Anyway to preload SSD with windows?

sgoaty

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I upgraded my friends sons pc last month and it's playing up as of last night. He's not very tech savvy and is getting it in the neck from his son about the PC not working.

He lives over 100 miles away from me so it's not easy to just pop round for a look I've sent him instructions on reinstalling windows but tbh I'm not sure he managed.

I would like to preload an SSD so he can stick it in then allow windows to finish installing on his system.

What's the easiest way to go about this? I have a nvme to USB dock so hopefully it's pretty straightforward.
Thanks
Scott
 
sgoaty said:
I upgraded my friends sons pc last month and it's playing up as of last night. He's not very tech savvy and is getting it in the neck from his son about the PC not working.

He lives over 100 miles away from me so it's not easy to just pop round for a look I've sent him instructions on reinstalling windows but tbh I'm not sure he managed.

I would like to preload an SSD so he can stick it in then allow windows to finish installing on his system.

What's the easiest way to go about this? I have a nvme to USB dock so hopefully it's pretty straightforward.
Thanks
Scott
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Might not be much help, but i bought a bios locked laptop from ebay that wont boot from USB, so installed the M.2 in another PC installed windows 11 as far as getting to ask you to enter a login, then i popped it back in the laptop. Of course the probs may be totally unrelated to windows install could be hardware issue
 
I'd only do that if it was like for like motherboard/CPU. Otherwise just risking issues, and would be quicker just to stick a USB stick.

If someone can't follow instructions on how to install windows (as long as can get into USB boot)....facepalm. It's literally 10 presses on a mouse.
 
hornetstinger said:
I'd only do that if it was like for like motherboard/CPU. Otherwise just risking issues, and would be quicker just to stick a USB stick.

If someone can't follow instructions on how to install windows (as long as can get into USB boot)....facepalm. It's literally 10 presses on a mouse.
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this is true.. and i would think it would be harder for a novice to fiddle around with removing and installing an m.2
 
hornetstinger said:
I'd only do that if it was like for like motherboard/CPU. Otherwise just risking issues, and would be quicker just to stick a USB stick.

If someone can't follow instructions on how to install windows (as long as can get into USB boot)....facepalm. It's literally 10 presses on a mouse.
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Yes I know he's just decided he doesn't know what he's doing and is being defeatest
 
hornetstinger said:
I'd only do that if it was like for like motherboard/CPU. Otherwise just risking issues, and would be quicker just to stick a USB stick.

If someone can't follow instructions on how to install windows (as long as can get into USB boot)....facepalm. It's literally 10 presses on a mouse.
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If you use Rufus to create the USB then you can pre select a lot of the options which just means you click next until get to windows
 
Windows is much more resilient nowadays
You should be able to preload it
On a different device and have no issues
Shoving it in a different device without blue screening it
Unlike years ago

But have to agree
Especially if its a m2 drive
There's more risk installing the m2
Than learning how to reload Windows install
They could physically damage something

Never tried this
But should be possible somehow
To remotely reinstall windows for him
Especially if the pc actually boots up
Should at least be able to attempt reset this pc
Using TeamViewer etc

TeamViewer etc would also allow
Seeing what the issue is
Assuming it boots up
Before deciding whether to reset etc
 
It's constantly crashing apparently so not offering much investigation time. I've got to start somewhere and as he's not attached to the installation I'll start there. I suspect the new Kingston SSD I fitted as all the other parts had been in use without issues for a long time before then.
Thekwango said:
not really. i'd be looking at what the issues are rather than just going straight to 'reinstall windows' - you could very easily reinstall windows and still be having issues.
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sgoaty said:
It's constantly crashing apparently so not offering much investigation time. I've got to start somewhere and as he's not attached to the installation I'll start there. I suspect the new Kingston SSD I fitted as all the other parts had been in use without issues for a long time before then.
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Get yourself remoted on to the pc first and have a look. As above it could just be pebkac causing the problems. You could also have a hardware issue (eg ram) which might disappear temporarily on a reinstall only to reappear a few weeks down the line when it’s caused windows to become corrupt again.
 
I've been getting drip fed information. Apparently he's bought 2 x 1440P 240hz monitors and was having issues getting them working at 240hz. I suspect he was getting black screen issues which has led to him thinking the pc was the problem and doing several improper shutdowns and corrupting windows. He's managed to restore windows now and it's working perfectly at 144hz.
 
sgoaty said:
I've been getting drip fed information. Apparently he's bought 2 x 1440P 240hz monitors and was having issues getting them working at 240hz. I suspect he was getting black screen issues which has led to him thinking the pc was the problem and doing several improper shutdowns and corrupting windows. He's managed to restore windows now and it's working perfectly at 144hz.
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oooph, you'd be best advised to get your mate to look for someone closer for support - they sound like they're hard work.
 
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