Recent content by osalcido

So I had a recent PC crash and have reformatted and reinstalled my Windows 7 SP1 OS Problem I am having is that after installing SP1, I am going to Computer..Properties and clicking on 'Activate Windows Now', but it is failing with the message "The product key you typed cannot be used to...

By that logic Quad core cpus should run everything 4 times as fast At any rate, Gigahertz does not equal processing power. I'm surprised someone who has been here 10 years doesn't know this yet

Just tried it. Win 7 is still good to go. FYI my computer restarted when I selected win 7 not sure if that's standard behavior

hmm wonder that myself. I know I got a dual boot screen that has 7/8 available options but I haven't tried 7 yet. I'm about to reboot and see if its still go

riiiiiight

Ive got the GS2 and I have to say I cant wait for my contract to be up. The thing is a pain in the ass. cons: 1) Battery life with the big screen is reallllly short. 2) Had to wait forever to get Android 4.0 on it, they had released 4.1 the day before I got 4.0. Really pissed about that...

thats a shame, thanks for that info

Try a flash page on the Metro IE.. it doesn't load

So I been reading around and apparently metro's IE doesn't support plugins. I have to use the Desktop version to use flash. The reasoning being that plugins use to much battery on laptops. Thing is, I'm on a freaking desktop Am I wrong about this? Or is there a way to install it? I was...

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Yeah I been reading more about it and you're right doesn't seem possible at this moment. Its a shame since I love the new tiles but they are worthless when minimized all the time

I'm loving the new Metro start page but I want it to remain maximized no matter what. It minimizes whenever I start a program. This gets really annoying since im on a dual monitor setup How do I keep it from minimizing

can a mod plz delete this post I got some help already just looking for 3rd party recos dont need a flame war in here

I wouldn't have made this thread if it wasnt a big deal for me.. I dont think anyone asked if it was a big deal to begin with but pretty ballsy of you to decide whats a big deal for people and what isnt. I don't want to do this for every plugin/app everytime i reformat which is fairly often...

When I have a 5GB / month download cap... yes.. yes it is