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Donated Thinkpads / reinstalling OS
Donated Thinkpads / reinstalling OS
The high school where I teach received several Thinkpads from a local university.
The one I'm working on is a t570
All the machines were wiped clean including the recovery partition.
BIOS on them says Preinstalled WIN OS. When I lookup the number it says it WIN 10 Pro
I downloaded Win 10 from the Microsoft site and it installs Win 10 home. How can I install a legal copy of Win 10 Pro?
The one I'm working on is a t570
All the machines were wiped clean including the recovery partition.
BIOS on them says Preinstalled WIN OS. When I lookup the number it says it WIN 10 Pro
I downloaded Win 10 from the Microsoft site and it installs Win 10 home. How can I install a legal copy of Win 10 Pro?
Re: Donated Thinkpads / reinstalling OS
Is there a product key in the BIOS? (I don't remember now if there is supposed to be one).
Maybe the instructions here will help:
https://softwaregroup.zendesk.com/hc/en ... an-OEM-key
Also this:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-All ... =1#3848658
Maybe the instructions here will help:
https://softwaregroup.zendesk.com/hc/en ... an-OEM-key
Also this:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-All ... =1#3848658
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Re: Donated Thinkpads / reinstalling OS
If you use a factory recovery it should activate automatically. Otherwise you can pull the OEM key from BIOS using this command from an admin command prompt or powershell terminal:
wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
You can activate with that key as previously described.
With the machine's serial number you may also be able to go https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/en/us/lenovorecover and sign up to download the OEM restore for your system.
wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
You can activate with that key as previously described.
With the machine's serial number you may also be able to go https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/en/us/lenovorecover and sign up to download the OEM restore for your system.
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Re: Donated Thinkpads / reinstalling OS
What I do is slightly modify the Windows 10 installer disk after it's created, by creating an EI.CFG text file in the sources directory, with the following contents:
This is how I installed Win 10 Pro on my brother's T460 after installing a new SSD.
Code: Select all
[EditionID]
Professional
[Channel]
OEM
[VL]
0
Planned Purchase: T480s i5-8350 FHD Touch
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E
Impulse Buy: Thinkpad not named for safety reasons
RIP: X220 4291-C91 X61 7676-A24 760XD-U9E
Re: Donated Thinkpads / reinstalling OS
theterminator93 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 4:06 pmIf you use a factory recovery it should activate automatically. Otherwise you can pull the OEM key from BIOS using this command from an admin command prompt or powershell terminal:
wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
You can activate with that key as previously described.
With the machine's serial number you may also be able to go https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/en/us/lenovorecover and sign up to download the OEM restore for your system.
Both methods are quite legal and good. I suspect the second one may be slightly less user-intensive.axur-delmeria wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 9:40 pmWhat I do is slightly modify the Windows 10 installer disk after it's created, by creating an EI.CFG text file in the sources directory, with the following contents:
This is how I installed Win 10 Pro on my brother's T460 after installing a new SSD.Code: Select all
[EditionID] Professional [Channel] OEM [VL] 0
MadIceTea, Thinkpad Enthusiast
Daily: X250 FHD
Museum: PC110 20MB, X61 T9300 SXGA+ LED
Donated: x2001 AFFS i5-530 (to my alma matter)
Past: 701Cs German, 535/X, 760E/XL, i-series 12/14xx, piano s30, R60e, X60, X61, T60, T61, X200 P8700, X121e
That chicken sure looks funny.
Daily: X250 FHD
Museum: PC110 20MB, X61 T9300 SXGA+ LED
Donated: x2001 AFFS i5-530 (to my alma matter)
Past: 701Cs German, 535/X, 760E/XL, i-series 12/14xx, piano s30, R60e, X60, X61, T60, T61, X200 P8700, X121e
That chicken sure looks funny.
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