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  • J Jorgen Andersson

    OriginalGriff wrote:

    VBS script

    OriginalGriff wrote:

    might hang onto that.

    Who are you? And what have you done to Griff?

    Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello

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    OriginalGriff
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    #11

    It's probably copyright, and I'm not licensed to reverse engineer it into something a little less ... basic. :laugh:

    Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

      No seriously, well done. Replaced my motherboard and processor last week* and needless to say, Windows 10 wanted reactivation. I'd already linked the PC to my MS account, so it should be just a "I have changed hardware" reactivate. Except ... all weekend I'm getting "we can't talk to our servers" and then Sunday evening it changes to "we can't do that right now, try again later". So Monday morning I ring MS. Their guy takes over my PC and starts to have problems because he can only see one monitor of the three, and it doesn't have the toolbar or start button. And I can't move it because that counts as "personalization" and you can't do that until you activate ... Still, we muddle through, and I'm glad to see he tried what I had then paused a while (presumably to find another tech support sheet) and tried it again. STill, eventually with the help of photos of my COA, screen grabs of my MB receipt, and a fair amount of hair tearing at his end, it's all activated. Hour and a half that took. But it worked! Well done, Microsoft - Danny deserves a medal. (Mind you if your DRM wasn't so draconian, he wouldn't have been needed, would he? :laugh:) Oh - and I now have a VBS script that reads my product key from the registry in human friendly enterable characters ... might hang onto that. * Core 1 on the old one was getting too hot and causing soft errors, 75C is way too much. Probably just the thermal paste breaking down, but I've had problems removing old heatsinks before.

      Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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      I rebuilt mine last weekend (grading up from Core2 quad and Win7) and Win 10 couldn't connect to the Internet without a new driver for the Ethernet port (as it turned out). Until then, the troubleshooter kept saying something was wrong with the Ethernet settings and couldn't fix it -- would I like to provide feedback on the troubleshooter? :sigh:

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      • P PIEBALDconsult

        I rebuilt mine last weekend (grading up from Core2 quad and Win7) and Win 10 couldn't connect to the Internet without a new driver for the Ethernet port (as it turned out). Until then, the troubleshooter kept saying something was wrong with the Ethernet settings and couldn't fix it -- would I like to provide feedback on the troubleshooter? :sigh:

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        OriginalGriff
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        Yeah, I went from an dual core E6700 on an ECS MB to an i5 on a Gigabit MB, and ... Win 10 worked perfectly. No bus master problems, no USB controller hiccups, I replaced the MB and powered up on the original SSD and it booted straight in. All required drivers detected and loaded for me. That's a real improvement on the old days!

        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

          No seriously, well done. Replaced my motherboard and processor last week* and needless to say, Windows 10 wanted reactivation. I'd already linked the PC to my MS account, so it should be just a "I have changed hardware" reactivate. Except ... all weekend I'm getting "we can't talk to our servers" and then Sunday evening it changes to "we can't do that right now, try again later". So Monday morning I ring MS. Their guy takes over my PC and starts to have problems because he can only see one monitor of the three, and it doesn't have the toolbar or start button. And I can't move it because that counts as "personalization" and you can't do that until you activate ... Still, we muddle through, and I'm glad to see he tried what I had then paused a while (presumably to find another tech support sheet) and tried it again. STill, eventually with the help of photos of my COA, screen grabs of my MB receipt, and a fair amount of hair tearing at his end, it's all activated. Hour and a half that took. But it worked! Well done, Microsoft - Danny deserves a medal. (Mind you if your DRM wasn't so draconian, he wouldn't have been needed, would he? :laugh:) Oh - and I now have a VBS script that reads my product key from the registry in human friendly enterable characters ... might hang onto that. * Core 1 on the old one was getting too hot and causing soft errors, 75C is way too much. Probably just the thermal paste breaking down, but I've had problems removing old heatsinks before.

          Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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          Nelek
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          OriginalGriff wrote:

          might hang onto that.

          Publish a tip? :rolleyes:

          M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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          • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

            It's probably copyright, and I'm not licensed to reverse engineer it into something a little less ... basic. :laugh:

            Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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            Richard Deeming
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            Is it this one? How to find all windows version serial key - Microsoft Community[^]

            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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            • N Nelek

              OriginalGriff wrote:

              might hang onto that.

              Publish a tip? :rolleyes:

              M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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              Hmm ... would that count as plagiarism, given I can't quote an exact source? :laugh:

              Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

              "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
              "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                Hmm ... would that count as plagiarism, given I can't quote an exact source? :laugh:

                Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                Nelek
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                mmm... maybe? I bet CP Servers would be happy if you get nuked... the counters for reputation are doing extra hours with your account. ;P :laugh: :laugh:

                M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                • N Nelek

                  mmm... maybe? I bet CP Servers would be happy if you get nuked... the counters for reputation are doing extra hours with your account. ;P :laugh: :laugh:

                  M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                  OriginalGriff
                  wrote on last edited by
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                  Free up some DB space as well - I'm up to 67,623 reminders today. :-D

                  Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                  • Richard DeemingR Richard Deeming

                    Is it this one? How to find all windows version serial key - Microsoft Community[^]

                    "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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                    wrote on last edited by
                    #19

                    No, mine is a bit more complex, including specific bits for Win8 as well as rather different code.

                    Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      Free up some DB space as well - I'm up to 67,623 reminders today. :-D

                      Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                      :omg: :omg: :omg: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: do you want to try the variable overflow or what?

                      M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                      • N Nelek

                        :omg: :omg: :omg: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: do you want to try the variable overflow or what?

                        M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

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                        OriginalGriff
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                        Well that was the idea - see if they used a 16 bit counter. I've a ways to go before I hit the 32 bit limit though...

                        Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                        • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                          No seriously, well done. Replaced my motherboard and processor last week* and needless to say, Windows 10 wanted reactivation. I'd already linked the PC to my MS account, so it should be just a "I have changed hardware" reactivate. Except ... all weekend I'm getting "we can't talk to our servers" and then Sunday evening it changes to "we can't do that right now, try again later". So Monday morning I ring MS. Their guy takes over my PC and starts to have problems because he can only see one monitor of the three, and it doesn't have the toolbar or start button. And I can't move it because that counts as "personalization" and you can't do that until you activate ... Still, we muddle through, and I'm glad to see he tried what I had then paused a while (presumably to find another tech support sheet) and tried it again. STill, eventually with the help of photos of my COA, screen grabs of my MB receipt, and a fair amount of hair tearing at his end, it's all activated. Hour and a half that took. But it worked! Well done, Microsoft - Danny deserves a medal. (Mind you if your DRM wasn't so draconian, he wouldn't have been needed, would he? :laugh:) Oh - and I now have a VBS script that reads my product key from the registry in human friendly enterable characters ... might hang onto that. * Core 1 on the old one was getting too hot and causing soft errors, 75C is way too much. Probably just the thermal paste breaking down, but I've had problems removing old heatsinks before.

                          Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640 Never throw anything away, Griff Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay... AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                          Microsoft is making a mashup so we could make compilations of things they are doing wrong.

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