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bootleg robot posted:Does anyone else have this issue when an executable is selected in the explorer: Yes & it drives me more than a little insane as well.
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madprocess posted:It runs with no key for up to 120 days if you do rearming. Doesn't sound too bad, thanks. I'm tempted to just buy the student offer key but it seems like its only for upgrades, right?
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drcru posted:Doesn't sound too bad, thanks. I'm 51% sure it's a full copy. I got a licence for professional from Digital River and did a clean install over the RC (which was Ultimate so I'm guessing shouldn't be upgradable to professional). Activation went without a hitch. Other forums also mention that it is a full copy and customer services have confirmed this with them. Or to be on the safe side ring the number that has been mentioned a bajillion times in this thread for a $30 + shipping full retail copy direct from Microsoft.
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Oct 31, 2009 00:23
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drcru posted:Doesn't sound too bad, thanks. Last night I used the key I got from digital river to validate a full clean install of 7 pro on my netbook with no issues. Granted, I had already done a clean install of 7 a few days ago, but the key that I got worked for validating/activating it.
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Tivac posted:Yes & it drives me more than a little insane as well. It seems like for a lot of .exe's at least for me, they default to 'open in windows media center' for that dialogue. I'm not sure how it grabs icons but its certainly messed up. I think maybe it can only use icons from programs set in the 'default programs' menu.
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c0burn posted:Keep Aero on and untick transparency?
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Now that I've (finally) upgraded my work D830 to 4GB ram, I think it's time to load 7 x64. Is there anything I should know or watch out for?
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Oct 31, 2009 00:40
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PopeOnARope posted:Is there anything I should know or watch out for? Find the drivers for your network device before you install the new version. I've installed various versions of Windows on various machines, and I need to manually get the network device driver with another computer probably >50% of the time.
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The Gasmask posted:How the gently caress do we know you bought a license? I don't know man, maybe you could've read the thread where I said so less than a page before I posted? The Gasmask posted:You sure as hell aren't willing to do any of the (absolutely minor) legwork to find what you claim you need, and a number of people have already told you how to find it. We're not babysitters, we're not here to hold your hand in the big bad world of torrents. And the thing is, by torrenting it, you're seeding it to people that most definitely don't have a key and aren't downloading it "legitimately", so cut the "I'm not doing anything illegal!" poo poo, because it's not true.  wintermuteCF posted:I don't know how much easier I could have made it. Sorry if I got some panties in a twist by not knowing exactly what to do, but I did read the OP, put plenty of effort in, and only took the advice that I was given, so maybe a couple of you should chill out. Thanks for all your help. 
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Codiusprime posted:Wow, are you retarded or just really loving lazy? I installed 7 on a friends HP and ran in to the same problem with the buttons. I installed the vista driver but W7 flags it as incomparable and stops it from running. All-in-all I think HP just makes terrible drivers.
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nrr posted:I don't know man, maybe you could've read the thread where I said so less than a page before I posted? Guess what? I own a Ferrari and a Porsche and a million dollar mansion and Microsoft! And don't you give me any poo poo, because I said so and it must be true! I believe you, but a thousand people have said exactly what you have and pirated it, and defensively talking poo poo about people who won't help you really doesn't make you look honest. It doesn't matter that this is a Microsoft product. Actually, I think it matters a little more, because their poo poo is some of the most pirated software around. Hell, they even have a multi-level, how to identify bootleg copies, from pro to sharpie'd CDs section on their site. And you already got pretty direct responses on how to find it, even before a link was posted. So all in all, you're a huge human being. The Gasmask fucked around with this message at 02:01 on Oct 31, 2009 |
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I've got a driver problem with HP as well- but this is for a printer. I have a deskjet 3650 that I have hooked up to a laptop that runs XP. I can see the printer on the network, but when I attempt to connect to it, it says it can't find the driver. Okay, fine. Windows update runs and says IT can't find a driver. Any attempt to manually use the XP drivers (the most recent version by HP) just results in a generic "Could not connect to printer" message. Here's the weird part, though. If I connect the printer to this laptop by USB, Windows update finds the driver in about 2 seconds and I can use it just fine. Ideas?
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Drox posted:Here's the weird part, though. If I connect the printer to this laptop by USB, Windows update finds the driver in about 2 seconds and I can use it just fine. The drivers that you've gotten for 7 don't work after it's back on the laptop? You've probably tried this, but find out which drivers Windows Update uses and link to those when you get the option to manually load a driver. I'm not sure where they'd be (besides in system32), but it's probably stored in a temp dir after you download it.
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PopeOnARope posted:Now that I've (finally) upgraded my work D830 to 4GB ram, I think it's time to load 7 x64. Is there anything I should know or watch out for? That's exactly my setup. All of the hardware installed either with the OS, or through Windows update right away. My Broadcom WiFi and wired NIC installed during the OS install. No drivers needed to be loaded. If you're running a centrino-based one, then you shouldn't have any issues, either, as the Intel NICs are supported out of the box, too.
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The Gasmask posted:The drivers that you've gotten for 7 don't work after it's back on the laptop? You've probably tried this, but find out which drivers Windows Update uses and link to those when you get the option to manually load a driver. I'm not sure where they'd be (besides in system32), but it's probably stored in a temp dir after you download it. I'm not sure where to start looking. Any idea where I could find out what the driver might be named?
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The Gasmask posted:Guess what? I own a Ferrari and a Porsche and a million dollar mansion and Microsoft! And don't you give me any poo poo, because I said so and it must be true! hahaha what the gently caress is wrong with you? I was saying thankyou for the responses, that I had got it, and that I don't think anyone should be worried about getting banned because I was a legit user looking for something that was posted in the OP. Maybe it's tough actually reading posts from all the way up there on your high horse, but either way you should probably calm down and shut the gently caress up.
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AlexDeGruven posted:That's exactly my setup. All of the hardware installed either with the OS, or through Windows update right away. My Broadcom WiFi and wired NIC installed during the OS install. No drivers needed to be loaded. It still doesn't hurt to have the drivers for your NIC/WiFi adapter available just in case.
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Oct 31, 2009 03:06
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Do people really still think that downloading torrents of windows is illegal
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Just curious, is there already a hacked bootleg pirate version of Windows 7? Does it some how bypass activation?
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nrr posted:I don't know man, maybe you could've read the thread where I said so less than a page before I posted? I'm going to be mature and admit that I misunderstood you, and for that I apologize. I thought you were being sarcastic, when it turns out you were just being grateful. Being the internet, I failed to give you the benefit of the doubt, because most people are jerks, so I just assumed you were one too. It was also a little difficult to tell from your post, but it sounded like you were having trouble finding the file, so we figured you were inept or intentionally obtuse. Again, I apologize. And the more I think about it, while End even if you are, that's exactly why Microsoft has, uh, licence keys and activation and all that rigamorale in the first place.
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Just curious, is there already a hacked bootleg pirate version of Windows 7? Does it some how bypass activation? There are a handful of loaders and patchers available, but I can't speak to how well they end up working. They've been around since a day or two after the RTM .isos were available, maybe before for all I know.
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edit: nevermind - I still don't know how that happened but I fixed things.
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Oct 31, 2009 04:58
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Drox posted:I'm not sure where to start looking. Any idea where I could find out what the driver might be named? Well, I found the driver, however, when I try to use it to connect wirelessly to the printer, I get the same "Cannot connect to the printer" message.
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Oct 31, 2009 05:14
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nrr posted:Thanks for all your help. just make it so people can email you and we wouldn't be in this mess.
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What is the best (or at least good) virtual drive program for Windows 7? I used to use Daemon Tools all the time, is it still a solid program?
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Daemon tools still works fine for me (on Vista though). I just tried the number but they closed at 1AM EST  .I guess I'll try to buy the Pro version after I clear 50GB of space on my external.
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abagofcheetos posted:What is the best (or at least good) virtual drive program for Windows 7? I used to use Daemon Tools all the time, is it still a solid program? Daemon Tools has finally been updated to work with the release version of windows 7. Aside from pestering you to install the ask.com toolbar it's still a decent program.
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ufarn posted:Better, thanks, but I'm not fond of the gradients in the bar. Better than either of the two options, but ideally, a one-colour black titlebar with perhaps some smooth, gradient edges or whatever would be best. Similar to OS X but in black, dare I say. Maybe try this? http://garbanzox.deviantart.com/art/AeroPlain-for-Windows-7-125999931
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I just installed 7 on an old laptop... Sony Vaio PCG-K45 ATI RADEON IGP 345M graphics I'm probably an idiot for asking, but are there any fixes to getting graphics to display properly in 7 on old graphic cards like this?
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Oct 31, 2009 14:14
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Is there anywhere where that I can download the Windows 7 version of MS paint to previous versions of windows? Having it would be a dream beyond my crappy Windows XP paint.
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abagofcheetos posted:What is the best (or at least good) virtual drive program for Windows 7? I used to use Daemon Tools all the time, is it still a solid program? Virtual CloneDrive by SlySoft is pretty good. It's free, there's no adware, and it installed without a reboot on my machine.
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Anmitzcuaca posted:Maybe try this? http://garbanzox.deviantart.com/art/AeroPlain-for-Windows-7-125999931
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Am I missing something here, or are some of Nvidia's download links for windows 7 drivers broken? I need this driver in particular: http://www.nvidia.com/content/Drive...=us&type=Quadro In the meantime, I'll be using babby-resolution.
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Thanks for the advice, I'll probably stick with Daemon Tools but CloneDrive does look intriguing.Spittin Wheelie posted:I just installed 7 on an old laptop... quote:i finally got it working. the guy who wrote we need to install the win2000 driver was right.
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Imapanda posted:Is there anywhere where that I can download the Windows 7 version of MS paint to previous versions of windows? Probably not; most things that come with a given version of Windows are dependent on APIs that aren't necessarily in previous versions. You COULD, however, grab Paint.NET and see if that's close enough to Win7 Paint to work for you. You might see PaintRibbon around, but while it gets closer to the look, the functionality is lacking.
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illicitporpoises posted:Virtual CloneDrive by SlySoft is pretty good. It's free, there's no adware, and it installed without a reboot on my machine. Wish I saw this before what I just had to do for new Daemon Tools. Had to run regedit and delete some SPTD entries after the new version wouldn't install properly. Multiple reboots and finally working. I do like the little new gadget tho. 
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Piano posted:Do people really still think that downloading torrents of windows is illegal Technically, it's both a civil and criminal offense Will anything happen if you do it? Probably not
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Dogen posted:Technically, it's both a civil and criminal offense Technically, without derailing this thread into a copyright and IP discussion, downloading or possession of digital content is only illegal if you don't have the rights to that content. Which, if you own a key for Windows, makes it legal. It's only if you don't have a key that makes you be in trouble.
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Spittin Wheelie posted:I just installed 7 on an old laptop... What you need to do is track down some modded vista drivers, which will run fine on win7. I forgot who made them, but someone added the hardware id to the driver files that allowed laptop video cards to be supported in the drivers.
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wintermuteCF posted:Technically, without derailing this thread into a copyright and IP discussion, downloading or possession of digital content is only illegal if you don't have the rights to that content. Downloading an ISO of Windows 7 from an unauthorized torrent is copyright infringement and is illegal any way you slice it.
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