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    Sorry, I meant to respond but time - and watching...

    Sorry, I meant to respond but time - and watching BBC News - ran away with me ;)

    Yours is good advice - and I followed the links that you provided. I still haven't made up my mind whether or not...
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    Have Win 10 Pro & Home licences. Can I use them on Surface Laptop Go?

    Hello all.

    I'm thinking of buying a Surface Laptop Go. I have Win 10 Pro & Home licences going spare. Can I use them to upgrade Win 10 Home S?

    I've got digital licences linked to my Microsoft...
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    I've not updated the BIOS on the AMD system (+...

    I've not updated the BIOS on the AMD system (+ GT210 card) 'cos LM20 is running well - I'll let sleeping dogs lie...

    I've installed the GT710 card in the newer PC and it's running fine.

    I've...
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    I tried the GT710 card but it wasn't much better...

    I tried the GT710 card but it wasn't much better than the 210 :(

    So I've put the 210 back and reinstalled Linux Mint. But I googled the BIOS for the motherboard and found it was out of date -...
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    Hope so. If not, I've invested £33.99 in vain...

    Hope so.

    If not, I've invested £33.99 in vain ;)
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    I had the AMD system running Win 10 and GeForce...

    I had the AMD system running Win 10 and GeForce 210 card with no problems - this was back in July 2018. At that point I moved the SSD to a new system. After reactivation the new system was up and...
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    Thanks!

    Thanks!
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    Given the failure (and previous success) to work...

    Given the failure (and previous success) to work with GeForce 210, I can't be 100% confident. But I've ordered the graphics card anyway.

    I'll report back when I receive it, which should be...
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    ASUS GT710-SL-1GD5 on ASUS M2N-MX SE Plus mobo with Win 10 Pro

    Hi all,

    I'm running Windows 10 Pro Version 2004 (OS Build 19041.329) on this CPU - AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5600+. The motherboard is made by ASUSTek and the model is M2N-MX SE...
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    Absolutely! That's nicely phrased :)

    Absolutely! That's nicely phrased :)
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    Now that's interesting... If I feel brave...

    Now that's interesting...

    If I feel brave enough, I'll uninstall VirtualBox Guest Additions & install Office 365 (or as it will be called in future Microsoft 365). But I'll backup the Win 10 VM...
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    Hi windowz123, Basically I've given up... Not...

    Hi windowz123,

    Basically I've given up... Not on running Windows 10/Office 365 under LM19.3, but trying to load the Office 365 software on to the virtual machine. I've accepted the compromise of...
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    Office 365 problem on Win 10 Pro in Virtualbox under Linux Mint

    Hello everyone.

    I'm running Linux Mint 19.3, Cinnamon edition, and it's up-to-date.

    I'm also running Windows 10 Pro as a guest in VirtualBox under LM. The Win 10 installation is up-to-date -...
  14. Thread: Windows 10 digital license - transfer to new disk by finnfire
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
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    Thanks for all the replies. I cloned the disk...

    Thanks for all the replies. I cloned the disk and, as you all said, I didn't have to re-enter the product/activation key.

    I did have trouble re-booting from the new SSD. TBH not sure what I did...
  15. Thread: Windows 10 digital license - transfer to new disk by finnfire
    Forum: Installation and Upgrade
    Replies 5 Views 5,576

    Windows 10 digital license - transfer to new disk

    Hello everyone.

    Originally I bought Windows 8.1 and installed it on PC A. I then did the free upgrade to Windows 10.

    Eventually I transferred the SSD from PC A to a new PC - PC B. I was...
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    Eureka! The answer in the end is simple - change...

    Eureka! The answer in the end is simple - change the DNS servers in my router. This I've done and Windows now behaves itself. It's a good solution in that it works for all devices - Win 10, macOS,...
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    Unable to change DNS servers in Windows 10 Home & Pro

    Good afternoon all,

    I've been trying to change DNS servers for the best part of a day but Windows 10 (both Home & Pro) is steadfastly resisting my attempts.

    I've set the IPv4 adapter settings...
  18. Thread: Set up admin account on system with standard account only by finnfire
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 3 Views 8,110

    Thanks simrick, that seemed to do the trick :) ...

    Thanks simrick, that seemed to do the trick :)

    I trialled it on a copy of my Win 10 virtual machine. I booted into it using the Win 8 installation disk and it worked a treat. I've played with...
  19. Thread: Set up admin account on system with standard account only by finnfire
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
    Replies 3 Views 8,110

    Set up admin account on system with standard account only

    Hello everyone. This is my first post on Ten Forums.

    How can I create an admin account on a system that only has a standard user account? I suspect that the answer is that I can't, but I live in...
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