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Hi all, a friend of mine gave me a win7 pro key that he doesn't need and he assures me it's legit, but i don't know if it's legit or not personally. i've installed it using a win7 iso from digital river, but i haven't tried activating it yet. i don't ...
Started by NitroGuy on
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by 8 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at overclockers):
I've installed....
I would think you a legitimate version of the program with a valid key .
Http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/...nal+oem&spos=3
$124 for Win7 Pro OEM.
Call MS.
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I want to install Visual Studio 2010 in parallel with 2008 version on Win7. Can this cause some problems?
Started by Ante on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
I have both....
I'm running Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 side by side in Windows 7 (RTM) and I have yet to experience any issues .
We have a few machine running both VS05 and VS08 (on vista) so I suppose this combo won't harm either.. .
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What is the process of converting win32 application (a small popup window actually) to win7 gadget? Do I need to convert my exe to activex component, can I still use TForm ?
it would be nice to have support for both Win7 + Vista.
Started by Tom on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at stackoverflow):
So the only way to use your win32 application into a gadget is convert ... .
The user interface is composed of pages containing regular HTML, CSS ,images and potentially ActiveX controls .
The Windows Vista/7 gadgets are essentially mini-HTML applications.
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I'm a Linux enthusiast, who is eager to try Ubuntu in a full installation. Which of the following ways would you suggest (& why) for Dual-booting Win7 with Ubuntu:
Installing them side by side (Win7 installed first)
Installing win7 and then Ubuntu in ...
Started by munnaBhai on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
I just did it last night! Pretty neat....
When you have linux installed and you want to install Windows 7, it's really really easy .
It could be a little harder to install linux whena Windows OS is already installed .
Personnally, I would install Ubuntu first.
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I'm looking for powertoys win7, does anyone know where I can find the "Open Command Window Here" thingie
thanks
Started by mnml on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
One option.
Have access to a good number of options for tweaking Win7 appearance and behaviour.
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Adobe seems to create tons of application icons in my start -> all programs menu.
I want to drop them all in their own folder, how can I do this in win7?
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Edit: So, I'm guessing....
Right click on All Programs Select Open Double-Click Programs Click New Folder in Toolstrip Name the folder Press Enter Move shortcuts Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and create the desired folders .
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As the question says how would i start a application as admin when using Win7's search box. This must be done using the keyboard only , i tried Shift + Enter and ctrl + Enter , both dont seem to have any effect.
Started by stalkerh on
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by 4 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
I would hope/assume they didn't change it for Win7
Hit Windows-key, type some.
Is Ctrl-Shift-Enter.
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I have some windows that use up a bunch of horizontal space on my monitor. Prior to Win7, I could drag the window to the very top so that there would be only a sliver of the title bar remaining.
With Win7, everytime I try to put some of the title bar ...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
Or an alternative registry hack (same source)
Aero Snap is definitely... .
Here's a My Digital Life tutorial on turning it off .
You dislike the new Aero Snap feature.
Our very own how-to geek has an article on disabling it here .
You're referring to "Aero Snap".
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Hello, everyone!
I installed a game, which uses the StarForce protection under Win7 (64bit).
After game installation, StarForce displayed a message, asking for a reboot. Since the reboot, Win7 doesn't start properly. It shows a text mode dialog ( Recovery...
Started by java.is.for.desktop on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
At the start of your system, even before the screen comes up that asks to go in to recovery, try pressing... .
God bless Star-Force - punishing people who buy games whilst pirates who download the game apply a patch and never even know that Star-Force is the DRM .
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I have a vintage 2003 ThinkPad with a P4 and maxed at 1Gb RAM running XP. Should I move to Win7? Or...will I be better off with XP.
Please advise and explain your answer. Thanks, -james
Started by James McFarland on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at superuser):
It's also been extremely stable across....
Since the new kernel improvements the overall performance on lower end machines has improved massively .
I have tested Windows 7 RC on quite a few machine with 1GB or less memory and the performance was impressive .
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