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Lord Herbert

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Another very bad PC crash
Mar 19^th, 2015 at 10:34am

I've spent over 2 hours trying to connect to the internet.

My System Restore function had been bombed. There were no restore points.

Wasn't able to boot-up in Safe Mode. Still can't.

My Rescue Disc did bugger-all by way of repair.

My Windows 7 Pre-installation CD came up with nothing I could use to repair the system.

'Troubleshooting' was a joke (isn't it always?)

The people I bought the PC off with its Windows 7 OS gave me a CD titled 'Pre-installation Disc'. I asked why I don't get the original full version CD - and was told this one was just as good. I think that's BS. They just didn't want me to do my own repairs and do them out of business.

I'm now looking to download the full version Windows 7 Home Premium in the hopes it will do the repairs job that this 'pre-installation' CD refuses to do.

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brumbie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 994 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #1 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 11:10am http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/f/download-windows-7.htm
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #2 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 11:26am brumbie wrote on Mar 19^th, 2015 at 11:10am: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windows7/f/download-windows-7.htm Wow! Thanks a heap for that Brumbie. Dare I hope? ..... It looks like the answer to my prayers. The cheque is in the mail.
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Re: Another very bad PC crash
Reply #3 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 12:09pm

The installation site is not accepting my Product Key.

Why am I not surprised there's a problem? (Answer: Because there's always a 'problem').

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Finally got the right Product Key.

Result?

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Why am I not surprised there's another 'problem'? (Answer: Because there's always 'another problem').

I'll fall off my chair the day a 'solution' resolves a problem without me first having to jump through hoops and over hurdles.

Back to the drawing board.

And then they wonder why people resort to pirated software ...

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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5802 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #4 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:11pm Buy a Jeep
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Redmond Neck Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 20716 ACT Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #5 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:21pm I want one too
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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5802 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #6 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:26pm Redmond Neck wrote on Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:21pm: I want one too I hope you mean a Jeep and not a crashed PC.
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #7 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:32pm Orchid! Here's a teeny-weeny bit of hope ... maybe. link But ... uh-oh.. "However, entering a product key is mandatory. Unfortunately, only retail product keys will work. For users of OEM or System Builder (SB) licenses, the disk images are out of reach". That puts an end to that.
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Black Orchid Gold Member Offline Posts: 5802 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #8 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:34pm Good luck!
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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #9 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:37pm Black Orchid wrote on Mar 19^th, 2015 at 1:34pm: Good luck! That'll be the day! Looks like I might scrub my hard drive of Windows 7 and re-install Windows XP with the proper retail full version of the OS that I still have - not some OEM crap.
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St George of the Garden Gold Member Offline http://tinyurl.com/n 3o8m2x Posts: 9809 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #10 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 2:23pm Windoze 3.11 was the last good version of Windows.
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John Smith Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 72267 Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #11 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 2:49pm Another very bad PC crash stop playing with it ... or at least point it away from your pc when you do
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Neferti Gold Member Offline Posts: 7965 Canberra Gender:	Re: Another very bad PC crash Reply #12 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 3:52pm
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Re: Another very bad PC crash
Reply #13 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 4:58pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 19^th, 2015 at 12:09pm:

The installation site is not accepting my Product Key.

Why am I not surprised there's a problem? (Answer: Because there's always a 'problem').

****

Finally got the right Product Key.

Result?

"http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e150/ruffdiamond/January%202013/unsupported_zp...

Why am I not surprised there's another 'problem'? (Answer: Because there's always 'another problem').

I'll fall off my chair the day a 'solution' resolves a problem without me first having to jump through hoops and over hurdles.

Back to the drawing board.

And then they wonder why people resort to pirated software ...

If you have the key, go here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery put your key in and it should let you download the right version for your key.

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Re: Another very bad PC crash
Reply #14 - Mar 19^th, 2015 at 5:02pm

Setanta wrote on Mar 19^th, 2015 at 4:58pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Mar 19^th, 2015 at 12:09pm:

The installation site is not accepting my Product Key.

Why am I not surprised there's a problem? (Answer: Because there's always a 'problem').

****

Finally got the right Product Key.

Result?

"http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e150/ruffdiamond/January%202013/unsupported_zp...

Why am I not surprised there's another 'problem'? (Answer: Because there's always 'another problem').

I'll fall off my chair the day a 'solution' resolves a problem without me first having to jump through hoops and over hurdles.

Back to the drawing board.

And then they wonder why people resort to pirated software ...

If you have the key, go here http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery put your key in and it should let you download the right version for your key.

If it works: You're a God.

If it craps out: You're a sod.

Agreed? Tongue

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'SERVER NOT FOUND'

Why am I not surprised? Answer: Because ... ditto... ditto ... bloody ditto.

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I was at this website 3 hours ago. Entered my Product Key ... and was told it was 'Unsupported' because it's an OEM version (Pre-installation version).

My Odyssey continues ....

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