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  1. Thread: Network Woes by ViralStaircase
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 2 Views 601

    Network Woes

    The other day my internet went down. I get the message "Ethernet" doesn't have valid IP configuration". Tried everything I can think of, wits end etc. Any ideas?
  2. Replies 1,414 Views 5,318,723

    Installation & Upgrade Fix

    After all this rigmarole, I decided to simply replace the motherboard. The fan had been spinning up to fever pitch any time I tried to do anything other than, say, look at a directory in Explorer,...
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    Installation & Upgrade Checked Registry entries - they all seem OK....

    Checked Registry entries - they all seem OK. Using main machine now (Windows 7) but will continue to try and figure this out. Will get back to you if I do, and thanks for all the help and suggestions...
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    Installation & Upgrade Hello Bree - yes, using the one in the root. Just...

    Hello Bree - yes, using the one in the root. Just tried again, but I still get the message which says I can't keep anything. Apparently because "Your version of Windows may be installed in an...
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    Installation & Upgrade Just tried again with s l i g h t l y more...

    Just tried again with s l i g h t l y more success- ran setup.exe /auto upgrade and this time the command was parsed correctly and ran (!) but again, when I got to the What To Keep section, only...
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    Installation & Upgrade They should be but I'll check, :)

    They should be but I'll check, :)
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    Installation & Upgrade Hi Dalchina, thanks for getting back to me so...

    Hi Dalchina, thanks for getting back to me so quickly. No, I never had any need to modify any such registry entries, which is why I find it very odd that I should be getting this error message. The...
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    Installation & Upgrade Hmm - the plot sickens... Apparently, the...

    Hmm - the plot sickens... Apparently, the switches I have been using (Setup.exe /auto upgrade) are correct. So... why the error messages and failure to comply...?
  9. Replies 1,414 Views 5,318,723

    Installation & Upgrade Trouble...!!

    Hi - I have downloaded the iso file, mounted it, run Setup.exe, but I am either getting a rather cryptic message that Windows is not installed in the correct location (it is installed in C:\Windows...
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    There was nothing wrong with Vista that spending...

    There was nothing wrong with Vista that spending a few quid on some extra RAM couldn't put right. It just got caught in the internet echo-chamber, unlike win8, which was a genuinely poor,...
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    As in, 'there is some philosopher such that...'?...

    As in, 'there is some philosopher such that...'?
    A physicist, a mathematician and a logician are on a train and see a black sheep. The physicist says, "Look! They have black sheep here!". The...
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    This is a good point and one that has come into...

    This is a good point and one that has come into much sharper focus since windows 8. This showed definitively that an 'upgrade' can not only be a step backwards, it can be absolute rubbish. The huge...
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    No, but it might be the answer to some...

    No, but it might be the answer to some philosophical question
  14. Thread: Update Conundrum by ViralStaircase
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,529

    I will wait patiently to see if microsoft will...

    I will wait patiently to see if microsoft will oblige! ;)
  15. Thread: Update Conundrum by ViralStaircase
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,529

    The problem is, I don't want to pay microsoft any...

    The problem is, I don't want to pay microsoft any money to upgrade to w10 pro - I have w10 home, and I also have a copy of win8 pro. Obviously I could use the w8 disk to install w8 pro and then...
  16. Thread: Update Conundrum by ViralStaircase
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,529

    Hi Joergi - thanks for your response. I'll give...

    Hi Joergi - thanks for your response. I'll give your suggestions a spin and let you know how I get on :party:
  17. Thread: Update Conundrum by ViralStaircase
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 10 Views 4,529

    Update Conundrum

    I have windows 10 home edition (I upgraded from win7 home) but it would be handy if I could RDP into this machine. Unfortunately, the home edition only supports the RDP client, not server - for that,...
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