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Windows 7 Will I have to reinstall Windows 7 if I restore my laptop to factory settings?
I bought my current laptop in April last year and it came with Windows Vista home premium, then I used my student discount to DOWNLOAD and update it to Windows 7, i've been having major Codec problems with it for months now and the only thing I havent tried is restoring it, I was just wondering...- Skyeatsboyo
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Windows 7 "upgrading" from un-activated 7 Ultimate to legitimate 7 Home Premium
A few months ago, i heard about the student Windows 7 Upgrade deal, and decided to take advantage of it. I had Vista Home Premium 32-bit and tried to upgrade to 7 Home Premium 32-bit, but it didn't work properly. I downloaded the upgrade and tried to install it, but before it finished...- jackzm
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Windows 7 "upgrading" from un-activated 7 Ultimate to legitimate 7 Home Premium
A few months ago, i heard about the student Windows 7 Upgrade deal, and decided to take advantage of it. I had Vista Home Premium 32-bit and tried to upgrade to 7 Home Premium 32-bit, but it didn't work properly. I downloaded the upgrade and tried to install it, but before it finished...- jackzm
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Windows 7 lost product key - MS Store link?
i'd imagine i'm not the first to do this, but i no longer have my product key. I bought windows 7 professional x64 back in november, when MS had the student deal for windows 7 on. i purchased the backup disc as well. so in december i installed windows 7, everything was fine and dandy...- moto man
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Windows 7 I am confused. 32 to 64bit ?
I got a discount price on a win7 upgrade cause I am in college. I had 32bit vista. I chose the 64bit win7 upgrade cause my pc can handle it easily. I understand to go from 32 to 64 a clean install is needed. So today I did the upgrade, and thought I did a clean install. I have two hard...- robdooks
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Windows 7 I can't install anything properly. At all.
Okay, so a couple days ago I bought Windows 7 as a part of a promotional thing and got a student discount. I downloaded the .iso and burned it to a disc. I've installed it on my computer, and now almost everytime I attempt to install something I run into some kind of error or bug that basically...- TheLP
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Windows 7 Successful Windows 7 Upgrade on Wife's Laptop: Tips and Future Plans for My Desktop
It's official, I have successfully upgraded one of my PC's to windows 7. It happens to be my wifes laptop that I used as the first guinea pig. This was very time consuming but no problems. It took almost 7 hours to complete. The download took the most time. On the positive side I did get the...- Jimbo22
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Windows 7 Pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit UPGRADE to Windows 7 Professional 64-bit?
Hi guys, I emailed Microsoft support this question and got a useless answer back; they just sent me a link to download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, which basically told me what I already knew (that my system is capable of running Windows 7). So I called them just now and the so-called...- JohnnyGlock
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Windows 7 Windows & upgrade language problem
Hi, I am studying in abroad country and I bought Windows 7 Home premium upgrade (online student discount rate). I am using windows vista home premium (in English). But the Windows & I brought is Korean. So, if I upgrade my Vista, I am afraid it will be in Korean language. Is this true. Is there...- bikash
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- compatibility english home premium korean language student discount support upgrade windows 7 windows vista
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Windows Vista Windows 7 student
Hi I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question but I need a bit of help. Basically I have bought windows 7 through a separate company that offers windows 7 to University students for 39.99. The problem begins with the fact that I have "bought" 3 different copies although I am...- Kami23
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Windows 7 Installing without DVD drive?
Hey everyone, I have a Dell Dimension 3000 (running XP) that I want to wipe the hard drive and install Windows 7. The problem is, the computer doesn't have a DVD drive. I can get Windows 7 Professional from my school for only $42, but it's the dvd hard copy version. So is there anyway I can...- andyb623
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Windows 7 Activation Error 0xC004F061
Hi, I paid £30 for the Windows 7 Professional Upgrade as I'm a student. Yesterday I bought a new 500GB HDD and some more RAM to use for Windows 7. I downloaded the files from the link provided in the e-mail I got, and extracted. I was then given a strange error message, which upon Googling...- thomasw234
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Windows 7 deal
If you are a college student you can get Windows 7 Home Premium or Windows 7 Professional 32 bit or 64 bit Upgrade for only 29.99!!!! it is a legit program through Digital River one of microsoft e-commerce sites you must have a valid .edu email address to get it at the discounted price the offer...- Krypto
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Windows 7 Aero Peek tick-box MISSING + other problems
Dear All, I bought a copy of Windows 7 on a UK student deal, paid, got the link and order confirmation, carried out a clean installation with no problems. The problems came after. I would be very grateful if you guys could offer some advice on any of the following issues: 1) I have heard a lot...- Tchert
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- aero application clean install desktop firefox free software jump lists openoffice performance settings shortcuts student discount technical issues troubleshooting visual effects wallpaper windows 7
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Windows 7 Downloaded files, eh?!
Hello! I just downloaded Windows 7 professional 64bit from Microsofts UK student site (ie I got it for £30) it downloaded a file, (DLMWin7Pro64UK.exe) in which I promptly double clicked on. That opened, unpacked "expandedSetup" folder and begun the installation process. So far...- murphy575
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Windows 7 Windowa Anytime Upgrade
Hi I currently have Windows 7 Starter. I will be buying Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade through the student £30 deal. I was wondering if i could use the key i get in the anytime upgrade app or would i have to burn and install it via a dvd? Thanks- GJShucky
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Windows 7 Trying to upgrade, reboot loop.
Just bought the student discounted Windows 7 Home Premium. I did the upgrade method after it finished downloading. After the install was almost complete, a message came up about having to restart the computer, so I click OK and it restarted. Now it's on a continuous rebooting loop: before W7...- nine56
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- automatic restart boot issues error installation loop reboot recovery reinstall rollback setup student discount system restore troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows setup
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Windows 7 UK Student Download Version?
I've ordered Win 7 Pro on the UK student deal along with the backup DVD. Now, since the backup DVD is never going to arrive tomorrow with the current postal strikes, it looks like I'll be atempting to use the 'download' version. So, does anyone know what is the download version? Will it be an...- rendez2k
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- backup disc download installation iso postal strikes student discount upgrade windows 7 windows vista windows xp
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Windows 7 Can I Clean Install Windows 7 Instead of Upgrading from Windows Vista for £30?
Hi i have windows vista premium, and i have the option to upgrade to windows 7 for £30 as im a student. What i want to know is if i can choose to do a clean install instead of the upgrade for the same price?- xclusiv
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- clean install installation student discount upgrade windows 7 windows vista
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Windows 7 student-offer "upgrade" question
hi ho ! I'm new here and my english aint the best since its not my mother tongue. so pls forgive my bad english, hope you'll understand my questions anyway i am a student and like to take advantage of this cool offer of M for students regarding Windows 7 currently i run : Vista...- jeken
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- 32-bit 64-bit clean install compatibility dual boot installation licensing os migration software student discount student offer tech support upgrade upgrade path user questions windows 7 windows upgrade windows vista
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