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  1. Microsoft Has Sold More Windows 7 Licenses Than There Are People in the United States [Factoid]

    Whoever's idea it was, it looks like it was a good one. 350 million licenses for Windows 7 have been sold in just 18 months. The platform's numbers have continued to climb after reaching 240 million sales in its first year and 300 million back in January. By contrast, Windows Vista sold just 180...
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  2. Microsoft: 350 million Windows 7 licenses sold

    share: digg facebook twitter Microsoft has sold 350 million Windows 7 licenses in the 18 months since releasing the operating system, the company announced today. About two weeks ago, Windows 7 overtook Windows XP as the most-used OS in the United States, according to numbers from StatCounter –...
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  3. Microsoft: 350 million licenses of Windows 7 sold in 18 months

    Microsoft officials said on April 22 that the company has sold 350 million Windows 7 licenses in the 18 months the product has been available. More...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 no longer genuine??

    Hi, I built my first custom PC about 4 months ago. I bought windows 7 ultimate off Ebay, installed it, entered my product key, installed Microsoft Security Essentials and everything worked fine. At the time it said my copy of windows 7 was genuine. Now 4 months latter my computer...
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    Windows 7 Retail software activation key site. Genuine or not?

    Hi Folks, I already have a genuine version of windows 7 installed on my main PC but would now like to instal it onto the other PC's I have at home. On searching the net to buy new licence keys I came across a site which claims to offer genuine unique keys for vastly reduced prices...
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    Windows 7 When will Windows7 come with SP1?

    waiting on buying a 2nd license until i see this on Newegg. I know service pack one releases on Windows update the 22nd. So maybe then?
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    Windows 7 installed w7, computer died!

    Iinstalled a newly purchased w7 professional on an older computer, upgrading from xp - yes I followed all the instructions. after installation I went on line and registered the product. It worked for about 5 hours when i shut the computer off for the night. the next morning when I booted the...
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    Windows 7 What to Expect When Windows 7 Ultimate is Marked as Invalid

    Hello, I just found out that my windows 7 ultimate is not valid. I will get a new copy. What will happen to this one in the mean time? Will it stop working? Thanks, John
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    Windows 7 Product Key Error

    Hello there , I've been experiencing this problem. I tried to enter my product key and heres the thing happened. There, i tried to reinstall windows 7 home premium and after i enter my product key,, and the installation is finished, i got a message "3 days until automatic...
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  10. Microsoft confirms build 7601.17514.101119-1850 is Windows 7 SP1 RTM

    Link Removed - Invalid URL Link Removed - Invalid URL Microsoft has officially stated that build 7601.17514.101119-1850 is the final RTM version of Windows 7. Link Removed - Invalid URL earlier on Wednesday that the software giant is planning to release Windows 7 SP1 on February 22...
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  11. Microsoft Has Sold 300 Million Windows 7 Licences

    We already know that Windows 7 has seen a much more positive reception than its predecessor, Windows Vista. Last summer Microsoft announced that it had shipped an impressive 175 million Windows 7 licenses. More...
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  12. Windows 7 adoption goes past 300 million licenses

    When it comes to Windows 7, Microsoft has a lot to smile about. The success of the latest version of the Windows operating system is helping Microsoft put to rest much of the criticism and consumer backlash the company faced over XP’s successor, Windows Vista. The measure of that success is well...
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    Windows 7 Free Paragon Backup Software

    I saw this on give away of the day Giveaway of the Day - free licensed software daily. Today: Paragon System Backup 10 Special Edition (English Version) - Simple, automatic and reliable backup solution for complete PC protection!System Backup is easy to use and highly automated: out-o Joe
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  14. Windows 7 Family Pack Sales to Cease

    Amazon confirms sales of Microsoft's three-license Windows 7 Family Pack will end by December 31. Link Removed
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  15. Microsoft winds down Windows 7 Family Pack sales next week

    Computerworld - Sales of Microsoft's three-license Windows 7 Family Pack will end next week, according to online retailer Amazon. The Family Pack gives consumers three upgrade licenses from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7 Home Premium. Link Removed
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  16. Windows 7 Starter to Home Upgrade is only $19.99 with new Netbook Purchase

    Most netbooks ship with Windows 7 Starter. Microsoft came up with the idea of a limited Windows 7 version to protect its Windows 7 pricing and still offer a low cost license to netbook manufacturers... More...
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    Windows 7 Multi-boot license question

    I'm still trying to get used to my new Win7 desktop system. I've found many, many surprises in what MS has/has-not engineered into the product. In the past I've run weekly full-image backups of pre-Vista Windows systems by booting one partition of a multi-boot system to backup another...