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SteveMcQueen posted:I'm not totally sure if this is the right thread but here goes. Just a thought, but why don't you just use another notebook in Evernote?
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Thermopyle posted:Just a thought, but why don't you just use another notebook in Evernote? That's a fantastic idea, I'll just do that. Thanks!
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Oct 14, 2010 07:38
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Landerig posted:I got one that I think fits in this thread:
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Oct 14, 2010 09:45
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I installed Windows 7 back when it was new (I got it on the 30 dollar student deal thing). It was an upgrade from Vista to Home Premium 7, but worked as a clean install because I went from x86 to 84 bit. Last night my computer completely died on me and I need a reinstall of windows, however, I no longer have the actual media for Home Premium (because it was a digital download/install and digital river says I was only allowed to download it for 30 days). I still have my serial number. Is there a way to just get the Windows 7 Home Premium media so I can do a proper install?
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Oct 14, 2010 12:47
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burmart posted:Is there a way to just get the Windows 7 Home Premium media so I can do a proper install? Yes, just "find" a copy of the ISO, and check it against the hashes in the OP.
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Oct 14, 2010 16:26
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You can get the isos from here: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/11/10/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/ They're from digital river.
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Oct 14, 2010 17:31
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4 Day Weekend posted:They're from digital river. ...and that means they are better than anything found in an analog river.
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Oct 14, 2010 17:41
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Is there a difference between retail and OEM install discs for Windows 7? For instance, if I do a reinstall for someone using one of the ISOs linked above, will it accept the product key that came with their computer? If not, will the "system builder" OEM copies on sites like Newegg work?
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Oct 14, 2010 19:33
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OEM is linked, by serial, to a motherboard.
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Oct 14, 2010 22:00
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SRQ posted:OEM is linked, by serial, to a motherboard. So ... to repeat my question, will a retail disk + OEM key work properly on the computer that the key is originally from?
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Oct 14, 2010 22:19
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Toast Museum posted:So ... to repeat my question, will a retail disk + OEM key work properly on the computer that the key is originally from? If it dosen't, you may be able to call and talk to some bored person who will just give you another code. I know I've had that happen with various licence issues.
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Oct 15, 2010 13:12
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Aunt Beth posted:Am I misinterpreting what you mean by 'fullscreen,' or shouldn't IE (or any browser) be able to do what you ask? Actually I think even in kiosk mode, there's still a little bar at the top, which would ruin the effect, but I have a solution, now I just need to implement it.
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Oct 15, 2010 18:15
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Landerig posted:Actually I think even in kiosk mode, there's still a little bar at the top, which would ruin the effect, but I have a solution, now I just need to implement it. Set it to autohide the toolbar.
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Oct 15, 2010 18:50
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Sniep posted:Lumb, i've also had problems recently with sleep in windows 7, my netbook used to sleep happy as a baby but now every time i close the lid it blue screens. No problems on my end, but I've been following the pre-SP1 Windows 7 hotfixes and there's about a half-dozen different fixes for various elements of sleep and hibernation, including multiple crashes. You should see some relief after SP1.
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Oct 15, 2010 19:32
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Xotl posted:No problems on my end, but I've been following the pre-SP1 Windows 7 hotfixes and there's about a half-dozen different fixes for various elements of sleep and hibernation, including multiple crashes. You should see some relief after SP1. Well, my system did just get hit with the gigantic windows update which just launched with a dozen or so general nondescript "security" patches. Maybe one of them was to address it.
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Oct 16, 2010 08:39
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General Emergency posted:You can dual boot but just remember to install it on a partition without files from previous Windows versions. If you install it on a partition on which you have Windows installed or a "Program Files" -folder on it it'll move those files over to a folder called "Windows.old" I apologize for the seemingly stupid question, but I just want to be sure: The procedure to dual-booting both Win 7 and XP is as simple as putting the Windows 7 DVD in, clicking Install and selecting an empty partition? (This is the full version of Win 7, not an "Win 7 upgrade" version)
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Oct 22, 2010 15:44
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Is there a way to tell Windows/app installers to stop extracting their temporary files to my external drive? I don't know why it picks that one drive all the time, but I imagine it's just making installations slower. There aren't any applications that run off that drive, nor does the operating system.
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Oct 22, 2010 20:55
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PhonyMcRingRing posted:Is there a way to tell Windows/app installers to stop extracting their temporary files to my external drive? I don't know why it picks that one drive all the time, but I imagine it's just making installations slower. There aren't any applications that run off that drive, nor does the operating system. Change where your %temp% and %tmp% variables are pointed. That is generally where installers use scratch space to deflate.
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Oct 22, 2010 20:58
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BangersInMyKnickers posted:Change where your %temp% and %tmp% variables are pointed. That is generally where installers use scratch space to deflate. These both already point to my OS drive. None of the other environment variables point to the external drive either.
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Oct 22, 2010 21:10
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:I apologize for the seemingly stupid question, but I just want to be sure: yeah. I seem to remember there being a fuss at one point over which you should install first but I can't see why. the 7 installer should be able to shrink a partition just fine.
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Oct 23, 2010 02:30
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:I apologize for the seemingly stupid question, but I just want to be sure: It's not quite that easy, or at least it wasn't for me; if you only do that, it'll just load the W7 partition and ignore the XP one. Once you've installed 7, you can use EasyBCD to make a boot loader that lets you pick which one you want to run.
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Oct 23, 2010 08:04
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Does anyone know a workaround for the pixelation of backgrounds set through the Personalise menus? I'm just trying to set the photos in the root of my Pictures folder as a background slideshow, but they show up as pixelated even though they're 2500+ resolution.
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Oct 23, 2010 16:58
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El Grillo posted:Does anyone know a workaround for the pixelation of backgrounds set through the Personalise menus? You're having them resized downwards, so there's gonna be artifacts from the resizing. You could try manually resizing copies of them in say Photoshop or Paint.Net to get cleaner resizing with less artifacts.
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Oct 23, 2010 17:09
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I have Win 7 Home Premium Upgrade on DVD, and I just bought Win 7 Professional Upgrade from the Digital river thing which has been downloaded to my old HDD. Now I'm building a new system and that is where the Win 7 Pro is going. Can I use my Win 7 Home Premium media to install Win 7 Pro, using the Key in got from DigitalRiver, and will it install Pro properly or download the additional features from the net or how would it work if it worked? I dont have a DVD-R disk in the house, or a USB Drive with 4GB, so looking to save a trip and a few bucks.
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Oct 27, 2010 08:28
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Tequila Ranger posted:I have Win 7 Home Premium Upgrade on DVD, and I just bought Win 7 Professional Upgrade from the Digital river thing which has been downloaded to my old HDD. Now I'm building a new system and that is where the Win 7 Pro is going. I'm pretty sure you're going to have to bite the bullet and get a DVD-R. You can avoid downloading the ISO, though. Make an ISO of the upgrade disc you've got and run the eicfg removal tool on it, then burn the ISO. You should be able to use the resulting disc to install Professional or whatever version you want.
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Oct 27, 2010 14:08
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Protagonist posted:Can someone recommend someplace where I can purchase a Windows 7 Home Premium full version key and download online? The Microsoft Store will let you purchase and download it right away without having to worry about activating it in 30 days.
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Oct 31, 2010 01:12
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Are there any good deals right now, like Digital River had when it first came out? I'm on a student budget and my college isn't part of the MSDNAA unfortunately
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Oct 31, 2010 01:24
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Dickeye posted:Are there any good deals right now, like Digital River had when it first came out? I'm on a student budget and my college isn't part of the MSDNAA unfortunately Windows 7 Professional for $65 at theultimatesteal.com. Technically it's an upgrade copy, but you can just "upgrade" it from a clean install of itself. Install it without providing the product key and with "automatically activate" unchecked, then run the installer again from within Windows and install as an upgrade, providing the product key when it asks.
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Oct 31, 2010 01:29
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Is there a way to fix this? I do have an internet connection, but when I don't (once a month), I'd like to know without having to check out my applications. I have disabled/removed any unneeded network, my drivers are updated, I disabled any unwanted adapters (Hamachi etc.). edit: To make things clear, in the screenshow below I do have working internet, but Windows claims I'm not even connected to any network. 
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Oct 31, 2010 01:49
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Is there some way I can find updates to drivers that no longer work with the discs I had, back when my computer had its old hardware? I upgraded XP with Windows 7 and despite things working better than before, the computer bitches at it being slow and error prone, with no explanations for it. Would I have to order new discs for it?
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Oct 31, 2010 05:09
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Grawl posted:Is there a way to fix this? I do have an internet connection, but when I don't (once a month), I'd like to know without having to check out my applications. Can you right-click on the icon and just tell it to turn off notifications? If that doesn't do it go in to the start bar propeties and under the tab notification area you can customize what is shown in the tray. You can set that icon to always be hidden by default.
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BangersInMyKnickers posted:Can you right-click on the icon and just tell it to turn off notifications? If that doesn't do it go in to the start bar propeties and under the tab notification area you can customize what is shown in the tray. You can set that icon to always be hidden by default. I think he's complaining about the fact that the icon is wrong, not that it's there. In the shot, Windows knows he has an internet connection, but the tray icon says he doesn't. He wants it to be right so he doesn't have to go into network connections to verify. I have no idea about how to fix it.
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Oct 31, 2010 18:46
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kapinga posted:I think he's complaining about the fact that the icon is wrong, not that it's there. In the shot, Windows knows he has an internet connection, but the tray icon says he doesn't. He wants it to be right so he doesn't have to go into network connections to verify. I know, but I have no ideas how to address it because he's already tried all the things I would suggest. So the next best thing is a workaround.
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Oct 31, 2010 19:03
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My old UPS died so I bought a new one. I went with an APC because I've had two cyberpower ones die on me this year. I actually bothered to connect the USB cable from the UPS to my computer this time, and lo and behold, Windows 7 automatically detected and is now managing it through the power management menu. That's pretty drat cool and I was already crazy in love with this OS. Is there any reason for me to bother installing APC's software anyway, or can I trust the power management panel to shut the computer off when it hits battery power?
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Nov 1, 2010 01:25
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As long as you have power settings set for when on battery power and your computer knows how long the battery charge will last, you should be fine. I never installed the software in Windows 7 and it worked just fine, it saw that the battery would last two minutes.
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^^^ APC software has a few settings for when it will switch to battery, AVR options and a battery check. Not all that necessary, mine is connected to my WHS with a plugin that will shut down my desktop with a script then shut itself down when the battery gets critical. As for a Win 7 question. I can't keep the monitors properly set, messing up WIN+P, my LCD monitor always goes to monitor 2 (projector in win+p) and my HDTV goes to monitor 1(pc monitor in win+p). I've got a radeon 4850 with the HDTV connected via HDMI with the HDMI adapter and DVI to the LCD. Tryed removing the TV, rebooting and adding the TV back and switching ports. The LCD will get reset to monitor 2 every time.
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I wanted to post this question in a megathread and this seemed like the most fitting so here it goes: Can anyone recommend me a free antivirus program to replace this awful piece of poo poo Trend Micro? I've had this on my computer for about a month and I can't take it anymore. Thanks. 
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Nov 1, 2010 20:13
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Belligerent Monk posted:I wanted to post this question in a megathread and this seemed like the most fitting so here it goes: Microsoft Security Essentials
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Belligerent Monk posted:I wanted to post this question in a megathread and this seemed like the most fitting so here it goes: http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
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How does the Sound recorder accessory not pick up any sound even with a working microphone attached? I found a brand new decent microphone that I guess got thrown away because the previous owner couldn't get it out of the package or something.  Computer detects it. Enabling "listening to this device" makes my voice come through the speakers, so the microphone works fine, but the drat sound recorder accessory picks up nothing, has no configuration options, and doesn't do poo poo. And I mean doesn't do poo poo. Only saves as WMA, XP and earlier could save to WAV, MP3, and you could futz with codec options to make Wav's encoded in MP3 if you wanted to. Is SNDREC32 buried somewhere in my install by any chance?
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