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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Scratch that... I have had the same message today. So back to the drawing board.
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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Hi Guys. Thanks bojo, I'm not sure why it would say its not genuine either, especially how my computer says its already activated. This whole thing started with the computer crashing each time I did security updates and ending up having to load from a restore point, so didn’t think that would...
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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Trying pressing escape on startup. It gave me the option to start from DVD, however came up with. "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or insert boot media in selected Boot device and press a key" Date and time on computer match todays date.
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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Thanks Phillip, Thats an new twist :( Would be good to know why its not booting though as I have the same issue with my current Windows 7 disk. Also that would bring me back to why my laptop has started saying that my version of windows 7 isn't genuine (pop up) after a number of years of use...
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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Thanks bojo, UEFI was initially enabled and didn't work. I enabled it to try and get it working on usb. PS. How do you post images directly on to this page instead of having to use tinypic or similar? Thanks Smorizio, its an oem disk. The disk I burned works on my older laptop straight away...
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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Hi Zapthos, I have done what you've suggested on both laptops. Got up to #5. The only disk listed is the laptops main disks. The DVD doesn't seem to be listed on either laptop.
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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Hi bojo, My bios doesn't seem to have Launch CSM or Secure Boot Control as an option. Have attempted to add a couple of pics to show you. Let me know if the links don't work. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=13zqq9g&s=9 http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=149c9hx&s=9
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    Difficulty trying to install Windows 10 on my laptop from dvd

    Hi, I'm trying to install Windows 10 on an Asus n53j laptop (running Windows 7 Pro). I have burned a copy of Windows 10 on a DVD and have a product key. The DVD works straight away on another older laptop (Dell Latitude 6500), however my Asus doesn't seem to either boot from it (even though its...