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    Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License $49.99

    Please don't promote this Stack Social 'deal' because it isn't. A casual (qualified) glance tells me: They can't decide what product they are selling or the apps it includes, Home & Business or Professional Why is there a 30-day redemption limitation? Microsoft does not impose this Why have...
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    Vista 32 bit OEM upgrade to 64 bit question.

    They will only send discs out for retail versions, OEM is for a reason you know! Yes that's how to do it and it should work fine. (Well it did for me and has for many others).
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    installing 32bit apps in xp 64

    CHDA80: You appear to be encountering two issues - the move from XP to Vista, and the move from 32-bit Windows to 64-bit. Your issues are due to the two. ATM doesn't work because of the 64-bit thing, but it's an old and obselete program anyway and there are many alternatives. The question...
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    XP w/ SP1 license keys don't work with XP w/ SP2?

    Could be. There are effectively 3 versions of the full XP Pro, and you need to get the right one for the keys to work: XP Pro retail XP Pro oem XP Pro volume licence
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    Vista upgrade: 64-bit media?

    I've been polite and stated the facts as they are. You've been repeatedly rude, shown inability to read properly, ignored what I've written, and instead tried to argue over issues I've never disputed. I never said you couldn't buy academic software without issue, and never said Microsoft would...
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    Vista and UDMA

    CD/DVD drives typically only need UDMA 2 speeds, however modern drives are higher rated than that for compatibility reasons: when you connect 2 drives to an IDE cable then they revert to the slowest mode, hence why an UDMA 5 DVD-ROM is advantageous when pairing with a harddisk.
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    Vista upgrade: 64-bit media?

    Pot calling the kettle black? (......and in this case pot's black and kettle's blue) I didn't say it was; try re-reading what I wrote and where I've quoted you and said you're wrong. In short, academic licencing/pricing ISN'T open to all home users in ANY country (including Australia, if...
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    Vista and UDMA

    Might be due to the interface used in your PC and the way Vista works with it (ie. slightly diff to XP). With modern mainboards the SATA interface can operate either in legacy mode (acts like IDE) or as AHCI/RAID. On my computer I've set the BIOS to the latter (AHCI) and you don't get any...
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    Vista upgrade: 64-bit media?

    Despite what you say, and your trying to avoid your mistake, that statement is CORRECT. Either yourself, or in some cases another household member, needs to undertake an official (government recognised) educational course. The MS site(s) state so. Well I'd like to see you argue that to...
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    Vista upgrade: 64-bit media?

    Well unless you are undertaking proper study then you'll be breaking the licence terms in using it. It doesn't matter whether academic proof is actually required or not to purchase, the terms of ownership Microsoft state still hold true.
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    Vista upgrade: 64-bit media?

    My humble apologies. In my defence I got 2 out of 3 right (only got the keys bit wrong). As I said only the retail Vista Ultimate contains both versions, others require you to send off.
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    Vista upgrade: 64-bit media?

    (i) AFAIA only the retail Ultimate edition includes media for both 32 and 64-bit; other versions require you to send off to MS for. (ii) I think it needs different keys too (though not 100%); these are issued in the process with MS. (iii) Don't see why not, it would be a corresponding...
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    Vista can't read 4gig flash SD cards?!

    I'm 95% sure there's a Microsoft update patch re this (improved HC compatibility for Vista); might be part of Vista updates (so double check) or if not search the MS website/support site.
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    MS Office license confusion

    Same as Windows I believe: OEM = assigned to the one machine, retail = assigned to the person so 'move around' as you like (making sure you remove it as you 'move'). Certain editions of Office allow install on more than one computer; think retail = main computer + portable home & student =...
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    How to kidproof a PC

    It's happened for two clients I've installed it for. I think it's related to users not shutting the PC down properly (ie. used power button rather than Shutdown). Since two out of two rollouts, and different users, I thought worth the warning.
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