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n0ads,

You are correct! This machine didn’t have much on it. I did have to tell Quicken where to locate its files but that was done when I started Quicken no registry entry needed.

I think most of the registry problems are caused by developers not using good programming practices and hard coding things which could be located easier by using the paths in the Environment, etc. IMHO. Of course there are the legacy programs which always cause issues.

As always YMMV.

May the Forces of good computing be with you!

RG

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Hey Y’all,

Well I finally solved the mistery!

It seems that PowerShell doesn’t like Usernames with spaces.
The user’s name was First Middle Last. I had inklings that this might be the problem but just finally got the machine for an extended period while the owner is on a cruise.

To test I created another account and setup the backup and it ran like a charm.
So the next step was to change the USERID and USER Folder name to match.
I’ve read a lot of stuff about how hard this so I figured I’d put AI on the task.
I used Perplexity.com and got a reasonable response so I decided to give it a try.
Here’s my edited version that I verified on the problem machine and I only included the instructions for LOCAL accounts!

Changing-the-Account-Name-and-Account-Directory

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satrow, n0ads

Alex5723 wrote:

The sprotect.sys driver provides encryption protection and is used by specialized security software and enterprise solutions.

Unlikely, on consumer units. But, if you’re paranoid you can check in Services. Just enter services in the search bar and click on services. You could also search the C: drive for the sprotect.sys file.

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Kevin,

Should you try to update to 24H2 make sure you visit the AMD site and make sure all of your drivers and bios are fully updated before making the attempt. Of course, make sure you do an Image Backup first!

I’m running 24H2 on my MinisForum UM790Pro with a Ryzen 7940HS and haven’t had any problems…knock on wood!

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Hey Y’all

Here’s a new one I just read about in PCWorld newsletter:

1. Press: Win+X
2. Type: Start ms-chx:localonly
3. Follow the prompts to create a local user.
4. Setup continues normally

NOTE: This is UNTESTED by me at this time. However, I intend to use it on my next install.

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bbearren,

What FireFox addins are you using? I’ve been using DDG Browser to get around things also, but it would be nice to do it directly in FF.

Thanks!

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Mark,

You are correct. I’m getting too old too fast! I used to be able to edit my posts at any time but AW changes have robbed me of that capability.

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opti1

Yes, as corrected above it is BypassNRO.CMD and it can currently be found in:
C:\Windows\oobe

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b,

YES! i is .cmd sorry for the Brain Fart!

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Here’s how to run the BYPASSNRO.exe from your install USB:

1. Copy BYPASSNRO.exe to you prepared installation USB disk.
2. Boot the computer from the USB disk and begin setup.
3. When you get to the point where you need internet disconnect the internet and hit SHIFT+F10.
4. Type: diskpart [Enter]
5. Type: list disk [Enter]
6. Note the disk number of the USB drive (this will be the smallest drive listed.
7. Type: select disk # [Enter] where # is the info from previous command.
8. Type: list volume [Enter]
9. Note the letter of the desired partition.
10. Type: Exit [Enter]
11. Type: CD d: [Enter] where d: is the letter of the drive from above.
12. Type: Bypassnro.exe [Enter]
13. Installation will continue as expected with the “I don’t have Internet” prompt.

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Hey Y’all,

I just made a copy of it to my network drive and took a look. Pretty simple.

@echo off
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\OOBE /v BypassNRO /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
shutdown /r /t 0

You could just type those two commands into the Command Window yourself. Or save the file to a USB drive and run it from there.

Note: they didn’t say they were removing the functionality just the file!

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Tex,

The trial will load the full M365 for the trial period.
Hhen tou purchase a license that will derermine what works going forward.

I used Settings -> Apps to do the uninstall.

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I recently reinstalled Win 10 Home on a laptop from bare metal and yes it came with the Stub for Office. I uninstalled it before adding an existing 365 license.

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Tex265

Hey Y’all,

Further research turned up that it wasn’t actually Optane memory (although there were drivers for it) that was causing the problem.

The real culprit is that Dell sets up their SSD/NVMe storage as RAID vs ACHI. This causes the need for the Intel Rapid Storage Driver. This was not incorporated into the Macrium Boot disk as when Version 6 came out RST wasn’t a thing, at least on consumer PCs. IFW which is current did pick it up! I’d be curious if any of you are using a newer version of Reflect and also have a Dell with RAID set in the BIOS if the Recovery USB incorporates RST driver. You have tested your boot USB right?!

So a little surgery to change over to ACHI:

1. Enter the BIOS via F2
2. Switch to ACHI
3. Boot FAILED (Knew this would happen)
4. Reboot also FAILED
5. Went into Automatic Repair and booted into the Recovery Enviroment
6. Navigated Troubleshoot -> Advanced -> Options -> Startup Settings
7. Click on RESTART, system reboots
8. Select SAFE Boot (#4), system reboots into SAFE Mode
9. Reboot again and system starts up normally
10. Done

I created a new Macrium Reflect Boot disk (V6) and everything works as it should.

Sorry for the false lead on Optane, but it sure looked like that was the problem at first.

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TT,

The last iteration of V6. I use it all the time on older machines w/o problems.
This is just a new wrinkle I wasn’t expecting. I thought Optaine wad DEAD!

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