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By Scott M. Fulton, III, Betanews In response to a Saturday story from Betanews contributor Joe Wilcox, a Microsoft spokesperson told Betanews this afternoon that "the offer has not been 'pulled'" -- specifically, that it did not revoke anything with regard to its three-license Windows 7 Home...

I must say since installing the retail version if Win 7 Ult.x64 I have had no problems with it at all and judging from the latest posts most of the problems aired seem to be computer related or operators not knowing how to do things rather than any major fault of Windows. IE8 is rather slow but...

So guys first things first, GF's laptop was having some major problems so I decided to reformat and install windows 7, a legit copy I paid for from digital river, first problem I ordered 32bit they sent me 64bit, great so I have an incompatible copy, so I emailed them and asked them to switch it...

Call of Duty rakes in $3 billion in global sales Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Monday, 30 November 2009 09:32 Activision claims Activision recently revealed that the ultra-popular Call of Duty franchise has made more...

Apple grabs half of US desktop market Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Friday, 27 November 2009 11:07 A dark day for humanity According to NPD beancounters, Apple's desktop retail share in the US market has jumped to...

Is there any way to disable the Full Row Select "feature" in Windows Explorer in the List/Detail views? All the methods for Vista that I have tried have not worked, and I cannot find anything about Windows 7 :( I am using Windows 7 Retail (not the beta).

What is the difference (besides price) of Windows 7 OEM versus Win 7 Retail?

Im running windows7 rc on a toshiba satellite m40 laptop. All is largely fine except one issue... Randomly while typing - at random intervals the focus will move to the beginning of the line or a previous line or to a different field... its like ramdom clicks are being introduced from the...

I'm running win 7 64 rc, I want to install win 7 64 retail version how can I do that without loosing installed programs

I have a Dell Win 7 upgrade disc that I no longer need and want to install on my HP/ I got a full retail one that I installed on the Dell. Will this disc install the upgrade in the HP? thanks

Hey I bought windows 7 from retail but my DVD drive is malfunctioning. I heard you can use a USB drive to install windows 7. My problem is I have no way to burn an ISO of windows 7. I would like to know what my options are. I have a legitimate CD key for Windows 7 Professional, but I have no...

I live in Northern California and went into a Best Buy, they had the boxes of the 3 pack on the shelf, no pricing. Then I got frustrate and left because I couldn't find anyone to help me... then I went to Fry's and they had NO 3-pack boxes on the shelf at all. I asked where they were, he said...

Is there anyway to tell whether the PC I am on is using a retail version or the RC? I have been asking around and have been unable to find a definitive answer. I have tried comparing winver, dxdiag, registry keys, and system properties under control panel and from what I can tell all are...

Hello all Win7 Gurus. I've been running Win7 RC since it was released and am very happy with the OS. I have now received my Purchase of Win7 Professional (Upgrade via retail internet purchase) and am wondering how to proceed. My PC is running a dual boot of Win7 RC and WinXP. I have not...

Title says it all really. I have the full retail version and my wife has paid for the student version. I was wondering if I can use my DVD to install and use the licence code from her purchase; that way it saves a download. Michael

im on 7 now and i got it for free. imma post a link cos it works, its from a torrent site bla bla just if u wnat it free: Link Removed

Hi, I have a couple of spare Windows 7 license keys which I have no need for. I have a few of each edition and if anyone is not willing to pay full amount for the purchase I can sell RETAIL keys to you. Let me emphasize this, these keys are RETAIL keys not for RC use. I own these keys and they...

Hey Pals!!I was wondering if the A2DP Bluetooth pairing is enabled with the Windows 7 retail, It was not activated with the Rc version. So anyone who have already tried let us know. Thanks

Windows 7 Upgrade Pro version spotted at Walmart (Waukegan, IL) tonight (OCT 18, 2009 @ 22:30). However, it was not obviously on the right shelve and had no price but there was total of 3 retail boxes wrapped up in retail spider web. To see pictures see...

Microsoft makes some programs available for sale as downloads. I live in Mexico and would like to download Windows 7 in English and pay over the internet. I couldn't find any information on Microsoft websites. Will this option be available?