I did manage to create a local account and got the job done.
Now I am installing all my software.
Looks like all that got lost were my emails and address book. Bummer.
It was in that hidden...

IT MIGHT BE WORKING!!!!
Just for something to do on a very cold day I downloaded again the Creation Tool to the USB.
Then I ran through the installation again. After the reboot, the installation...

Steve108,
When I said "unplug what cable" I was referring to the network.
As to the SSD getting fried, I assume when I had it connected via the USB adapter when I tried to clone to it.
Can't...

I'll reply to Daymin first,
From your post:
#2 Yes, I know tapping the HDD means it going bad, but it was C: and would not boot, and I was trying to boot from it. I removed it from its mount and...

Well, that got me nowhere. I used the MS media creation tool with a brand new USB stick to create a bootable device.
After the software completed, I still had no system on my drive 0.
In...

Yes, I should have known better. I had a rescue disc only for W-7.

When I got my Dell Precision T3500 it came with Windows 7 installed.
I received the free Windows 10 upgrade a few years ago....

Hello. I started with a Commodore 64 back in the day.
Worked at MPI/Imprimus/Seagate supporting HDD Development for 34 years.