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I have never tired installing windows on an existing partition, that had windows on it already.... I don't know if the installer would format the partition, hence, destroying all data on it, or simply overwrite what was already there. If you have a couple extra USB drives, could install Parted Magic on one, boot to that, then then copy whatever data you want to some other media..... What bluescreen error are you getting? I might have a workaround for it.....

Yeah, not being able to open containers and such while in scan mode is a pain... I suspect that relates to the possibility of the container being locked... I have noticed though, that *some* containers show you whats in 'em, and others don't. The 'scan' key also being mapped to the same key is the "action" key doesn't help either. Not sure if there is a workaround for that..... On the containers that DO show whats in 'em though, if I grab things individually, it doesn't kick me out of scan mode.....

If your computer was a pre-built, it should be documented somewhere.... either a sticker on the machine itself, or in the specs in the manual. You don't want to use the DVD to install windows. That is going to be SERIOUSLY out of date, and you will spend DAYS doing updates. If you have a slow internet connection, that'll be "weeks". Use one of your USBs. Download the media creation tool from Microsoft, create your install media, install windows. That won't even scratch the lifespan of your USB stick. It's also possible that your machine has an embedded license key for windows, in which case, it won't ask for it, it will just install the correct version.

Yes. I do believe so.

I have several USB drives at work that I use to install windows. (11, and 10, 7 was never really happy about installing from USB, and I avoided installing 8 like the plague) Reading from the drive doesn't do any harm, its write cycles that eat 'em up, but, even that is a lot less of an issue these days, as the technology has gotten a LOT better. For windows, what you are paying for is the license key to activate it. If it has already been installed on the machine, and activated, then you no longer have to have the license key, MS knows the machine had 10, and it will activate shortly after getting online. (I usually install windows, then, once it actually gets to the desktop, run updates, and windows activates.) Have to make sure you install the correct version though. Home, or Pro.

The machine that used to be your gaming rig. That's the one that has the data you want, isn't it?

Pull the drive out of the failed machine, put it in an external enclosure, take ownership of the user profile folders, and back the data up to another machine. (need sufficient space to do so......) After that, reinstall windows 10. Don't need to worry about the license key, as MS remembers your machine was licensend for 10. (even if it was an upgrade from 7, or 8...) Just make sure to install the same version that is on there now. (home, or pro.) After that, reinstall whatever else you want on there, and call it a day. And when you reinstall 10, do the 'custom' install, blow away ALL partitions on the drive, and let windows installer recreate them. Don't bother taking it to staples. They don't have any idea what they are really doing...... They used to be pretty good, with techs that had a clue. Not any more......

When Beth first set up their 'new' site, switched to new software, and started hosting...... It was friggin' laughable that a multi-million dollar company was so inept. I commented then that three teenagers with a zero dollar budget could do it better. (and in reality, they had.....) Dark0ne even offered to 'consult' with them on it, but, they blew him off. Then proceeded to make every single rookie mistake in setting it up. It was friggin' stupid. They even changed software, when they discovered that their new 'wonder software' WOULDN'T do half the things they needed it to..... so, they 'upgraded'.... to a very similar software package, that really wasn't any better..... Probably whey they don't have forums at all any more..... They had no idea what they were doing when they first started getting into hosting, and they have not really improved.... one could argue, they have gotten worse...... But, its not really a surprise. Corporate just doesn't put things like 'search' as a priority. That holds true in many cases. Netflix is the same. Their search engine just sucks...... the FREE sites do a MUCH better job.

Beth isn't supporting mods for Starfield yet though, at least, not to my knowledge.....

Provide links to the complimentary mods to yours. Including their content in yours is a no-no.

For some obscure reason, I don't seem to be able to respond to ANY threads in the Starfield Discussions forum....... I am indeed logged in, and can respond to this thread ok, apparently..... Is the Starfield "community" a separate entity from the forums???? That's really confusing....

What laptop? Specs? How old? Blown out the fans in recent memory?

I don't play SE. Never bothered with it, as a fair few of my 'must have' mods don't exist for SE..... LE still runs good on my win 10 machine, even fairly modded..... Was playing starfield of late though..... but, haven't even been doing that since I cam down with some virus or other that seriously kicked my ass....... Couldn't even concentrate enough to play...... Still not out of the woods yet... and it's been almost two weeks...... Holy smokes. What did beth do with SE, aside from various updates??? I know that caused some version issues for mods...... and CC content? Don't you have to actually buy that, to play it?

Explosives you place/toss do indeed scale, I do not believe the environmental ones do. They sure can put on a good show though.

LOLOLOL Yeah, that must be it.

Ok, just curious, but, WHY can't you play Skyrim any more?

Just got a badge for being a member for 1 year??? And, I'm a 'Rookie"??? Really? Hhhmmm..... Where did the last 15 years go?

So "Thank You Todd." :D Likely have to wait for the CK to release before you can get that one..... but, I will cast my vote for that one too. :D

Yep, this one comes up fairly regularly. There is a LOT of infrastructure on there in the worlds, that no one claims, some more that is held by folks you can kill outright with zero repercussions, etc. I would LOVE to be able to plant an outpost beacon, and have all that stuff become "Mine". :D

You can bet that a mod of this nature will be forthcoming, shortly after the tools are released. (sometime next year) Just like settlement blueprints for FO4, we will certainly get them for ships, and possibly outposts as well.

Right there with ya. :D I purposely keep steam offline, so the game only updates when I want it to..... Once SFSE, and various plugins I use, are also updated, I'll go online, and update it all at once. No interruptions in my play time. :D

Yes, it IS your fault you chose to play the game on gamepass. Currently, neither Beth, nor MS support modding the game, but, that will change. Beth will release the tools, and likely a patch to make modding easier, but, GamePass, and others, likely STILL will NOT support SFSE. Wanna use the script extender? Buy the game on Steam. Not like you haven't already gotten your money's worth out of it.

Problem being, there are a LOT of options for resources.... having individual containers for them is gonna take up a lotta space..... Now, if we could also make the build area MUCH larger..... that would be nice. :D

I am hoping for 2x2x2, or 2x3x2. :D

Have a slider in the game settings for how thick your skin is. :D