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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    Is there any legal way to get the install media? :D
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    Hmmm, can't I buy an original DVD and do a "Repair Install" instead?
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    Hi, No problems :) I burned the ISO and also had it boot it no problems. However, the options available didn't actually helped me. There's a boot repair option which I tried and it said can't find any faults with bootup. The other two options are restore point and restore from image, which both...
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    I've emailed [email protected] to ask if they will send me a physical DVD for the repair install. Or else I guess I will just request a refund and go out to the store and get myself a genuine copy...oh the pain!!!
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    Right, I've downloaded the ISO linked earlier. I don't see an option for repair install... There's an option to fix startup problems (which I've tried and have none), Restore point (which is pointless...) and restore from Image (which is also pointless). Isn't there something that can fix the...
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    I sincerely hope a repair install is adequate. I've had this laptop for some time and I've installed a lot of my programs on it. I use it for work so it is pretty important. It will take a long time to setup the laptop the way I want it if I went for a clean install (updating programs...
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    Hi, I did try this immediately after purchasing the new key from Microsoft. However I can't even see the option to change key! I had to copy a version of slmgr.vbs so I could run the script from an admin command prompt. I can see the option now but nothing happens when I click it.
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    Thanks! I am downloading the iso now and will attempt a repair. Hopefully will get this fixed. I've already used the "slmgr -ipx" method with the new key but that didn't seem to help. I rechecked the key used "slmrg -vli" and it does show the new key being loaded (Partial Key). I hope I can...
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    Windows 7 Can't validate my Windows 7 Ultimate

    Long story short, I've bought a used laptop over eBay that comes pre-installed with W7 Ultimate. Been using it for 2-3 months without any problems. Today I tried to install something and I was asked to validate Windows. I then found out my copy isn't genuine! So I paid around £160 for the...
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    Windows 7 Dual boot woes

    Will do just installing some dianogstic tools at the moment. Bt the way, how are you guys finding W7 as compared to Vista? Any major / noticable improvements? Too bad that I seem to miss a lot of supported drivers for W7 (like my printer for ex)... or else I really am tempted to try it.
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    Windows 7 Dual boot woes

    Below is a screenshot of my Disk Management at the moment. Should I just reboot and install W7 in New Volume (E drive?) Link Removed due to 404 Error
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    Windows 7 Dual boot woes

    Yeah somehow W7 and Vista doesn't like to co-exist. I have installed them both on the same HD though, but different partition. I lost the MBR for Vista once W7 is installed hence I can only boot into W7. The diskmanagement shows all the partitions but the one with Vista in it doesn't have the...
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    Windows 7 Dual boot woes

    Sorry for the late reply, very busy at work >< I have reformatted my C: and created two partitions. One is for vista which I already have installed and the other is unallocated space if I remembered correctly. I boot into Vista fine at the moment. Not at home now so I will post Disk Management...
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    Windows 7 Dual boot woes

    That's the guide I used :P Followed exactly his steps but I installed W7 from a USB key instead. edit: Hmmm, *might* have skipped creating the "New Simple Volume" bit... I think I just formatted the partition into NTFS... Well off to work now! Keep the suggestions coming! Hopefully I will find...
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    Windows 7 Dual boot woes

    Hi there, thanks for reply. Not really sure what you mean but originally I have 2 hard disks. The first HD is used to install my OS while the second is for data storage. When I decide to install W7, I used Disk Management in Vista to Shrink my first HD. This produced C:\ (Vista) and another...
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