Should i wait for my OS before building my pc?

[TheShellFace]

so this is a really dumb question

 

i have all my hardware and am currently waiting for a copy of windows 10 to get here, and i was thinking in the meantime i might as well put together the rig so it's ready to go when windows arrives. however, before i do that i want to check if there are any problems that could arise if you build the system before the OS is ready.
 

(sorry if this is the wrong category to be posting this in as well)

[Enderman]

You can install windows without activating it for free.

[Colin Donoghue]

Build it and start it up and get into the bios so you can check if any of the components are dead

[phongle123]

Thy patience is endless!

[JeJaRaLa]

10 minutes ago, TheShellFace said:

so this is a really dumb question

 

i have all my hardware and am currently waiting for a copy of windows 10 to get here, and i was thinking in the meantime i might as well put together the rig so it's ready to go when windows arrives. however, before i do that i want to check if there are any problems that could arise if you build the system before the OS is ready.
 

(sorry if this is the wrong category to be posting this in as well)

you can create windows 10 installer  from  microsoft page  you download the   tool to create the bootable usb  of your the  version of windows 10 that you buy , when it arrive  you just put the serial. that is 100% legal 

[Drak3]

Install Linux or run an install of the version of Win10 unactivated in the mean time.  Verify everything works and both options are completely free.

[MetallicArcherfish]

should of bought the code online (not a physical copy) or in store, but you can use windows untill you get the key, it just wont be actived and that just means you cant use a few feature like you wont be able to have a background untill you put your key in. 

[JeJaRaLa]

1 minute ago, MetallicArcherfish said:

should of bought the code online (not a physical copy) or in store, but you can use windows untill you get the key, it just wont be actived and that just means you cant use a few feature like you wont be able to have a background untill you put your key in. 

you can change  the background  just right click the image you want and select  to background

[MetallicArcherfish]

1 hour ago, JeJaRaLa said:

you can change  the background  just right click the image you want and select  to background

re read my post.

 

when you use windows that is NOT ACTIVATED you cant change the background 

[TheShellFace]

14 minutes ago, Enderman said:

You can install windows without activating it for free.

6 minutes ago, JeJaRaLa said:

create the bootable usb

6 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

run an install of the version of Win10 unactivated in the mean time

1 minute ago, MetallicArcherfish said:

you can use windows untill you get the key

guess i should have mentioned this initially, but i don't have a flash drive big enough for the windows installer (never have needed them before) and the copy i'm waiting for is actually from a friend, they're just being slow

 

that said, there aren't any problems with building the system before having an OS?

[JeJaRaLa]

5 minutes ago, TheShellFace said:

guess i should have mentioned this initially, but i don't have a flash drive big enough for the windows installer (never have needed them before) and the copy i'm waiting for is actually from a friend, they're just being slow

 

that said, there aren't any problems with building the system before having an OS?

you can turn on and see if post ,arrange the cables , see the bios. test ram  . you dont need to wait for the copy of windows 10,

[MetallicArcherfish]

1 hour ago, TheShellFace said:

guess i should have mentioned this initially, but i don't have a flash drive big enough for the windows installer (never have needed them before) and the copy i'm waiting for is actually from a friend, they're just being slow

 

that said, there aren't any problems with building the system before having an OS?

you dont have a 4gb flashdrive? lol

 

and no there is no issues to build without an OS, you have to build and start it up before you can even install the OS, you just wont be able to do anything except look at your BIOS

[LHJKO]

You can use a rooted android phone to install windows 

[TheShellFace]

thanks for the answer guys

1 minute ago, MetallicArcherfish said:

you dont have a 4gb flashdrive? lol

lol, nope, like i said, i never had a use for the stupid things before... guess i could just pop over to a store and get one though

 

[Drak3]

7 minutes ago, TheShellFace said:

guess i should have mentioned this initially, but i don't have a flash drive big enough for the windows installer (never have needed them before) and the copy i'm waiting for is actually from a friend, they're just being slow

 

that said, there aren't any problems with building the system before having an OS?

Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux both fit on 1GB flash drives. I believe Ubuntu, Debian, and the major derivatives fit on 4GB flash drives, images from 2012 or so definitely do, and updating to supported versions is fairly easy.

Drives that small are pretty inexpensive in most places. Should be the same in Canada, given the state of the Canadian Peso being worth just less than that of Monopoly money to tech companies.

3 minutes ago, MetallicArcherfish said:

you dont have a 4gb flashdrive? lol

You need an 8GB drive, the bootable USB takes up ~4.3GiB of space for everything up to the Creator's Update, not sure if that is the same for Fall Creator Update

[MetallicArcherfish]

1 hour ago, TheShellFace said:

thanks for the answer guys

lol, nope, like i said, i never had a use for the stupid things before... guess i could just pop over to a store and get one though

 

you must be older then. i know when I was in highschool we pretty much needed one, even tho that was one 2 years ago since i graduated 

[MetallicArcherfish]

1 hour ago, Drak3 said:

Damn Small Linux and Puppy Linux both fit on 1GB flash drives. I believe Ubuntu, Debian, and the major derivatives fit on 4GB flash drives, images from 2012 or so definitely do, and updating to supported versions is fairly easy.

Drives that small are pretty inexpensive in most places. Should be the same in Canada, given the state of the Canadian Peso being worth just less than that of Monopoly money to tech companies.

You need an 8GB drive, the bootable USB takes up ~4.3GiB of space for everything up to the Creator's Update, not sure if that is the same for Fall Creator Update

really? i have a 4gb and installed windows with it lol, but this was also like 2 years ago 

[Drak3]

Just now, MetallicArcherfish said:

really? i have a 4gb and installed windows with it lol, but this was also like 2 years ago 

Really. I keep a backup Win 10 installer, and update it when I know the update is stable on my system.

[MetallicArcherfish]

1 hour ago, Drak3 said:

Really. I keep a backup Win 10 installer, and update it when I know the update is stable on my system.

i still have the usb drive and it has all the stuff still on it

[JeJaRaLa]

if you have micro sd with some adapter to usb  laying around that could work. you dont need to buy usb

[LogicalDrm]

6 hours ago, MetallicArcherfish said:

re read my post.

 

when you use windows that is NOT ACTIVATED you cant change the background 

There's still 30 days trial period before it goes to unactivated state. Plus, you actually really can go around background changing thing. On any image, select "Set as desktop background" works. There will still be popup and watermark.

[MetallicArcherfish]

17 hours ago, LoGiCalDrm said:

There's still 30 days trial period before it goes to unactivated state. Plus, you actually really can go around background changing thing. On any image, select "Set as desktop background" works. There will still be popup and watermark.

id think microsoft would be smarter about it. but I guess it is microsoft 

[Fetzie]

On 16/11/2017 at 4:36 AM, TheShellFace said:

so this is a really dumb question

 

i have all my hardware and am currently waiting for a copy of windows 10 to get here, and i was thinking in the meantime i might as well put together the rig so it's ready to go when windows arrives. however, before i do that i want to check if there are any problems that could arise if you build the system before the OS is ready.
 

(sorry if this is the wrong category to be posting this in as well)

You can install Windows without a license key. There is a very small button which allows you to skip entering a key when in the initial Windows configuration.