I tried your 3 neatly listed changes and executed them. I was nonetheless, unable to transfer a set of video files from the Ext HDD connected to my Windows 10 desktop to the Ext HDD of my Windows 10...

Thanks I'll go check what the skins look like

I guess I'm more into icons. Over the years my eyes have struggled increasingly with fonts and their sizes. For me tiles are distractions. I guess as a senior, I did well to adjust sufficiently to...

Sorry I was ill the last 2 weeks. It takes a lot longer to recover at 70 (Irarely get ill!) This is an update for recommendations to repair my Win 7 Pro 32 bit drive. It did not work. After...

Great thanks! I have never checked a registry in a non bootable HDD (Win 7) . I'll have to go looking in the Win folders.

Thanks NavyLCDR .

I will venture to do as you suggest. I may need some respite, as our kids and grandkids have invited us to join them at a cottage next Friday. I have to get my 2002 Buick Regal...

Now to figure how to install Win 7 Pro over Win 10 Pro and get it activated for free! I want the Win 7 Pro for it's Win Media Center to get my OTA Tv going!

I will always install OS with just one...

I do not have a Product code to activate Win 7 or Win 8.1. That becomes a financial decision. unless I'm missing something. Also no experience with Macrium Reflect Free and how it would affect the...

I owe you an explanation for your help! The PC came with two HDD. One was boot HDD only with Vista and it's Product code is embedded in firmware. MY MOB died. I took a photo ofthe MOB wiring and...

Thanks...done

To your query; my unboot-able Win 7 Pro drive files I need are backed up. Nothing on the Win 10 Pro HDD needs to be.
The win 7 HDD the bootable drive does not boot ( with disabled bootable Win...

As requested
This is a Disk Management capture Not sure what other page you need for HDDs set up

Thanks again

Thanks Bazz. Sadly I agree with you. The Win 7 HDD does not boot. I cannot recover or repair it. Together the two drives only boot Win 10. The Win 10 boot drive can work on it's own.
Is there a way...

Thanks I understand. BTW I unplugged the WIN 10 boot drive. Could not boot the WIN 7 drive. I posted the RAID and HDD info above that I sourced from the BIOS and Disk Management.
I have never done...

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You are just about all correct. I think, as I am learning more every hour, that I I used the media option so that I could install it on the blank formatted drive. I was...

I agree that that the urgency is activating Windows 10Pro. As far as going back to Win 7 Pro it makes sense. Given that I have 2 HDD's , I assume that I need to go into the BIOS and set the HDD...

I had window 7 professional on my desktop on one HDD, the second hard drive once Vista was reformatted and blank boot.
I must have made some mistake in the menu choices for the upgrade. All I know...

I'm a non savvy senior and Must have done something wrong. My Windows 7 Pro desktop had two HDD's. One was formatted the other boot drive. I received the free upgrade invitation and when ready I...