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Most Windows 8/8.1 Computers came with a Recovery Image (Partition) - You may be able to Restore the PC to Factory State...

Dang - MS is now forcing me to start to use Windows 10 as my daily driver, I am going to miss this old girl...

Install the New Hard Drive, and clean install Windows 10 with the Generic Key - once the PC goes Online it will receive a Digital License Key from the prior activation of windows 10... Or clean install windows 8/8.1 - it will install using the Key embedded in the BIOS - then upgrade to Windows 10

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Without Internet - you will not be able to download updates or drivers... It appears you need the driver for the Audio and Network Card... Best to use your PC, go the MFG's website and download the driver for that make and model - copy to USB and the install drivers on the friends laptop via USB...

The reason is those files are still being accessed by the running OS - thus the easiest way to removed them is when to OS is offline - thus I would boot into WinPE and delete the folder - then reboot into the OS...

No, you can download the setup Media > TechBench by WZT (v4.1.1)

Sounds like you will be needing the Reinstall the OS from the Setup Media... Then restore your personal files you backed up..

that Network Outlet may not be a feed from the closet - but rather running from another network outlet as in Daisy chained from another Outlet location

If the one that had windows 8/8.1 came from the OEM with Windows 8/8.1 then the Key needed for installation is embedded into the Bios. the windows 7 machine will require a product key

You would boot from the "Windows Installation Media" Then when asked where to install (HDD Partition Screen) Delete EVERY partition and point to the unallocated disk space Windows will create it's own partitions....

you can not capture the OS as a wim unless it is Offline Thus the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) is used to restore the Recovery Image as the OS is offline

A Clean & Fresh System Recovery -

You must capture the Image from within another OS or use WinPE The capture directory is listed as C - but will not always be the case (depending)

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FlashPlayer ActiveX is Built into Windows... Other (Non-ActiveX) Versions of Flashplayer can be uninstalled

No not saying required - saying they may be in common

Search one of the Office Updates by KB number - it may also effect other newer versions of Office

use diskpart to assign the drive letter R open file explorer and post a screen shot of the files and folders on R You can now browse thru R and find Install.wim or Install.swm(s) - those are your Factory recovery Images..

there are two different settings.. One is for Recovery Tools (WinRE.wim) One for the Factory Image You would boot into WinRE to Restore the Factory Image... Not sure what you mean "it just boots into ISO recovery"