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• The benefits of the Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional Upgrade will be lost to the new Windows 8 Upgrade?

  I ordered the 7 Home Premium to Professional Upgrade when I ordered my new HP computer, I picked up today. (for which I paid $65,00)
  It also suggested me the upgrade of Windows 8 when it comes out @ 15.00.
  If I lose all the benefits of the first upgrade to install Windows 8, I want to go back to the first upgrade unopened.
  They allow only a few days to do this.
  Thanks for your help

  The base provided with your computer (Windows 7 Home Premium) license will already be a license of qualification. An Express (Windows 7 Home Premium to professional) upgrade may not be an eligible license because its an upgrade. To use the Windows Pro 8 upgrade, the base provided with the computer license will be it.

  So, Yes, you could return the Anytime Upgrade If you wish.

• Steps to a clean reinstall of Windows 7 Professional upgrade.

  Greetings,

  I want to do a clean reinstall (was installed once), on the same computer, Windows 7 Professional (upgrade version) and I'm not 100% sure how to do it properly.

  I have:
  -Windows 7 Home premium 64 - bit RETAIL
  -UPGRADE Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

  If I want to do a clean reinstall, I know that I have to reinstall Windows 7 family premium first, but I have to reactivate before you do the upgrade?

  I ask because according to the EULA, we should not use Windows 7 Home premium again after the upgrade of the first time. (I don't want to lose my driver's license)

  Thank you in advance,

  Koldunic

  Greetings,

  I want to do a clean reinstall (was installed once), on the same computer, Windows 7 Professional (upgrade version) and I'm not 100% sure how to do it properly.

  I have:
  -Windows 7 Home premium 64 - bit RETAIL
  -UPGRADE Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

  If I want to do a clean reinstall, I know that I have to reinstall Windows 7 family premium first, but I have to reactivate before you do the upgrade?

  No, but you should do a custom installation using the Professional Windows 7 disc in order for a compliance audit to make qualification allows you to use the upgrade retail license.

  I ask because according to the EULA, we should not use Windows 7 Home premium again after the upgrade of the first time. (I don't want to lose my driver's license)

  Thank you in advance,

  Koldunic

  How to make a custom installation:

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD
  Click Install now
  Accept the license agreement
  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Select the disk partition where you want to install Windows 7 click Next.

  You will receive the following warning:

  The partition you have selected may contain files from a previous Installation of Windows. If so, these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Windows.old, but you will be able to use your previous version of Windows.

  (At all costs, do NOT click on anything in Format, deletion or Partition name.) So even do a custom installation, your personal files are still kept. Click OK

  The installation program will now begin installation. During installation, your computer will be restarted several times.

  Once the installation is complete, you can complete the Out of Box experience as the choice of your laptop, create a username, password, your time zone. You can then proceed to download the latest updates for Windows and reinstall your applications and drivers.

• Windows 7 Home premium to rebuild Professional upgrade from windows 7?

  Can I buy a windows 7 Home premium to windows 7 Professional upgrade and then later just to load windows 7 Professional if I have to rebuild my PC?

  Yes, you can:

  First of all, check that the edition of Windows 7, you are upgrading is already enabled (if it isn't, you will encounter complications and that you might start all by performing a clean installation). Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click the option to purchase a key. Wait while loading of the Express Upgrade page, click on the Windows 7 Professional Upgrade to buy it.

  Click Next, fill in your details (it is important that you do this because the product key will be sent to you as a backup in case you need to reinstall) enter your credit card information, click next to begin the upgrade, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement , click upgrade, wait while the software updates, (it may take 10 minutes or more, depending on the case, updates are required), your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify its update of the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a windows will pop up by notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional, your files, programs and settings stored, proceed to activate Windows 7 Professional.

  Windows 7 - Anytime Upgrade - frequently asked Questions:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade-frequently-asked-questions

  Windows 7 - upgrade Express features:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/features/Windows-Anytime-Upgrade

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  How to reinstall your Express upgrade

  Until you do, what I recommend is, after you did the Express of Home Premium Professional upgrade and activate. You should back up your installation as a system. So when you decide you want to start over, everything you do is restore the system image. This will exempt things as the relocation of the base license, reactivation, redo the Express upgrade, then turn it back on again.

  http://www.notebooks.com/2009/10/24/how-to-backup-your-installation-of-Windows-7/

  The first thing you need to do is to get your key to Windows 7 Professional upgrade Express:
   
  An e-mail containing your product key will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your Windows Live ID account or e-mail address you provided if you ignored the account configuration. Note: If you use an email tool or spam blocker spam filter, be sure that you can receive e-mail messages from microsoft.com.
   
  What happens if I lose my product key?
   
  If you lose your product key, you can return to

  www.Windows7.com/GetKey and sign in using the "Sign In" link in the upper right of the page. This will allow to recover your product key if you have established your account with your Windows Live ID. If you do not configure a Windows Live ID account initially there is no record of your online product key. Check your e-mail since it is the only trace of your product key.
   
   
   
  or

  Here are four utilities, which can display your product keys if they are still there:
  Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
  (He did a good job of providing a wealth of information.)
   
  Also: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
  and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html
  and RockXP: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4138.html which has additional features.
   
  --------------------
   
  The next thing you need to do is to ensure that your data is backed up:
   
  http://notebooks.com/2010/12/27/how-to-backup-to-an-external-hard-drive/
   http://notebooks.com/2011/02/25/how-to-restore-a-backup-from-an-external-hard-drive-in-Windows-7/
   
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  The next thing you need to do is to reinstall the base license that you upgraded, Windows 7 Starter Edition or Home Premium.
   
  If your computer is pre-installed with Windows 7:
   
  New computers coming often pre-installed with Windows 7 have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.
   
   
   
  -Samsung uses ESC on most of its systems
   
  -HP use F9 on most of its systems
   
  -Fujitsu uses F12 on most of its systems
   
  -Acer use F12 on most of its systems, but often you need to go into BIOS to allow

  -Dell uses F12
   
   
   
  In general, look at the screen during the POST for a tip for what is possible.
   
   
   
  If your recovery partition is not available or damaged, you must contact the manufacturer of your computer, and request that a defined recovery disk you can use to reinstall Windows 7. They could practice a small shipping and handling.
   
   
   
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  If it was a store bought retail license:
   
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7
   
   
   
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  After you have reinstalled your original license, make sure that it is enabled before doing the upgrade to Windows 7 Professional:
   
  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
   http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

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  Redo the Express Upgrade:
   
  Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Professional on demand, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional your files, programs and settings retained.
   
   
   
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  Go to reactivate the license again.

• I try to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 Professional and got the message that I can not upgrade to this version.

  upgrading Vista to Windows 7 Professional

  I followed the instructions given on the MS site to upgrade my vista to windows 7.  I answered the questions and MS said that I had to purchase the Professional upgrade from windows 7.  After purchasing, I tried to install it and the upgrade program says that I can't upgrade vista with this version.  Is there a work around for this problem, because I don't want to do a full install.

  64 bit HP machines

  Dual processor quad

  currently Vista SP2

  Hi JimNorman,

  1. What is the version/edition of windows vista installed on the computer?

  2. How do you try to upgrade Windows Vista to Windows 7 (via anytime put at level or by using a disk)?

  Make sure that you upgrade to the correct version, some versions of Windows cannot be upgraded with the installation disc you are trying to use. For example, you cannot upgrade a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version, or upgrade a higher edition of Windows like Windows Vista Ultimate Edition, to a lower edition, such as Windows 7 Edition Home Premium. If this is the case, you will need to use the custom during installation option.

  Before you attempt to upgrade, please run the Windows 7 upgrade Advisor:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/downloads/Upgrade-Advisor

  Also, check if your computer is compatible for Windows 7, using the Compatibility Center:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

  To learn more about the upgrade process, please visit the link below:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/help/upgrading-from-Windows-Vista-to-Windows-7

  Hope the above information is helpful.

• I have the product key number I purchased through the Express upgrade. Is there a link for the download of Windows 7 professional free?

  I bought Windows 7 Professional upgrade through Express during which I contain the product key number... It seems to me not to be able to communicate with them? I need to re - install windows 7 and need a download for professional during which I contain the number of product for a 64-bit key.

  NO MATTER WHAT DIRECTION WILL BE APPRECIATE

  Kevoogle

  Alessandri keV

  Discussions were merged.

  Deleted duplicate.

  You cannot use a Windows 7 Professional anytime upgrade product key with reinstall media, it can be used only to upgrade license of qualification basis where you bought the upgrade in the first place (Starter, Home Premium).

  The first thing you need to do is to get your key to Windows 7 Professional upgrade Express:
   
  An e-mail containing your product key will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your Windows Live ID account or e-mail address you provided if you ignored the account configuration. Note: If you use an email tool or spam blocker spam filter, be sure that you can receive e-mail messages from microsoft.com.
   
  What happens if I lose my product key?
   
  If you lose your product key, you can return to

  www.Windows7.com/GetKey and sign in using the "Sign In" link in the upper right of the page. This will allow to recover your product key if you have established your account with your Windows Live ID. If you do not configure a Windows Live ID account initially there is no record of your online product key. Check your e-mail since it is the only trace of your product key.
   
   
   
  or

  Here are four utilities, which can display your product keys if they are still there:
  Belarc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
  (He did a good job of providing a wealth of information.)
   
  Also: http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml
  and: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html
  and RockXP: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4138.html which has additional features.
   
  --------------------
   
  The next thing you need to do is to ensure that your data is backed up:
   
  http://notebooks.com/2010/12/27/how-to-backup-to-an-external-hard-drive/
   http://notebooks.com/2011/02/25/how-to-restore-a-backup-from-an-external-hard-drive-in-Windows-7/
   
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  The next thing you need to do is to reinstall the base license that you upgraded, Windows 7 Starter Edition or Home Premium.
   
  If your computer is pre-installed with Windows 7:

  New computers that come pre-installed with Windows often have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.

  If your recovery partition is not available or damaged, you must contact the manufacturer of your computer, and request that a defined recovery disk you can use to reinstall Windows 7. They could practice a small shipping and handling.
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  This is how the recovery partition is accessible to most popular brands...
  For Dell, press F8 on the keyboard until the Advanced Boot Options menu appears on the screen.
  For HP, press F11 directly after switching on the device
  For LG, press F11 directly after switching on the device
  For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward
  For Acer, press and hold ALT + F10, as soon as you see the logo
  For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.
  For Samsung, press F4 to the power upward...
  For Fujitsu, press the F8 key directly after the power
  Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"
  Sony VAIO, reboot and press "F8" or "F10" repeatedly until the screen "Advanced Boot Options".

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  If it was a store bought retail license:
   
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7
   
   
   
  --------------------
   
  After you have reinstalled your original license, make sure that it is enabled before doing the upgrade to Windows 7 Professional:
   
  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
   http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us

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  Redo the Express Upgrade:
   
  Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Professional on demand, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Professional your files, programs and settings retained.
   
   
   
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  Go to reactivate the license again.

• Is it true that Windows 7 Home Prime Minister will recognize up to 16 MB of ram? And the Windows 7 Professional upgrade will solve this problem?

  Is it true that Windows 7 Home Prime Minister will recognize up to 16 MB of ram?  And the Windows 7 Professional upgrade will solve this problem?  Does anyone have this done successfully?

  Not all programs can use more memory, so if you have a problem you must specify what the problem is, with what program

• Accidentally, I bought the Windows 7 Professional upgrade and does not have an earlier version of Windows

  Hello

  Recently I bought Windows 7 Professional upgrade because of the student discount, I had about it, not realizing it was only an upgrade. I do not have an earlier version of windows, and so now I have a copy of UN activated Windows. My question is can I buy an old vista or XP and just plug this code? It is said the upgrade works from previous versions and because I already bought the upgrade I look forward to having to buy a brand to the copy of windows 7, if I buy xp or vista.
  Thanks for your help.
  -Bill

  However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

  15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

  So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.

  Note: You will not have to activate the previous license, just install.

  Option 2:

  Call the Activation Center and explain your situation.

  Skip entering your product key Windows 7 and complete the installation.

  When you reach the desktop, click Start, right-click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

  Click next to complete the activation.

• How to put in place the family leaves for a beginner

  We have just upgraded our iphones and want to leave our children are our 'old' to use wifi, how we've set up this family action, I do not know true with itunes because I use my iphone for work, e-mail and phone calls. Thanks for any help.

  There is some info on the family share on these pages: http://www.apple.com/icloud/family-sharing/

  and family shares - Apple Support

  With the sharing of the family, a person is the family Organizer, this person should have a valid payment method (e.g. credit card) on his iTunes account because they will take the responsibility of all members of the family purchases (Member, not an organizer, will use a balance on their account if they have one, otherwise the Organizer map will be used for purchases).

  Depending on the age of the children, you can activate 'request to buy' so that you have to approve any new element (app, song, etc.) they want to download: ask and make purchases with Ask to buy - Apple Support

• Re: Satellite Pro A300 - 2C4 "Windows 7 Professional Upgrade DVD" upgrade

  We have a Satellite Pro A300 - 2C4 (bought on 23-11-09) that came with Vista Business 32-bit installed, but has been downgraded (using the provided diskette) to Windows XP due to the demands of corporate network.

  When Windows 7 became available, I bought the DVD to upgrade to Windows 7 Toshiba provided so that if the company decided to upgrade to the new operating system, we could do it on this laptop.

  That's what I tried recently to discover that we can't do as the DVD is for Win Vista upgrade Windows 7 Pro. What is the best way to upgrade without having to buy another drive to upgrade. I have a set of recovery disks for an another Toshiba SatellitePro A300 - 2 4 which was bought about 2 months before this one. These were created using the Toshiba recovery software before any changes have been made on the laprop. Would I be able to restore the system to its state of Windows Vista using these disks and then use the Windows 7 Professional Upgrade DVD to make the upgarde?

  Suggestions or recommendations would be greatly received.

  This upgrade package offered by Toshiba is upgraded from Vista to Win7. So if you want to use it, you must install Vista recovery image at first.

  After that, you can upgrade pre-installed Vista to Win7 following the Toshiba s implementation instructions.
  I did the same thing my Qosmio X 300.

  If you cannot use created recovery disc either s order Toshiba Vista recovery disk or (perhaps the best solution) install the clean version of Win7. A300 is fully supported for Win7 and you can download all the necessary drivers and tools specific to Toshiba and utilities.

• A new version of the parental control is available. We recommend that you update the PC of each Member of the family.

  When I connect to the Windows Live Family Safety website, it shows the opinion (in the title above) recommended that I upgrade to a newer version.  Next to this notice there is a link that says... 'install and set up parental controls'.  When I click on it to try to upgrade to a new version, need me a Windows Essentials page where it says nothing about an update.

  An attempt to update, I clicked on the symbol "Refresh" in the upper right corner of the programs parental control on each of the monitored computers, and all say they are refreshed and updated.  What is going on?  Why he continues to say that they all need new versions?

  PS. I am running Windows XP and control parental version 14.0.8118.0427.

  Hi Placebo12,

  We are happy to assist you with your concern. I understand that you wonder why the message shows up on the Family Safety website.

  The notice comes when it detects an older version of the parental controls installed on your computer. The latest version should be 15.4.3555.0308 for the 2011 version and 16.4.3505.0912 for the 2012 version. Since you're using the 14.0.8118.0427 build that is the 2009 version of the parental control, the site detects it as obsolete. Please note that the only Essentials 2009 version can be installed on Windows XP.

  If in the cases, it affects services and parental control functions, please let us know if we can help you.

  Thank you!

• Security reports for the family

  Since then, buying a new computer and transmitting the data transferred, I received security for the weekly family reports saying that there is 'no activity' but I know that my kids use the internet... I have to sign.  How can I get the reports is accurate again?

  Hi Loripiano88,

  Because you bought a new computer, it is possible that parental control is not recognize it even if you have the data transferred from your old computer.

  First of all, please upgrade to the latest version Family Safety, you can download it here. After you have installed the latest version, please follow these steps to ensure that parental control is set to the new computer:

  1. connect to http://familysafety.microsoft.com using the parent account.

  2. click on Manage list of the members of the family.

  3. Select the child's account and then click Remove. Click delete to confirm.

  4. open the client of parental controls on your computer.

  5. on the upper right side of the parental control window, click the icon to get the latest settings from the Web site .

  6. after a few seconds, it displays a dialog box saying that there is no accounts on your computer. Click set up the Family Safety. If the dialog box has not shown, just, close the client and reopen it.

  7. connect again to Family Safety using the parent account.

  8. follow the on-screen instructions to set up parental controls.

  9. return to the Family Safety website. Activate the activity tracking and change other settings according to your preference.

  10. open again the parental control client, and then click the icon to get the latest settings from the Web site on more time.

  Thank you!

• "Setup cannot locate the Windows installation you want to upgrade. Contact your system administrator. "in the blue screen.

  When I was trying to upgrade from Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP Professional, after the first reboot, the system is returned with the following message: "Setup cannot locate the Windows installation, you want to upgrade.  Contact your system administrator. "in the blue screen. The only option is to F3 to exit. And the system may not start in Windows 2000 Professional more.

  Hello

  I suggest you follow the steps in troubleshooting section below and check if it helps:

  Error message "Setup cannot locate the Windows installation you want to upgrade.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/242066

  Hope this helps

• How to support the family to remote computer?

  I would be happy to discussion of experience people have had with the support of a member of the family at a distance.

  For example, my mother (in computer science) often has questions ("what should I do with this pop-up?") and problems that require a knowledgeable support.

  I live 400 miles away.  Resolve things by phone is a painful experience, my mother was my eyes and my hands.  One of the knowledgeable family (actually a certified technician) lives more closely; but it is not available.

  I have heard of, but know almost nothing, MS remote Terminal and a product called Logme in rescue.

  They have an equivalent capacity in remote control of someone's computer?  There are other products that do pretty much the same thing?

  I have had a few experiences, from the point of view of my mother, "Rescue" when I had a with Symantec technicians debugging session.  They use the "Rescue".  I was very impressed by its capabilities and user interface.

  I liked the fact that "Rescue" automatically reconnected once the system has restarted (and I logged as long as user admin mastering).

  I also liked the fact that I had to connect to them first.  I do __not__ want a solution where everyone can connect to the computer of my mother on the internet if they know the right things (whatever it is).

  A problem with "Rescue" - or at least, the use of Symantec of it: it took that I connect to a web site using IE.  Of course, this would mean that a web server is running on the computer of the support person - me!

  I hope this isn't the only way to connect to a server to "rescue".  I might need to ask people to 'Rescue', unless anyone here has any experience with it.

  Anyway, any ideas or suggestions of things I should consider in the assessment of alternatives would be appreciated.

  Hello

  I understand your sentiment, there are many useful honest software developers who provide excellent free software.

  This specific one is based on the model for personal purposes only.

  If you are a professional user, you will have to pay for the service.

  The idea here is not the software but it Service. I.e. the use of their server as a server of circumstances mitigating to avoid the need for a configuration remotely (especially when the remote user who gets help don't know how to set up sophisticated remote software, find external/internal IPs and ports are open through routers).

  If you want to remotely on your own from scratch, using Windows Remote Desktop (RDT0 or UltraVNC (UVNC).

  http://www.ezlan.NET/VNC.html & http://www.ezlan.net/myip.html

  In the case of RTD and UVNC you probably will have to go once to set up the remote location and make remote automatically ready for order.

  Software visualization of the team is really dressed up UltraVNC. They do not load the software since Ultra VNC is a free software.

  I use native Windows Remote Desktop, stand-alone UltraVNC and Team Viewer, they all work very well.

  The decision that one to use (in my case) depends on the circumstances of the specific remote connection.

  In your case, Team Viewer seems to be the right solution.

  Jack-MVP Windows Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET

• Product key not valid with XP Home to Professional upgrade

  I'm upgrading two computers on a customer site of XP Home Edition for XP Professional so that they can participate fully in a windows domain.  The customer has already had two upgrade packs that were an old service pack (SP1 I think).  I can't upgrade using these disks because their home edition SP3.  I have XP Professional SP3 discs that seem Dell OEM but they give an invalid product key error.

  Do I have to get the upgrade of the disk with SP3 on them and if so do you have a source?

  "AlanGroves" wrote in message News: 5ad56eb2-6572-4420-9ff7-54c84666a20c...

  They are two Dell computers and XP Home Edition version that is on the computer is a Dell's OEM version.

  Upgrade doesn't happen even at activation.  It is on a initial screens before the upgrade began that he ask the product key.

  I am typing the correct characters - I've probably got at least 30 Microsoft software installs a month.

  You can try to get answers to my questions.

  Thank you

  You should be able to integrate the SP3 in the disks to upgrade and use.
  You will almost certainly not be able to use any OEM disks to do a clean install of SP3.
  You should be able to use standard OEM System Builder drives to clean - install a SP3 version, using the COA key - if not then enter any key to everything and the default key must be used. Once the installation is complete, use the product key update tool to change the key for the COA key.
   
  
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