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Brand new Dell. Even managed to call back and get the recovery disk (we) deserve!
"Media reduction" calls for NO recovery disks to come w/ laptops. Booo.
Then came the Windows Anytime Upgrade K3yg3n. WHY it would be tested on my new computer is beyond me. WHY it would work on a standard user account versus my administrator account is beyond me. ...lastly, why it passed WGA / Validation (not just activation) is even more beyond me.
Here's my question. Someone please help me on this one.
I couldn't get past the dual-boot-like black & white OS screen: it says choose the OS to boot from "Windows 7 Ultimate" (should say Home Premium,) or "Windows 7 Loader."
Before my recovery disk arrived, I used the recovery partition to reformat.
I have no choice anymore, and luckily got my proper Home Premium back.
But, there's still a "blink" of that screen, as-if the fingerprint is still in the background. Would a "boot from CD" method / reformat do the trick, assuming I erased all partitions, made it factory-style, including all bloatware, drivers from CD, etc.?
Whoever helps me solve this deserves a million bucks.
Sorry for the sarcasm; miffed, to say the least, with the blunder done onto my new computer. It's no ASUS G-Series, granted, but it's a kick in the head to have done.
"Media reduction" calls for NO recovery disks to come w/ laptops. Booo.
Then came the Windows Anytime Upgrade K3yg3n. WHY it would be tested on my new computer is beyond me. WHY it would work on a standard user account versus my administrator account is beyond me. ...lastly, why it passed WGA / Validation (not just activation) is even more beyond me.
Here's my question. Someone please help me on this one.
I couldn't get past the dual-boot-like black & white OS screen: it says choose the OS to boot from "Windows 7 Ultimate" (should say Home Premium,) or "Windows 7 Loader."
Before my recovery disk arrived, I used the recovery partition to reformat.
I have no choice anymore, and luckily got my proper Home Premium back.
But, there's still a "blink" of that screen, as-if the fingerprint is still in the background. Would a "boot from CD" method / reformat do the trick, assuming I erased all partitions, made it factory-style, including all bloatware, drivers from CD, etc.?
Whoever helps me solve this deserves a million bucks.
Sorry for the sarcasm; miffed, to say the least, with the blunder done onto my new computer. It's no ASUS G-Series, granted, but it's a kick in the head to have done.
My Computer
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Operating SystemIntel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz / Core i7 Q7...AA
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- System
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- Operating System
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4GHz / Core i7 Q740 @ 1.73GHz
- Motherboard
- A
- Memory
- A
- Graphics Card(s)
- A
- Sound Card
- A
- Monitor(s) Displays
- S
- Screen Resolution
- s
- Hard Drives
- A
- PSU
- A
- Case
- A
- Cooling
- A
- Keyboard
- A
- Mouse
- A
- Internet Speed
- A
- Other Info
- A
