Windows 7 Club

[Athlonite]

its an Asus netbook purchased from www.newegg.com factory sealed..so i find it somewhat unlikely
i entered the cd key on the bottom of laptop and it activated fine

That be very strange indeed then still a PH call to MS would prolly solve the hassle quick smart obviously a hickup somewhere in the authentication server

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Google removeWAT225 to remove that update

 

[F1reFly]

That be very strange indeed then still a PH call to MS would prolly solve the hassle quick smart obviously a hickup somewhere in the authentication server

its a common complaint from legit users, though the complaints seem related to the KB971033 update and resolved by a call to MS, so the update apparently has bugs but in my case I'm sure it was like you say, a simple error of authentication.

Either way its like all other forms of legit authentication, DRM..etc. Only legit users have to deal with it, while the pirates either don't or just update to a newer hack depending on the product. So i've yet to really understand why they bother cause in the long haul, the results are the same.

 

[overclocking101]

finally switched back lets hope it goes good this time.

 

[entropy13]

I'd love to have Windows 7 Ultimate Japan version just for this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEcOhxzOdyA

OS-TAN!!!

 

[Athlonite]

its a common complaint from legit users, though the complaints seem related to the KB971033 update and resolved by a call to MS, so the update apparently has bugs but in my case I'm sure it was like you say, a simple error of authentication.

Either way its like all other forms of legit authentication, DRM..etc. Only legit users have to deal with it, while the pirates either don't or just update to a newer hack depending on the product. So i've yet to really understand why they bother cause in the long haul, the results are the same.

even as ineffective as WAT is they must be seen as trying to protect their investments even if a few legit users get the proverbial shit end of the stick you'll see far more pirate users get the end thats on fire and have their hands burnt for the trouble

 

[overclocking101]

finally went back and then my system got borked! like ccc would no longer operate though corssfire was still enabled, it was highly unstable and kept spitting memory errors. BUT I think it was due to the o/s being an upgrade and not a fresh install. si I fresh installed again via my usb HDD. Installation via usb is almost 3 times faster than installing via disc, I cant believe it! took a total of 15 minute to install 7 X64 ultimate. hopefully it doesnt screw up this time

 

[remixedcat]

there is a downgrade method to get wmp11 but its wonky.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I tried one method and had to reinstall Windows. Windows Side By Side prevents from downgrading.

 

[lyndonguitar]

I have a problem, when i install any directx version, it always crashes.

 

[Mussels]

I have a problem, when i install any directx version, it always crashes.

format, reinstall. thats rather serious and probably not worth the time it'll take to fix.

 

[Wile E]

there is a downgrade method to get wmp11 but its wonky.

I tried one method and had to reinstall Windows. Windows Side By Side prevents from downgrading.

Yeah, I totally borked my 32bit wmp trying. Most of those downgrades are for 32bit 7. Haven't looked recently tho. I hate 12.

 

[Athlonite]

yeah WMP12 sucks that's why i use MPC home cinema edition as i don't need a media library everything i have is in folders and named properly anyways

 

[Kovoet]

Thanks guys absolute brilliant

 

[TheMailMan78]

I have to call MS everytime I do a reinstall of win7. Sucks.

 

[overclocking101]

well well well 2 weeks into my reformat and what do you know! I get "your windows is not genuine"!!! WTF!!! I even didnt download or install those damn updates!! MS needs to get their shit straight, im so damn angry now its not funny. if this crap dont get fixed and soon ill get locked out of my o/s for trying to use my LEGIT product key to many times, just like last time. I will raise a shitstorm if this isnt patched/fixed with a update, MS is sooo worried about pirates they are screwing legit users in the process, its not right. now I know why those people dont pay for windows, why would they MS doesnt care about legit users. Bill gates is so damn rich but he's worried about loosing a few hundred thousand that he screws the people filling up his pockets.

IMO its pretty sad when as a legit win7 owner im considering downloading a pirate patch to fix my install bcause re installing every 2-4 weeks is out of the damn question for me

 

[Athlonite]

err i have an Idea have you tried ringing M$ and bitchin at them about it

 

[epicfail]

ya sadly its been like this for lots of things the legit users things lately.

DRM for games. and now legit users getting screwed on w7.

i havent been bugged about any genuine key thing for a year, for example.

 

[F1reFly]

DRM for games. and now legit users getting screwed on w7.

I found the cure. Install Linux and buy a Playstation 3
but the PC industry is sucking pretty hard these past couple years and it keeps getting worse. Now Ubisoft goes Online DRM, so Bandai follows and EA is considering a similar approach....This era should be called the second great depression, not only from economy, but the dam piracy crap effecting legit users. no worries on Linux though and the PS3 just simply works

 

[EastCoasthandle]

Win7 "Tip of the Day"

If you haven't installed Intel's chipset drivers because it never installed I have good news for you. There is an over-ride command that will allow you to install what needs to be installed to Win7. However, I ask that you only use chipset driver that come directly from your motherboard's/PC homepage. This is because this option will force install those drivers and for the most part maybe difficult to remove from the registry if things don't go well.

What you need to do is get the zip version of the drivers. If you can't use winrar to extract the .exe of the driver. Look for the file name setup.exe, copy it and place a shortcut of it on your desktop. Go into the properties of the shortcut and add the command:
"X:\directory\chipset directory\Setup.exe" -overall
to the target. Then run it and reboot.

Now you do this at your own risk.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

I hate 12.

I think that feeling is practically universal. It offers no new features and everything that was good in WMP11 is now utter shit. It baffles me how they can fail so hard. God, WMP12 pisses me off. I can handle the other flaws of Windows 7 but that damn thing is inexcusable.

By the way, all versions of Windows Media Player are 32-bit. There is no 64-bit version available.

I have to call MS everytime I do a reinstall of win7. Sucks.

Great, I'm going to have to format soon because of that ad/virus i picked up off the internets a month or two ago. I hope I don't have to call them. Reinstalling Windows is stressful enough without being called a pirate too.

 

[Wile E]

I think that feeling is practically universal. It offers no new features and everything that was good in WMP11 is now utter shit. It baffles me how they can fail so hard. God, WMP12 pisses me off. I can handle the other flaws of Windows 7 but that damn thing is inexcusable.

By the way, all versions of Windows Media Player are 32-bit. There is no 64-bit version available.



Great, I'm going to have to format soon because of that ad/virus i picked up off the internets a month or two ago. I hope I don't have to call them. Reinstalling Windows is stressful enough without being called a pirate too.

Yes there is. It comes with it. Windows uses 32bit by default, but the 64bit exe is right in the Program Files folder. And it's a true 64bit app, and requires 64bit specific codecs/filters.

I don't understand why they choose to make it all 32bit by default, but they did. There is a way to make the 64bit version default, but I don't remember it, personally.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Yes there is. It comes with it. Windows uses 32bit by default, but the 64bit exe is right in the Program Files folder. And it's a true 64bit app, and requires 64bit specific codecs/filters.

http://img.techpowerup.org/100616/Untitled.png http://img.techpowerup.org/100616/Untitled2.png

I don't understand why they choose to make it all 32bit by default, but they did. There is a way to make the 64bit version default, but I don't remember it, personally.

Heh, I see that now (C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player vs. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player). Unfortunately, x64 version is just as crappy so there's no reason to use one over the other. Actually, x64 locks up even harder than the x86 version (took like a whole freakin minute to thaw).

 

[Wile E]

Heh, I see that now (C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player vs. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player). Unfortunately, x64 version is just as crappy so there's no reason to use one over the other. Actually, x64 locks up even harder than the x86 version (took like a whole freakin minute to thaw).

Try again. First launch was slow for me too, then it worked normal afterward.

And no, no real advantage, but it should still be an option to make default in a 64 bit OS. They shouldn't just bury it like that.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

It launched quick but that was in scrolling around a big playlist (120ish songs). Usually the delay in responsiveness is 3-10 seconds in 32-bit. In 64-bit it was 30+ seconds. In both cases, it should be 0 seconds (like WMP11).


They do it for compatibility sake, just like IE6/7/8. IE nor WMP really benefit at all from being 64-bit but there could be unintended consequences (like Flash not working) so it's safer to just default to 32-bit.