[ale] Is there anybody we don't hate too much for Refurbs?

[Beddingfield, Allen]

You would have to do a fresh install.  It will prompt you for a license 
key during install.  Enter the Windows 7 key from the sticker on the 
computer.
I would suggest doing a trial-run on a spare hard drive in that 
computer.  Don't do it on another computer, because it ties the license 
key to the motherboard.
Allen B.

On 10/24/19 8:05 PM, neal at mnopltd.com wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.  Sorry to turn this into Windows support forum, 
> but spouse's computer is a special case.
> 
> So, while MS now refuses to do it's normal upgrade in place without a 
> new license, you are saying I can find the ISO image, burn it, and... 
> boot it, and upgrade in place?  Or will it insist on a fresh install?
> 
> Understand that I'd rather give a tiger a vasectomy than risk screwing 
> up my wife's desktop with 15 years of corporate tax returns.  More pain, 
> but shorter duration.
> 
> regards,
> 
> 
> Neal
> 
> On 2019-10-24 12:11, Beddingfield, Allen via Ale wrote:
>> I wish you had sent this last week.  I'm in the refurbish and resell
>> business (buy government surplus, and refurbish).  However, I sold my
>> last PC of that last batch last week, and I probably won't do another
>> batch until after the holidays.
>>
>> I will second what others have said - Microcenter.  Note that the
>> refurbs are not on display.  You can order online and pick up at the
>> store, though.
>> Depending on the specs of your computer, you could just put Windows 10
>> on there.  If it still has the Windows 7 OEM or retail license code
>> sticker, those will work to activate Windows 10!  Download the media,
>> install the correction edition (home, pro), and use that Windows 7
>> code.  When it connects to the internet, it will activate.
>>
>> Allen B.
>>
>> On 10/24/19 11:30 AM, Neal Rhodes via Ale wrote:
>>> Slightly off-topic, but not too much.
>>>
>>> My wife and partner informs me that TurboTax will no longer run on 
>>> her Win7 desktop.   Without TurboTax, life ends as we know it.
>>>
>>> We have used off-lease refurbs for most of our company's life.  If 
>>> it's a server, I get a refurb and replace the disk with a new 
>>> mirrored pair. (and load linux)   If it's a desktop, I feel lucky.
>>>
>>> Thus far we've been fortunate at getting them from Tiger Direct. 
>>> Alas, no longer.   Got one on Amazon a few years back and that has 
>>> been fine for Android development.
>>>
>>> So, I trying to find average form factor 8GB, 1TB disk, Win 10 Pro, 
>>> VGA & HDMI.    When I look at Amazon, there are plenty of choices. 
>>> Many of which have 15-25% one-star ratings. And you read them, it's a 
>>> horror show - "arrived with broken power supply",  "NIC 
>>> intermittent",  "Vendor non-communicative".
>>>
>>> Yes, Amazon is horrible at policing their suppliers.    I'm 
>>> wondering.... are companies being more selective at only letting go 
>>> of their desktops when they know they are going south?   Are refurb 
>>> vendors getting worse?
>>>
>>> Is there anybody we like for refurbs these days?
>>>
>>> I see the last one I bought was from Amazon Renewed, which says it 
>>> has a 90 day Amazon guarantee.  I just checked at it has a 19% one 
>>> star review.   I guess I was just lucky.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> Neal
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Allen Beddingfield
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