Once I was convinced it was well and truly dead i installed a spare drive of the same type. WD however Days later I am plugging along still loading programs, re-purchasing when I have to and restoring those that will reinstall and reregister. Days yet to go.
Win7 Pro Retail Upgrade to Win 10 Pro, to Win11 Pro 24h2 OS Build 26100.2894
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Build
CPU
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon Vega Graphics
Motherboard
MSI B450 Tomahawk
Memory
Corsair DDR4 32g
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon Vega 8
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
WD 1TB SSD
Seagate BUP 4TB USB3 (This drive died at one year)
(2) Seagate BUP Slim 2TB USB3
WD SSD 1TB
PSU
Corsair TX 750W
Case
Cooler Master tower
Cooling
3 generic fans
Keyboard
Logitech Backlit USB
Mouse
Logitech M510
Internet Speed
T-Mobile 5G 100+ Mbs
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender and Malwarebytes Prem
Other Info
Microsoft 365 Family Office 18032.20092 CTR
Macrium Home 10 Subscription 8406
Mini-Tool Ultimate 12.9
Malwarebytes Premium 4.6.17.334 Update 1.0.93372 Component 1.0.2390
Revo Pro Portable Pro 3.5.4
Many others will be (all legit)
Once I was convinced it was well and truly dead i installed a spare drive of the same type. WD however Days later I am plugging along still loading programs, re-purchasing when I have to and restoring those that will reinstall and reregister. Days yet to go.
Why would you need to repurchase any software? There should always be a method available to reinstall in the event of a system failure. In the very worst case scenario, you might have to contact the manufacturer to get them to reset the license for you, but there should never ever be a need to repurchase software for a system component failure.
That said, I'll second what @IanMosley stated: Consider instituting a backup plan. You can perform a complete restoration in mere minutes.
Win7 Pro Retail Upgrade to Win 10 Pro, to Win11 Pro 24h2 OS Build 26100.2894
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Home Build
CPU
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G with Radeon Vega Graphics
Motherboard
MSI B450 Tomahawk
Memory
Corsair DDR4 32g
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon Vega 8
Sound Card
AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
2
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
WD 1TB SSD
Seagate BUP 4TB USB3 (This drive died at one year)
(2) Seagate BUP Slim 2TB USB3
WD SSD 1TB
PSU
Corsair TX 750W
Case
Cooler Master tower
Cooling
3 generic fans
Keyboard
Logitech Backlit USB
Mouse
Logitech M510
Internet Speed
T-Mobile 5G 100+ Mbs
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender and Malwarebytes Prem
Other Info
Microsoft 365 Family Office 18032.20092 CTR
Macrium Home 10 Subscription 8406
Mini-Tool Ultimate 12.9
Malwarebytes Premium 4.6.17.334 Update 1.0.93372 Component 1.0.2390
Revo Pro Portable Pro 3.5.4
Many others will be (all legit)
Just a guess but maybe they lost the activation keys and/or the proof they bought the software. I have at least one program that if I ever have to reinstall I won't be able to activate it. The programmer/owner past away and the online activation server is turned off.
Okay, I can't ague with that one. Ironically, I too have one such piece of software. I had to find another program to replace that one. I had completely forgotten about that scenario.
Okay, I can't ague with that one. Ironically, I too have one such piece of software. I had to find another program to replace that one. I had completely forgotten about that scenario.
My program is called VideoRedo. I use it a lot to edit my videos. I have tried other programs but none of them come close. I was hoping the owners wife would sell the program but as far as I know she hasn't.
