Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80 OS: Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10 CPU: i3 370M/i7 6500U Motherboard: Asus/Lenovo Memory: 8GB - finally :)/8GB Graphics Card: it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia Sound Card: onboard Monitor(s) Displays: 15.6" built-in Screen Resolution: 1366x768/1920x1080 PSU: n/a Hard Drives: 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo Internet Speed: as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s Browser: IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must) Antivirus: MSE/Defender
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Asus K52F or Lenovo B51-80 OS: Win 7 x64 Home Premium (and x86 VirtualBox VM)/Win10 CPU: i3 370M/i7 6500U Motherboard: Asus/Lenovo Memory: 8GB - finally :)/8GB Graphics Card: it's an i3, dude!/dual Intel&nVidia Sound Card: onboard Monitor(s) Displays: 15.6" built-in Screen Resolution: 1366x768/1920x1080 PSU: n/a Hard Drives: 750GB Seagate internal
Sundry external drives attached to other computers on the local network
1TB SSD on the Lenovo Internet Speed: as much as I can get - usually on a dongle/phone, so <1MB/s Browser: IE11/12/Edge/Chrome/FF(if I must) Antivirus: MSE/Defender
Seriously, I do not understand why MS is doing what they are doing. Does their survival depend on how many people they get to run 10? Are they just being draconian because they can be? There's something obviously going on behind the scenes, be it because of potential data gathering revenue or...
Since Windows 10 was announced that it will be free for Windows 7 and 8.1 users, that got me hyped up. There are many things I've found about Windows 10 that makes me want to have it such as DirectX 12 and Windows Aero (one of the reasons why I love Windows 7). I signed up to the Windows Insider...
I have got myself into a bit of a mess.
I installed my version of windows starter on my mom's PC which was previously running vista. To see if it improved the performance or if the laptop itself was rubbish. It did so I purchased an upgrade to windows home premium. When I enter the upgrade key...
I am trying to prep a computer to give to a friend. Last night, I reformatted it using the recovery discs that came with it. It is a Tosh Satellite A105.
Today, I have been finding and installing updates to the system, trying to prepare it for an upgrade to win7, which is no easy task since I...
I'm about to buy a new laptop from Costco with Win 7 Home Premium. On my old (now smashed) laptop I have a Win 7 Ultimate install. Can I just use the Ultimate serial key to do the Anytime Upgrade on the new machine? I keep reading that I need to buy an "upgrade key."
Thanks