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Awe-d-o-file

I was given a Windows 8 era HP laptop that the woman spilled water on in December.I got around to taking it apart and saw the damage, cleaned the boards and turned out the HDD and keyboard needed replacing. Most keyboard keys worked but f10 did not so I could not repair the corruted BIOS.
Speaking of BIOS the Windows product key is now embedded and encrypted in the BIOS. Ah the good old days when it was on a sticker on the case. HP wouldn't tell me the key but would sell me a recovery disk for $52. Really? The computer is licensed to use Windows 8 and they should give the info free. I wasted plenty of HP's and Microsofts and mine resolving this.
Well I found freeware that decrypted the BIOS and got the key and voila! I'm typing on it now. So the keyboard was $14, HDD $29, missing CR2032 CMOS battery free. I doubled the memory to 8 gigs for $18 too.
I need these little wins in life. A good friend just gave me a pristine late 7 era laptop with a lit keyboard that needs a new microprocessor. $14 shipped. We'll see on this one it got stripped of its HDD and memory so will need a total investment near $80. I always wanted a lit keyboard laptop.

ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

Edits: 02/14/17 02/15/17 02/15/17

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Topic - Success! - Awe-d-o-file 08:42:48 02/14/17 (13)

RE: Success! - Bill the K 20:23:19 02/16/17 (1)

RE: Success! - Awe-d-o-file 21:06:40 02/18/17 (0)

bios question - bullethead 19:31:27 02/14/17 (2)

RE: bios question - Awe-d-o-file 08:06:17 02/15/17 (1)

ok - bullethead 08:55:05 02/15/17 (0)

Good job! - FenderLover 14:54:40 02/14/17 (1)

RE: Good job! - Awe-d-o-file 08:15:51 02/15/17 (0)

I didn't understand most of that ...but congrats ! (nt) - reelsmith. 13:56:27 02/14/17 (1)

Thanks! nt - Awe-d-o-file 08:20:23 02/15/17 (0)

Congrats! I'm glad you were able to succeed. - Craiger56 12:31:03 02/14/17 (1)

RE: Congrats! I'm glad you were able to succeed. - Awe-d-o-file 12:47:42 02/14/17 (0)

RE: Success! - Sondek 09:17:25 02/14/17 (1)

RE: Success! - Awe-d-o-file 10:54:20 02/14/17 (0)

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