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We'll be featuring an abridged Q&A from Fred Langa's LANGALIST, a feature available exclusively to paid subscribers of the Windows Secrets newsletter. Today's Q&A: Should I turn on Internet Explorer's 'Enable Strict P3P Validation' option? read more Continue reading...

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PC 64bit / Windows 8.1 Problem My validated Windows 8.1 Pro Preview hard drive failed. New drive, reinstalled Windows 8.1 Pro Preview but it wont validate. I have about 8 keycodes from various installations, but this one won't validate using any of them. I'd like to just jump to Windows 10...

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I bought a pc a few years back before Windows 8 was released so it had Windows 7 but for $15 you could buy Windows 8. I paid the $15 but have never installed it...just kept using Windows 7. I just got another pc but it does not have Windows installed. My question is, will I be able to install...

Mads Kristensen is back, today with a VS Extension that will help VS Extension builders build Extensions. That is so meta I had to highlight, even through it's currently at v0.2 (might be at 0.3, 0.4 by the time you read this... :) Speaking of Mads, are are few other recent times we've...

Hi! I'm having problems downloading a program called HOT2000 onto my laptop. Every time I go to download it this thing pops up and it sucks. I have tried restarting like it suggests and selecting and deselecting the checkmark and restarting again. I'm not sure if this is a hard problem to fix or...

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Hello, I am a QA engineer and my use case of the problem is inability to pass a build validation test: I connect to a Windows 8.1 through SSH connection and start a batch file that automates the installation of the software on Windows 8.1. virtual machine. The thing is: during the installation...

I'm running XP Home on my desktop and wanted to know if I can use the windows 7 that was on my laptop. The laptop got the screen cracked and I saved the hard-drive. I hooked up the hdd and it works, but will Microsoft validate and update it?

Is there any way to determine whether a seemingly factory-sealed copy of W7Ultimate I have obtained from a private re-seller is genuine and not previously registered? Would be really nasty to go all the way and install it just to find out of any problem... Thanks in advance!

I'm trying to write a script which validates certificate chain in PowerShell (that all certificates in the chain are not expired) and finds the certificate which is closest to expiration. I'm using following script to find issuer certificate: Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path Cert: | Where-Object {...

hi im trying to dl virtual pc and xp mode but everytime i click continue i get a window that tells me tht i need to validate windows i run it and i get windows vaildation tool is unsuported or system clock is incorect clock is on please help

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Update for SWIFT schemas and validation rules used in BizTalk Server Accelerator for SWIFT Link Removed

After a Windows 7 Update of an optional hardware driver earlier this week I've been having Windows Genuine Validation problems. I did a System Restore to prior to the update installation and now I keep getting Windows Validation errors. When I run the WindowsActivationUpdate.exe I get the...

In Vista and Win 7, there is a Genuine label under System Properties to prove that it is genuine. I don't see that in my Win 8 Pro which is an upgrade over my Vista computer.( Yes, my Vista was genuine.) Is there an up-to-date Genuine Validation application for Windows 8? The one available is...

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Revision Note: V2.0 (June 30, 2011): Announced that the Office File Validation Add-in described in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2501584 is available through the Microsoft Update service. Summary: Microsoft is announcing the availability of the Office File Validation feature for supported...

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