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  HP OfficeJet 7310 all-in-One used to have the support of .pdf.  Under XP.  Have a legal version of Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard.

  Will have problems with the printer fax function.  Has chosen to re - install the software disk.  Came across all sorts of questions.  Downloaded the latest drivers for 7310 / XP.

  Now the .pdf is not available.

  List of available options: HP Imagzone Express, e-mail, Microsoft Word, Paint, Microsoft Photodraw, Adobe Photoshop Album 2, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft PowerPoint and save to a file.

  Used to have Adobe Acrobat.  He want to come back.

  Hello

  My suggestion: scan of Acrobat, it is much easier to control. Simply open Acrobat, create the file from a scanner.

  Kind regards.

• NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version display driver (I tried three different versions) has stopped responding and has successfully recovered

  NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, Version display driver (I tried three different versions) has stopped responding and has successfully recovered

  Hello
  I have an old 1255ee HP HDX 16, I tried everything to fix this, I tell EVERYTHING, but I have still the problem is the things that ive tried:
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  3-3 different versions of the driver
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  5. change of ram
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  9 - went to performance of advanced system of control configuration\systeme setting option and Security\System and ive set it the best performance.
  The last of them has fixed the problem where some games like World of Warcraft and League of Legends showed the depth of 16-bit instead of 32-bit color
  Sorry for my bad English and thanks for reading this.

  I don't know what you have installed, but HP lists only single display drivers 8.15.11.8644A out on 09/01/2009

  It seems that you install either Nvidia graphics, and if you had looked at the Release notes you would see it is a driver for reference only and may differ the driver provided by the manufacturer of your laptop.

  So I guess you can install other drivers via update of windows, which is a no no.

  http://h20000.www2.HP.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3924886&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=3884578&swLang=13&TaskID=135&swEnvOID=4063#11360

  If you have problems with some games discovers that games makers site and forums for recommendations

• A legal version of Vista Home premium suddenly "not true."

  Yesterday I suddenly got an alert on my cell "Windows Vista (TM) Build 6002 this copy of Windows is not genuine".
  My copy is pre-installed on my Lenovo Y510 laptop several years ago and is the real deal.
  I did nothing unusual/different to my laptop only a few weeks, against my better judgment, I downloaded and installed SP2. I had all sorts of issues with SP2 in the past and uninstalled many years ago but as I could not find a security (Norton or Kaspersky) package that could work without it, I had to install again.

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  -----------------------------------------
  Validation of Windows data-->
  Validation status: invalid license
  Validation code: 50
  Validation caching Code online: n/a, hr = 0xc004f012
  Windows product key: *-* - WWR7C - QF2M7 - 2 TB 37
  The Windows Product Key hash: YqRmTj4qWYwTYqB/WJzBj8/ali_ch47 =
  Windows product ID: 89578-OEM-7332157-00056
  Windows product ID type: 2
  Windows license Type: OEM SLP
  The Windows OS version: 6.0.6002.2.00010300.2.0.003
  ID: {FA49038E-DD82-4411-B7C8-F450C6821047} (1)
  Admin: Yes
  TestCab: 0x0
  LegitcheckControl ActiveX: N/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  Signed by: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  Product name: Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
  Architecture: 0x00000000
  Build lab: 6002.vistasp2_gdr.100218 - 0019
  TTS error:
  Validation of diagnosis:
  Resolution state: n/a

  Given Vista WgaER-->
  ThreatID (s): n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  Version: N/a, hr = 0 x 80070002

  Windows XP Notifications data-->
  Cached result: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  File: No.
  Version: N/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  WgaTray.exe signed by: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  WgaLogon.dll signed by: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002

  OGA Notifications data-->
  Cached result: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  Version: N/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  OGAExec.exe signed by: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  OGAAddin.dll signed by: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002

  OGA data-->
  Office status: 100 authentic
  Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007-100 authentic
  OGA Version: N/a, 0 x 80070002
  Signed by: n/a, hr = 0 x 80070002
  Office Diagnostics: 025D1FF3-364-80041010_025D1FF3-229-80041010_025D1FF3-230-1_025D1FF3-517-80040154_025D1FF3-237-80040154_025D1FF3-238-2_025D1FF3-244-80070002_025D1FF3-258-3_E2AD56EA-765-d003_E2AD56EA-766-0_E2AD56EA-134-80004005

  Data browser-->
  Proxy settings: N/A
  User Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Win32)
  Default browser: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
  Download signed ActiveX controls: fast
  Download unsigned ActiveX controls: disabled
  Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: allowed
  Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe: disabled
  Allow the Internet Explorer Webbrowser control scripts: disabled
  Active scripting: allowed
  Recognized ActiveX controls safe for scripting: allowed

  Analysis of file data-->

  Other data-->
  Office details: {FA49038E-DD82-4411-B7C8-F450C6821047}1.9.0027.06.0.6002.2.00010300.2.0.003x 32*-*-*-*-2 TB 3789578-OEM-7332157-000562S-1-5-21-1073425446-2359143745-2581335091LENOVOINVALID LENOVO06CN23WW20071120000000.000000 + 000B0323507018400FA04090409Egypt Standard Time(GMT+02:00)03LENOVOOC-01 100100Microsoft Office home and Student 20071252F544EE12F3F3C66aWk0QYConHKdrZyVESZz4ZnHk =81602-926-8057044-68671 1

  Content Spsys.log: 0 x 80070002

  License data-->
  The software licensing service version: 6.0.6002.18005
  Name: Windows Vista, HomePremium edition
  Description: operating system Windows - Vista, channel OEM_SLP
  Activation ID: bffdc375-bbd5-499d-8ef1-4f37b61c895f
  ID of the application: 55c92734-d682-4d71-983e-d6ec3f16059f
  Extended PID: 89578-00146-321-500056-02-2057-6000.0000-0972010
  Installation ID: 000766856335453645554421565114852914315853383825215050
  Processor certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43473
  The machine certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43474
  Use license URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43476
  Product key certificate URL: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=43475
  Partial product key: 2 TB 37
  License status: Notification
  Reason for the notification: 0xC004F02A.

  Windows Activation Technologies-->
  N/A

  --> HWID data
  Current Hash HWID: OAAAAAEABQABAAEAAQABAAAAAwABAAEAJJQG1apQSlEMjcqxBgxGg qzrPPy9NpKCVQsIaxWKoU plus

  Activation 1.0 data OEM-->
  N/A

  Activation 2.0 data OEM-->
  BIOS valid for OA 2.0: Yes
  Windows marker version: 0 x 20000
  OEMID and OEMTableID consistent: Yes
  BIOS information:
  ACPI Table name OEMID value OEMTableID value
  APIC LENOVO OEMAPIC
  FACP LENOVO OC-01
  HPET LENOVO OEMHPET
  LENOVO OEMBOOT BOOT
  MCFG LENOVO OEMMCFG
  SLIC LENOVO OC-01
  CO-SUBMISSION LENOVO OEMECDT
  LASRYVITRAGE LENOVO AMI_OEM
  GSCI LENOVO GMCHSCI
  OEMATKG A_M_I_ ATKG
  SSDT PmRef CpuPm

  Hello
  I tried to follow the instructions you gave, but was never given the option to "Country" or "Phone Activation" - perhaps because Vista is preinstalled by Lenovo? I just kept getting messages that I have the product was not authentic and if necessary, to buy a new code of product etc...
  So I ignored the messages that the version of Windows, I had was invalid and found and seized the key to product repeatedly. Of course I should have done cela all along , but I assumed that the messages I received on the version being not authentic not meant that this step would bring back me to square one - and other assignments seem to imply the same - a message that the version was not genuine meant that it would be useless to enter the product key.
  . My version is now accepted as authentic by just entering the product key, although I seem to have lost some functionality (background had to be changed etc.). And I am still puzzled about my Vista how happened to legal illegal overnight!

  My apologies to send you on a wild goose chase!
  M

• 0xc00000e9 - I have a legal version of Windows but no CD of restoration. How can I download/create?

  This is the much described problem that also hit my ASUS U3S laptop, running with Vista Business.

  "Unable to start Windows. A recent hardware or software change might be the problem. Windows failed to load because the system registry is missing or cprrupt. »

  file\windows\system32\config\system
  Status: 0xc00000e9

  My question is the question in the title: I can create or legally anywhere (?) to download a recovery disc? My computer came with a preinstalled version of Windows Vista Business 32-bit, yet there is no option of repair or integrated recovery and I don't have any drive recovery. Any help is very appreciated. I need my computer back very urgent work.

  Thanks for anyone responding to this post.

  How to do a startup repair disk:
  

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  How to get Vista recovery Media and/or to use the Vista recovery Partition on your computer.

  There is no Vista free download legal available.

  Contact your computer manufacturer and ask them to send a recovery disk/s Vista set.

  Normally, they do this for a cost of $ small.

  In addition, ask them if you have a recovery Partition on your computer/laptop to restore it to factory settings.

  See if a manual provided with the computer or go to the manufacturer's website, email or you can call for information on how to make a recovery.

  Normally, you have to press F10 or F11 at startup to start the recovery process...

  Another way I've seen on some models is press F8 and go to a list of startup options, and launch a recovery of standards of plant with it, by selecting the repair option.

  Ask them if you can also make recovery disk/s for the recovery Partition in case of a system Crash or hard drive failure.

  They will tell you how to do this.

  Every computer manufacturer has their way of doing recovery disk/s.

  Or borrow a good Microsoft Vista DVD (not Dell, HP, etc).
  A good Vista DVD contains all versions of Vista.
  The product key determines which version of Vista is installed.

  There are 2 disks of Vista: one for 32-bit operating system, and one for 64-bit operating system.

  If install a cleaning is required with a good DVD of Vista (not HP, Dell recovery disks):

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu

  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/918884

  MS advice on the conduct of clean install.

  http://www.theeldergeekvista.com/vista_clean_installation.htm

  A tutorial on the use of a clean install

  http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_install_03.asp

  Super Guide Windows Vista Installation

  After installation > go to the website of the manufacturer of your computer/notebook > drivers and downloads Section > key in your model number > get latest Vista drivers for it > download/install them.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• Higher Ed purchase of CS6 returned to the trial version; Serial number "invalid."

  My college offer faculty the opportunity to purchase the software Creative Suite 6 to use at home. I paid the fees (at my college) and my IT Department 'allowed me' Journey Ed, who put me upward with a download password link and an activation code for the software. It was almost a year (Oct 2014). All right.

  But only four days (4 September), all my applications Adobe spent in "trial versions" and when I try to activate the software with the activation key, he says that it is not valid.

  So I called Journey Ed. They said to contact Adobe.

  So I chatted with Adobe (phone rep said that I had no right to talk to a real person) and after half an hour of silly questions, the cat said my serial number was not valid and I need to contact my college. I'm going to do that today, but no response for 2 days.

  I have ready many other posts on Adobe updates, dashing the activations, but nobody don't mention their serial number becomes marked as invalid. Since Adobe usually ' help, what should I do?

  (For archive) It turns out that my college has not renewed the license of CS6 but nobody says our campus Wasted several hours of my time tracking. Please confirm, Bev

• Using the merge statement on support-compatible version table time invalid

  Hello
  just a simple question: is it possible to use a merge statement on a table of valid time support-compatible version?
  
  For the next test, I get an ORA-01733.
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  Thank you

  Hello

  The sql merge operation does not currently work with versioned tables, with or without validtime. The optimizer of the merger results in insert/update statements on the underlying table for the _LT. As a result, instead of triggers that are created during the enableversioning are never triggered.

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• simulation of the same in different versions of multisim circuit design give different results

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• Why a different version of windows 64 bit have different memory limit?

  Hello

  Version	Limit in 32-bit Windows	Limit in 64-bit Windows
  Windows 7 Ultimate	4 GB	192GO
  Windows 7 business	4 GB	192GO
  Windows 7 Professional	4 GB	192GO
  Windows 7 Home Premium	4 GB	16 GB
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  Windows 7 Starter	2 GB	2 GB

  I'm looking at the product of Windows 7 and I don't understand why he memory different r limit the operating system can support.

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  Windows 7 Starter Edition hardware target that don't support not more than 2 or 3 GBs, making it a logical limit since most of the users will not upgrade such material and will stay with a WIndows 7 Starter or upgrade to another 32-bit edition that is more than a sufficient amount of memory to run efficiently.

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  There are many questions about execution plans changed from Version 11 to 12. Oracle will tell what all of the improvements are (or at least have to improvements), and I can't really denied him. It's not the subject.

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  • I tried many things, connecting both GUI and ADMIN, simplifying the application, execution and so on. Then I got confused version of who this query: when the ADMIN has added an additional space character it was fast, removed again and it was slow again. Whitespace have an influence on the execution plan? Probably not, and if yes, my vision of the world would collapse.

  • Later, I found out: in Version 12, depends on the user executing this query. Nail down us the source of the query for the synonym GUI. < xyz >. Let us make a new version of it (coded by white space - smile), and if run you it like GUI first, it's slow. Even if you re - log on as ADMINISTRATOR, the same version of this query is still slow. (This is a bug!)

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  Oracle database generates an execution plan based on SQL, the dictionary, the statistics, the privileges of the user of the analysis and database and session settings. One of the privileges is GRANT MERGE [ALL] DISPLAY, which was responsible for the difference in this particular example and in this particular version.

  When you log on as another user and run the same code in SQL, Oracle database verifies all required components before she reuses the old execution plan. This is a minor bug, but it is.

  In the example, the privilege GRANT MERGE ANY NOTICE was given implicitly by the DBA privilege. Because MERGE ANY VIEW disables security controls, the privilege of s/n, default, also disables security controls. This is not a desired behavior from the DBA privilege.

• full version of the software windows 10 upgrade.

  HP I have a question? There will be software updates for Windows 10 on PC like hp envy Phoenix verson 810-209 when it is full of windows 10 come out. I read full verson of windows 10 will be released this summer and all those who have windows 7 or windows 8.1 upgrades to windows 10 for free.

  Rumor mills are still indicates that Microsoft may be renegging on the free update of Windows 10 which can be released at the end of the year.  We have to wait and see what officially happens when it is finally released.  I don't think this will happen on legal versions of Windows and will continue to be free.  This misinformation started with possibly pirated versions get the free upgrade:

  http://www.ZDNet.com/article/will-Microsoft-piracy-obsession-create-a-Windows-10-licensing-mess/?tag=nl.E539&s_cid=E539&TTAG=E539&FTAG=TRE17cfd61

  Given the time all software will have versions of Windows 10 released but only based on the RTM and versions not the Tech Preview versions that we don't have.

• Purchase complete Spanish versions of Win 7 by a mission to Ecuador

  A mission to Ecuador (http://www.fundacion-fushenfu-ecu.org/eng.htm) purchased four computers with Spanish versions of Win 7 Home edition for students at their school. Win 7 has proved to be illegal (pirated) versions. The mission now wants to replace the Win 7 systems with legal versions. What is bureaucratic and inexpensive way to replace systems?

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• Legal disc will not play on computer, any more than all other disks

  The legal version of the theory test disc loads but show on screen isn't other CD or disks

  Hello

  1 - is the issue limited only with this particular CD?

  2. you get any error message?

  3. the same CD worked as expected on the other computer?

  4. What is the file format of the CD?

  5. don't you make changes to the computer until the problem occurred?

  I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps:

  Try to run fix it from the link below.

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/cd_dvd_drive_problems/en-us

  Hope this information is useful.

• Accidentally updated my copy of Windows XP from SP2 to SP3. Is this legal?

  original title: upgrade WIndows XP error!

  I had windows xp edition SP2 family and my friend decided to upgrade using an illegal copy of windows xp service pack 3, is there anyway I can return to my legal version or be able to activate the one I have.

  Thank you

  Well, it's not really illegal to install windows on windows.

  in other words, let's say your computer preinstalled with windows sp2 came.

  then you went to the store and bought windows sp3 and sp2 installed.

  the scenario would not be illegal, but it would be a waste of money.

  Therefore, if the sp3 of windows that is installed on your system has not been activated on another computer 'or' it was turned off from the other computer, which is uninstalled, then use it on another computer is not illegal.

  personally, I have not seen the above scenario so my entry is somewhat limited.   but the good side of things is that if your sp3 windows is activated and can update microsoft servers, then you're ok.

  on the good side of things, now you have a bootable xp sp3 cd which can be handy for repairing the operating system if necessary in the future.

  in the meantime, don't make any more changes to your system or try to undo what you have now.

  First, confirm or not if windows sp3 is still active on another computer or has it been uninstalled from him.

  In addition, you may be able to simply replace the new product key with your first.

  Take a look at this Web page and look under the tab for xp:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/genuine/product-key

• Try using the Vista upgrade disc supplied with the system displays error Windows version is not authentic

  original title: with Acer Aspire Vista Help
  Well, here's the story, I bought an Acer aspire T180 a few years back from Best Buy with Windows Vista installed. The only drive I received was a Vista Upgrade disc. Fast forward a few months computer slows down, etc so I thought I'd see any control and maybe cleaning the system some. Put my disk to upgrade looking for the way to do it. Make the mistake of installing the upgrade. now I have the upgrade on my computer and it always tells me that I have a version of windows that is not authentic. I tried to use my COA on upgrade drive, does not recognize and COST on the case of my Aspire, once again with the same result. I have my old version under windows.old, but can't seem to install it. I would just go back to my Vista OEM install. I have access to another computer, but it is an Apple and prefer if I didn't use this option unless it makes it easier. I guess what I'm asking, it's just to get back to my legal version on this computer, would like to keep files, but if can't, I would like to do a clean reinstall. Mine is out of warranty, so no help from Best Buy or Acer without paying their

  You are welcome.

  But try first to borrow a Microsoft Vista DVD of an acquantance of work for this restoration instead of a full recovery.

  See you soon.