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    I'll check it, but my mouse works fine otherwise....

    I'll check it, but my mouse works fine otherwise.
    Thanks.
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    Have to safely eject thumb drive exactly twice every time

    This amounts to an annoyance only, but I thought I'd ask in case someone has a solution.
    I find I always have to eject my thumb drive exactly twice.


    This happens on at least two laptops:

    A...
  3. Thread: Windows 10 clean install - fails to activate by billcz
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
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    FYI, my problem is solved. Based on a hint in...

    FYI, my problem is solved. Based on a hint in the other thread I mentioned in the beginning, I found the Windows 7 activation code in the battery compartment. I tried to activate Windows 10 with...
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    My nightmare is over! I've activated Windows 10...

    My nightmare is over! I've activated Windows 10 Pro, and reinstalled the programs and files that I wanted. So hopefully all my problems of the past month are behind me. DavidY's suggestion to look...
  5. Thread: Windows 10 clean install - fails to activate by billcz
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 7 Views 5,444

    Folks, thanks for your input. I am thinking...

    Folks, thanks for your input.
    I am thinking about reinstalling Windows 7, if I don't find a solution for the Windows 10 activation. I was sort of thinking to hell with Windows 10. I've found bugs...
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    I thought of that, but I don't have it. It is a...

    I thought of that, but I don't have it. It is a Dell PC, and the key is not on a sticker on the PC, not on the order form and not on the sleeve for the OS reinstall disk. I even called Dell. They...
  7. Thread: Windows 10 clean install - fails to activate by billcz
    Forum: Windows Updates and Activation
    Replies 7 Views 5,444

    Windows 10 clean install - fails to activate

    I did a free upgrade from Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 Pro in early July. It hosed my machine, with constant CPU usage of 80-99%. Details are provided here: Windows 10 Upgrade Failure Results in...
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    Well, every step is another hurdle! I did a...

    Well, every step is another hurdle!
    I did a clean install of Windows 10 from a bootable thumb drive. But it is not activated. I guess my problematic install of Windows 10 was never activated? ...
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    Well, I'm ready to give up and download Windows...

    Well, I'm ready to give up and download Windows 10 to a thumb drive and boot from that. I've managed to copy all my files off of the system.
    I don't have a Microsoft Account - I got my MS Office...
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    Just a status report... I haven't been able to...

    Just a status report...
    I haven't been able to run msconfig lately. For a while, behaviour was very predictable, but this weekend that was not the case. Sometimes some things work. Sometimes other...
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    Folks, thanks for your input. -- bobkn, I've had...

    Folks, thanks for your input.
    -- bobkn, I've had a clean install in the back of my mind - but that is a last resort.
    -- The frustrating thing is I can see what's wrong. Presumably if I can just...
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    Windows 10 Upgrade Failure Results in Unusable PC – Specific Questions

    I tried to upgrade a laptop to Windows 10. The result of the upgrade is a PC with CPU usage constantly at 95% or more, so that it is unusable. The only tools I have found to work are Task...
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