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Windows 7 Problem solving for the Windows 7 Operating System. Please remember to state which edition of Windows 7 you are using - Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate. |
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If you are a student or on the staff at a school, you can often get Windows at a very deep discount. Quote:
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Since it says "custom installation required", will this upgrade version from my University work for me? |
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one other place you need to look. go to the computers manufacturers website and see if there are win7 drivers available for your system. if not, then I recommend not upgrading.
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But... I upgraded my processor to a T7200 which is not in the listed processors that were offered when my laptop model was released.
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you will still need to check for other features. Two of the most common problem is wifi and sound drivers. If they do not have their respective drivers and the general driver that comes with win8.1 does not work, there could be problems finding them. I have know several individuals who wasted their money upgrading when they had to go back to their old os because of driver issues - even though microsoft said it could be upgraded. |
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you should have no problems doing a custom install as long as you have a legit copy of the old os installed and activated.
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By the way, 32-bit vs 64-bit. Which would be better? What are the differences?
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Just an update. I was wrong. The keys were counterfit. The Win 7 computer came up yesterday as not geniune. Exactly 90 days since the install which means my Win 8 will probably do the same thing in 2 weeks.
I did email them and heard back, initially they wanted me to use the smlg code, which I know would extend the activation another 90 days. So fired back at them and they gave me a new code, went back and said If I call MS will this code be in their database as a valid one. Well they came back with yet another code. DUH. Well I wiped the drive and installed Win 7 from one of my copies, and activated it by telephone. Though they are corresponding I don't expect a refund, can't use paypal dispute as it is pass the 45 days. Of note they said my version was OEM and their key will only work on retail. i downloaded the ISO from MS. Anyway I learned a lesson. I just ordered a retail copy of Win 8.1 for myself. |
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I just wish MS and McAfee would reply to the piracy reports I submitted - but both are being mum about it. I suspect that is because they can't stop it, and don't want to draw attention/publicity to these sites. Anyway, thanks for posting your followup. Murf! Maybe a sticky warning can be put somewhere on the site? |
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Well said Digerati.
Sometimes the toughest lessons learned are the ones that cost us money. I'm really sorry this happened to you Murf. You sure don't deserve to get screwed like that. |
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Well I heard from them again. They sent a link to Microsoft ftp to download a Retail ISO, they also sent a new key. They said to activate it by telephone.
Well I did download and burned to DVD. Going to find one of my old HDD and install and see if it activates by phone. They MAY be crooked, but are trying to resolve, which is surprising. Will see if my Win 8 shows up as not genuine next week. My Legal Retail should be here this weekend. |
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Could it be that something you said to them in an e-mail has gotten them running scared enough to set you up with a genuine copy?
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Last edited by renegade600; October 9th, 2014 at 07:16 PM. |
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