entered? I have tried looking through the UEFI for options to format or clear my hard drive but none was found.
My motherboard is an ASRock H97M Pro4, which said it is 'Windows 8.1 ready", and my HDD is a Seagate 1tb.
Thank you very much!