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    Error “The Windows Installer Service Could Not Be Accessed” when installing or updating programs on

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    Windows 7 7 to 8

    Hello Win 7 Home premium, i5,6GB Is it better to download the Windows 8 iso file to desktop, use my burner to burn it to dvd or folow the steps i just found; Download the file, install and run it. Click tools and select burn image and choose the iso file? Thank you for helping me choose so I...
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    How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone

    Provides steps on how to find a Microsoft Product Activation Center phone number. Link Removed - Invalid URL
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    Windows 7 confused and new registry backup

    Dear admin I received a message from Randy but did not know how to reply. Thank you for your kind understanding about the deletion of my post and the explanation. Also, I wanted to ask something; there is a new registry backup program out that picks up where xp and ERUNT left off. I wrote to...
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    Windows 7 Best Practices for Taking Ownership of Files in Windows 7: Tips and Software Recommendations

    There is some little software around to take ownership of files and folders in Windows 7. When I was installing Windows 7 Ultimate, I took ownership of all I could find. Then a few things no more worked and I had to reinstall... Luckily, I had almost only the basic installation done. I and...
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    How to move a Windows installation to different hardware

    Describes how to move a Windows installation to a different computer. This article is a consolidation of Microsoft Knowledge Base articles 249694 and 263532. More...
  7. Howard Walker

    Banned members

    I recently received a long letter from the administrators explaining why they had banned a member from the forums. I agree with the reasons for banning him, as the forums should not be used for political reasons. On the other hand, the administrators did display a biased and one sided opinion...
  8. Mike

    When and Why To Know Better

    Liking Software ≠ Disliking People Ladies and gentlemen, With the release of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, many individuals and persons will have opinions differing from your own. Many people enjoy this new operating system preview, while others disagree with its design for a multitude of...
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    How to contact a Microsoft Product Activation Center by phone

    Provides steps on how to find a Microsoft Product Activation Center phone number. More...
  10. Mike

    Terms of Service Agreement

    The Terms of Service agreement was recently amended to further explain additional DMCA and posting guidelines regarding third-party copyrighted content. That information can be found at Link Removed due to 404 Error Any member who created an account on Windows7Forums.com and acknowledged...
  11. Elmer

    Windows 7 Help Us By Filling In Your System Specs.

    Please fill in your Computer Specs under My Profile using Settings > Edit Profile > scroll down to Operating System:. Finally Save Changes. This would be a great help to other Forum Members who are trying to troubleshoot your problems. If you are unsure of your specs., you can download and run...
  12. Mike

    Moving on: A Guide for Group Conduct

    The following message was written for our administrative team, but when analyzed, I believe it can be applied to forum members as a whole. I hope that you will agree, as in many cases, there can be no room for error: I have spoken to whoosh and we are ready to go. As long as we don't get under...
  13. Mike

    GFX Team : Signature Size

    Hello everyone, I thought I would give everyone a heads up at our beloved graphics team that we have limited the overall size of signatures. This is being done to make pages more easily viewed for our audience. You may still post a great looking signature, but we are now using the International...
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    Windows 7 Installing Windows 7 on a new hard drive.

    Hi. I have Windows 7 originally installed on an old HDD and recently purchased an SSD. How do I go about installing windows 7 into the SSD and deleting it from the old HDD? Is a reformat of the HDD the only way?
  15. News

    How to troubleshoot Volume Activation error codes on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vist

    Describes the steps to take to work around specific error codes that may occur when you use Volume Activation. Link Removed
  16. Mike

    Addressing Full Text Copying and Pasting

    Addressing Full Text Copying and Pasting of News, Security, and Tutorial Articles We were recently made aware of what appears to be infringing content, in the form of full-text copy and paste articles from 3rd party websites. While we consider information posted online about computer...
  17. Ciara

    GFX Team : Posting GFX Images

    Anything and every thing posted in the GFX group must comply with the Windows 7 Forum posting rules and guidelines. posting rules and guidelines > Link Removed Ciara - GFX Team
  18. alfred01

    Rules and Regulations

    I can't seem to find a list of the rules and regulations for this forum. Could someone point me in the right direction please? Thank You
  19. msfanboy98

    Windows 7 Use of Microsoft Copyrighted Content

    Link RemovedUse of Microsoft Copyrighted Content Published: April 26, 2005 | Updated: November 13, 2009 Microsoft products and services—including images, text, and software downloads (the "content")—are owned either by Microsoft Corporation or by third parties who have granted Microsoft...
  20. cybercore

    Yellow lines on pavement to show pedestrians where to walk

    Yellow lines are normally used to stop motorists parking on the road - but now they have been painted on a pavement in a town centre to show pedestrians where to walk. Two lines stretch for 100m (328ft) down a high street. Other yellow lines have been painted around trees, a post box and...
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