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    Windows 7 Major Upset with Mickeysoft

    I purchased a retail copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. It would not activate using the code in the box. Seems the code in the box was for what ever reason deemed no good by the registration server. Had to call to get it activated. Why? Retail box purchases should have unlimitied installs, correct...
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    Windows 7 Frustration with Samsung's Windows 7 Upgrade Shipping Charges

    Well after using the RC for a while i actually went to the Samsung website where i am allowed to have a FREE UPGRADE to windows 7 because i bought this notebook in September of this year. I went through the process of ordering and it told me i would be charged £17 for shipping. Now nowhere...
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    Windows 7 Must enter serial number each time you open Lightroom

    Installed 64-bit Lightroom 2.5 on new Win-7 box. Entered serial numbers and LR started OK, but when I close LR and restart, it asks for serial numbers again Lightroom Forum provided the link You must enter your serial number each time you open Photoshop Lightroom 1.x, which gives registry-fix...
  4. Windows 7 microsoft customer service review

    in my opinion sadly the only thing you will experience from microsoft hotline is a waste of your time, and / or money. my reasons were based on the following. i was transferred to three different reps, each of which i was asked my full name, phone number, email, edition of windows and reasons...
  5. Windows 7 Dealing with MS support is like dealing with the insurance company...

    If there is a way to avoid providing contracted-for services, they will. I called because, post-upgrade, my Outlook 2007 completely stopped working. Because my Outlook 2007 is a "volume license" (from my hosted exchange service provider), they were insisting I get tech support from my mail...
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    Windows 7 Where is microsoft tech support people

    Where are the Microsoft Tech support people On this Forum? There are problems with Windows 7 and want the real tech support people to answer the questions as to problem that have been found with this program. I have posted two major problems with Windows 7 and not ONE PEEP from Microsoft tech...
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    10-18-09

    This will ENABLE the 20% bandwidth that the system reserves for itself. Click Start and type and enter "gpedit.msc" This opens the group policy editor. Then go to: Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable...
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    Windows 7 I'm stuck with getting Windows 7...

    I bought my new computer recently from Gateway via Futureshop. So i can order Windows 7 for free from Gateway site. So I ordered it... but a server error pops up and I didn't finish my ordering. So I tried to order again... but i can't because I already "used" my computer serial number in...
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    Windows 7 Dell Windows Vista OEM to Windows 7 Upgrade

    I recently bought a DELL STUDIO 1555 on June 12. Since Free windows upgrade is for the systems purchased after June 26 i am not getting a upgrade. I am from INDIA. I contacted Dell Customer Service here. They said i cannot purchase it from them also. Actually they had very less information...
  10. Windows 7 Case woes and highs

    I recently sprayed the inside of my case satin black which involved removing all parts. When I rebuilt the case my clumsiness managed to snap the hinge lugs on a flap which covers the extra USB, firewire and headphone ports.. I contacted the maker (Thermaltake) with an e-mail asking if they...
  11. Windows Vista Free SP1 Tech support from MS (until March 18 2009)

    As the title suggests MS are offering free unlimited support for those having problems with SP1 until March 2009. Access the support here: https://support.microsoft.com/oasdefault.aspx?ln=en-us&prid=11274&gprid=500921
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    Windows Vista Reinstal vista from a partitioned drive

    I have new HP desktop that came with Vista Premium preinstalled. I do not have a vista instalation disk because Hp does not give them out but insteaad allows you to reinstal from a partitioned space on C drive where HP have supposingly copied the Vista operating system disk files. How the hell...