More RAM = Windows Reactivation?
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More RAM = Windows Reactivation?
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You can't do anything about it. But reactivating over phone should actually work flawlessly.
acctually i need to know! you have done this before? i need my mom to read this befoe she will let me try anything...
And it was successful. Your mom doesn't need to worry
Silent_Control has written
When i've upgraded the RAM it didn't require me an activation
Maybe because you are running Windows XP? Windows XP is not as bad as Vista in these issues IIRC. You have to consider that some years ago there were attempts to implement a very strict
Trusted Computing implementation in any sold computer system. At this time Vista was just in development.We can be glad that these TC efforts didn't get through as bad as planned or we couldn't run "unallowed" software or hardware at all.
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i hope computer isnt screwed...
You can always install another operating system. No need to buy a new computer. Everything software related can always be fixed
For example, you can check eBay for cheap copies of Windows XP (and Vista).
If everything else fails, you can also download a copy of a free operating system (for example
Ubuntu Linux). Although many games don't work, you can still get online and do normal work with it. This should help you out until you get your hands on a copy of Windows. Quote
because i got my computer though a program, the people that were running the program installed my version and al the other versions of windows on mutiple computers to save money.
Have you tried calling your vendor and explaining him your problem? Maybe you can get a new copy of your OS.
Are there any other OS's that are free that you can direct me to?
i will do a google search later.
And can you give me more information on having more than one OS installed at a time? like how do i pick the OS i want to use. And any other info you want me to know or think i should know. Thanks dicker! you have been a great help in my time of need!
TheKilledDeath has written
More than one OS installed works fine most of the time. I, myself, have Ubuntu ( a linux distribution ) and windows xp installed, they both work fine.
ok but still how do i switch between them?
any more free OS's guys??
1) It is completely free
2)They ship it to your door free in 2 weeks
3)Incredible community support if anything goes wrong
Plus if your mom is worried about losing files, just boot with Ubuntu and look through the files on your old hard drive.
Personally though, I resort to more...devious ways of running Windows
i guess im going to have to get comfortable with it.
That'd be really annoying, please don't tell me that there is.
