February 2017 – IT Technician Notes

Windows System File Check from recovery disk

Posted on 2nd February 2017 by Matt

To use SFC from startup repair partition/windows CD. Open Command Prompt sfc /scannow /offbootdir=C:\ /offwindir=C:\Windows Remember to replace both instances of C: if this is not the drive letter assigned. From the recovery menu it is likely to be assigned D:.… Continue Reading →

Windows License Key Recovery – ProduKey

Posted on 2nd February 2017 by Matt

Easily recover your lost Windows license keys with ProduKey by Nirsoft! http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html I have tested this with Windows 7, Windows 10 and Office 2010. Other supported products are: Microsoft Windows 98/ME Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft… Continue Reading →