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I/O Error 0xc00000e9
A friend of mine have a pc with invalid windows 7 installation (I get a message that that I may be a victim and so on...).I have a real original windows 7 pro copy that is still new and wasn't registered yet.Can I register the bad copy with the key of the good one so it will be legal and she want need to reinstall windows 7 (because then she will need to install all the other programs she already install on it).
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View 8 Replies View RelatedI am unsure of the answer, but I think that it is illegal to build a personal rig with Windows 7 OEM license, without the intent of reselling it to a third party.In the past, with Microsoft OS prior to Windows 7, doing the same thing was legal, because back then the following clause existed in the OEM license:"OEM system builder software packs are intended for PC and server manufacturers or assemblers ONLY. They are not intended for distribution to end users. Unless the end user is actually assembling his/her own PC, in which case, that end user is considered a system builder as well."But as of Windows 7, the above paragraph has been removed. Therefore someone that builds a PC without reselling the PC to a third party no longer qualifies as a system builder. Further details concerning this omission can be found in this article: url...Furthermore, the current Windows 7 EULA states that only a System Builder has the right to purchase an OEM license, and only to install it on one PC intended for resale to a third party:
"2. Authorized Distribution and Acceptance. To distribute the Software or Hardware in this Pack, you must be a System Builder and accept this license. "System Builder" means an original equipment manufacturer, an assembler, a refurbisher, or a software pre-installer that sells the Customer System(s) to a third party." url...Here is the rest of the legal text as found on newegg concerning the OEM Windows 7 license:Use of this OEM System Builder Channel software is subject to the terms of the Microsoft OEM System Builder License. This software is intended for pre-installation on a new personal computer for resale. This OEM System Builder Channel software requires the assembler to provide end user support for the Windows software and cannot be transferred to another computer once it is installed. To acquire Windows software with support provided by Microsoft please see our full package "Retail" product offerings.
All of a sudden, my pc now has this small message box load when it gets to the desktop which says "The path is not of a legal form."I have searched everywhere on the net to find something that might be able to help diagnose what is causing this but to no avail.
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would that be considered 2 installations and thus not work?
Everyone I was wondering if my computer could run 64 bit and how should i go about it. I already one Win 7 64 bit and it uses the same product code. Can I upgrade using it?
View 7 Replies View Relatedi'm not sure i will want to install Windows 7 Pro for keeps, so i was going to install Windows 7 pro on my computer on an older, clean drive. if most of my 32-bit programs run well, i want to go ahead and remove that old drive and use my better drive in that computer.
would that be considered 2 installations and thus not work?
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The computer specs :
HP200-5120IS, (All-in-one )
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Intel Pentium E5400 / 2.7 GHz, Dual-Core
64-bit Computing
Cache Memory Per Processor 2 MB
4.0 GB, DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive 500.0 GB -7200 rpm
DVD-RW (R DL) / DVD-RAM - Serial ATA
LCD display - TFT active matrix, 21.5 in
Graphics - Integrated GMA X4500HD
My computer started randomly restarting itself and i didnt know what the problem was, i tried a variety of things and nothing worked so i decided to reinstall windows.once i did that the problem was still there. Everytime i try to install any program my computer just restarts itself, this includes windows update which i had to turn off just to use the computer.
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I have tried reinstalling about 10+ times. I have tried 64bit and 32 bit versions and I have tried 2 different HDDs. The problem isn't the disc because it installs great onto one of my HDDs on my other computer but when I switch that HDD to my new one, it freezes.
How do i install Windows 7 on my computer on my computer which has a Linux Ubuntu as an OS?I downloaded the ISO image and mounted it using mount.sh And then i press the setup.exe and then it tells me " Windows setup cannot find a location to store temporary installation files. To install windows, make sure that a partiotion on your boot disk has at least 727 megabytes (MB) of free space. Error code : 0x80070490"
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Floppy Disk Drive (A
Local Disk (C
DVD RW Drive (D CD ROM
Is there a way to make H: appear in My Computer so I can access the files?There currently appears to be no way to open it in Disk Manager.
I was going to sale my Custom PC that I got Windows 7 a year go on it. I was wanting to know if I sale my computer without installing windows or anything on it if I then can turn around and install it on my iMac using the same key.
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