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Two M570's here and an old Trackm Wheel. Always liked the thumball trackballs. I'll be buying one of these new ones at some point for sure. Christmas probably.

All of the above, at one time or another. Running Pro and Enterprise at the moment. I'm a Microsoft MVP with a free MSDN subscription so I can run just about any version I want at any time. I only ever run Home for testing purposes. Pro is my preferred Edition.

I'm likeling this. I would love to be able to use my cordless Logitech M570 Trackball with my XBOX One. A real keyboard instead of the on screen one would be nice too.

Installed it on my spare desktop PC. Activated with a DL all on its own. I suspect it used the 10 Pro DL this PC already had. Can't use command prompt, or PowerShell. regedit is there, won't run though. I'm stuck with the "Microsoft basic display driver" Trying to run the NVidia installer is...

I did an upgrade from Windows 7 Ultimate to 10 Pro, didn't get the DVD Player App. Ran Windows update several times and it was still MIA. Did an upgrade from 8.1 Pro with Media Center to 10 Pro and the DVD Player app showed up after running Windows Update. Did a clean of 10 Pro on that same PC...

Well your "but since MS basically killed that" comment is what sparked my reply. I get you now though. I could never afford it either. If I wasn't and MVP I wouldn't have it. It's a big perk of being a Microsoft MVP. Greatly appreciated too, I might add. Being able to get nice clean unmodified...

ISO's will eventually be available. They are going to show up on MSDN for sure and those always get leaked by somebody. DVD's will show up in Retail shops too. I hope they do a Media Creation Tool for Windows 10 like the one there now for windows 8.1. Then anybody that wants install media can...

At the moment on the Insider Preview page, you can download an ISO. You can clean install with that. It's not the current build though, you'll still have to upgrade to the current build. If you upgrade online, that's the only option. Were still in the preview stage and Microsoft hasn't released...

They might. I think that's only offered on devices with small screens. Less than 8 inches or something like that. Inexpensive tablets. Still lots of money to be made on desktop, laptop and tablet sales. There is also aversion for IoT devices. I gave it a try on my raspberry Pi. not much to look...

MSDN is still there, I'm a Microsoft MVP and get a free MSDN subscription. I'll get keys for Windows 10 anyway. You must be thinking of TechNet, they killed that off a while back. I have a subscription to that too. Can't do much with it now. No new keys issued and you can't download anything. I...

It's a free upgrade to those that qualify and its a limited time offer. If your running XP or Vista and you want to upgrade your paying for it. Non genuine Windows install, still want to upgrade, your paying for it. Wait until the free period expires, your paying to upgrade. Build a new Pc and...

If you have a factory OEM Windows 7 install and the custom OEM install media, Microsoft can't stop you from reinstalling Windows 7. Those installs don't activate online, they activate against a SLIC table in the BIOS. They also use a common OEM key. Example, all Dells with Windows 7 Home Premium...

Nobodies forcing you to upgrade? You have the option to accept or refuse the offer of the [B]FREE[B] upgrade. It's only a scam if they don't disclose all the details. If you want a full retail version then buy one.

It could be Corporate Enterprise versions and a fake KMS activation server. It's an old trick.

The few stores they have around here don't stock much of the stuff that first drew me to their stores. IC's, switches, resistors, capacitors, LED"s and bulbs. The stuff hobbyists want to build electronics projects. Now it's all the same stuff you can buy at Future Shop or Staples etc. It's just...

Yes you have to reactivate via KMS after a set time. However, if you upgrade or add Media Center via the add features option, your Media Center key becomes your new key. After that Windows 8.1 activates against the Media center key. Those free Media Center keys for Windows 8 that Microsoft...

No, there is nothing in it that would compel me to upgrade my desktop or laptop from Windows 7.

I've heard the argument, that if they gave you the option to have the Windows 7 start menu, people wouldn't upgrade they'd just stay with Windows 7. Windows 8 would appear to the same as Windows 7 so why upgrade at all. It would hurt Windows 8 sales. Well if people don't buy because they don't...

The talk on the Web is that Microsoft is going to strip out as much legacy code as possible to prevent you from resurrecting the old Start Menu. Registry hacks and the current third party apps supposedly won't work in the finale release. I'm posting this from Windows 8. I'm not fussy for the...

On my ASUS motherboards F8 opens the quick access boot menu. If I want the Windows F8 options I have to time it right during boot up. I often end up in the wrong menu and I don't have an SSD or UEFI.

"the key didn't match the windows SKU" My guess is thats an OEM versus Retail glitch. A Retail product code and OEM install media or vice versa. The ei.cfg file on the DVD is what locks in what version is installed. Its in the sources folder. If you delete that file you will get a selection menu...

I don't know about your "student" version, but if you buy a Retail version of windows 7 you get two DVDs in the box. A 32 bit DVD and a 64 bit DVD, and one product code that will let you install either one. You can switch back and forth if you wish too. You just can't use that one product code...

Yes, your product code is good for 32 bit or 64 bit. If you buy a retail version off of the shelf it comes with both disks. OEM versions only come with one DVD and you have to chose which one you want. Your product code is still good for both 32 and 64 bit, but you only get the one DVD in the...

I won't be spending any money on it to upgrade my laptop or desktop PC's from Windows 7. Not in its current state anyway. At some point I'd like to get a tablet and may consider it then.

Your product code is good for 32 bit or 64 bit and you can switch back and forth if you want. If you buy an OEM copy you only get the one DVD for the version you order. You can still switch from 32 to 64 but you'll have to hunt up the missing DVD yourself. If you buy retail you get both 32 bit...

You can run windows 7 as a trial if you leave the product code box empty during the install. That gives you 30 days. You can extend it to 120 days using the rearm trick. That will give you some time to save up for a purchase. If you install the version you plan to buy all you'll need to do is...

Yes the guides tell you that.

An ISO file is an image of the original disk, you can't use it (the way you want) in that format. Its like a zip file, you have to extract it to make use of it. One of the advantages of an ISO file is, if the original disk was bootable the one you burn from that image should be too. Assuming you...

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/2432-usb-windows-7-installation-key-drive-create.html

3.78GB is the formated capacity of a 4 gig thumbdrive. Thats what I use and haven't had any problems. The Windows 7 DVD download tool can be picky about the ISO file you use. Depending on where you got your ISO it may have been modified and that could cause problems. Try a different method to...

I tend to agree with zero2dash as far as XP goes. More often than not driver updates though windows update resulted in a BSOD or non functional hardware. I have to admit though, that I have yet to see that happen on any Windows 7 system I've worked on. I still go to the manufactures website for...

Flashing your BIOS isn't a driver update, its a firmware update. There is a big difference between the two.

You won't know what isn't supported though Windows Update until after you do a clean install, find something that doesn't work, and windows can't find a driver for it. If it's Windows 7 just run the Windows 7 Upgrade Adviser, http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=20 It will tell...

I update my drivers manually after downloading the latest and greatest from the manufacturers web site. The ones offered though windows update work but will often lack some special features and extra functionality included in the manufacturers drivers. Also, as mentioned the windows update...

Diskpart just makes it bootable. Once thats done all you do is copy all the files from your windows 7 DVD to your thumb drive. If you are only ever going to install that one version of Windows on that one PC just leave the ei.cfg file alone. Just be carefull using diskpart. If you select the...

I believe you want to select USB-Hard drive to boot from the USB Flash Drive. You can add extra files and folders to the drive if you want. You can erase it later on and use it for something else too if you want, non of this is permanent.

If you use the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool you need an ISO file to make your bootable USB install thumbdrive. It will not copy from a DVD drive. Thats the way I made my install thumbdrives. If you use the diskpart method you don't need an ISO file. After you create the bootable install...

It "might" be good on a touch screen but I wasn't impressed with it on my laptop. I'll likely try it again when it does hit Beta though. A lot can and hopefully will change by then.

I use the BIOS setting to have my PC power up at 7 AM each morning. My coffee machine starts brewing at 6:55 AM ;)

I have a suggestion as to an easy way to test your image out. You can use the Windows 7 DVD download tool to make a bootable USB install drive from your Digital River ISO image. Once you do that all you have to do copy your $OEM$ folder into the sources folder and give it a try. If it works then...