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I used to use VLC but never liked it because it's interface is so clunky. I found this player: Global Potplayer and liked it so much better I removed VLC from my computers.

It seems you're doing it correctly. Have you tried re-downloading the ISO from DreamSpark? Maybe the first download was corrupted somehow.

I think the OP wants to go back to Win 7 so links to be able to re-install Win 10 won't help. Too bad users don't heed the warnings given to ensure that they back their system up prior to starting the upgrade. If the OP has a valid Win 7 product key, Win 7 install disks can be downloaded from...

Are you pasting the command above into the PowerShell prompt? (Won't work from a normal command prompt)

Copy & paste below so you don't need to type the command: $(Get-WmiObject -query 'select * from SoftwareLicensingService').OA3xOriginalProductKey

If the hardrive is clicking, you don't need speakers or headphones to hear it. The clicking is mechanical not electronic. Since you are hearing mouse clicks, it leads me to believe it's a software issue. It also might be a problem with your mouse. Is there any chance you could try plugging...

Hope the OP figured out that he could perform a clean install using his Win 7 upgrade disk so he could legitimately upgrade to Win 10.

I am running the latest build and don't see anything "magic" about it. I still don't plan to upgrade my Win 7 or Win 8.1 machines as Win 10 just doesn't offer anything better. Only reasons I see to upgrade are 1) You really, really want Cortana. (I don't) 2) You really, really want the Edge...

Since you have Win 7 32-bit on your machine you might have noticed that the OS cannot access all of the 4GB of RAM you have in your system, it can only use around 3.5GB or so, the rest is wasted. On top of that, you will not be able to add additional RAM should you wish to in the future. The...

One little correction to what Clifford posted here. 32-bit can run 32-bit AND 16-bit applications whereas 64-bit can run 64-bit and 32-bit appl8ications. This distinction only becomes important if you have older 16-bit software that you need to run on a new machine.

In a VM, the hardware is emulated and the hardware that is emulated is pretty generic so that the OS will most likely include the needed drivers. This is especially true with XP Mode since it is a "canned" VM from Microsoft. I have no idea why you are encountering that issue. Have you checked...

I don't think it's possible to migrate that Win 7 in Parallels to Boot Camp, best to do a clean install.

Sounds like you need t use ethernet on the Sony or get an inexpensive USB wifi adapter.