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jhanson132001

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so , i have never built a pc, i did a lot of research laterly and i think ive downloaded windows xp 64 bit iso, also 7 but ill try xp first. my first question is what happens if there is no licence? will windows install and not be genuine then i can worry about licence later? or will windows fail to install, second can a trustworthy person send me a windows 7 that will for sure work with key as well as walk through instructions on how to burn properly ? i know its a lot to ask of strangers but i dont have a job right now, and i do not have 100 dollars for windows and i NEED a pc to find work and apply for school.

thank you so much techies. I WAS able to build the pc, attach headers, i got the correct ram and cpu, which is a good start for me, i emailed the mobo maker
(zotak) model gf6100 b-e and they said w7 would work fine
drop me a line please
 
ok

very well, but in the meantime i have no money can i use this bogus burned version just to get things going, then buy activation later? i dont believe in stealing software but like i said POOR
 
jhanson132001 said:
very well, but in the meantime i have no money can i use this bogus burned version just to get things going, then buy activation later? i dont believe in stealing software but like i said POOR
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XP won't install without a key.

Windows 7 will only work for 3 days without key entered.
 
linex?

i could be wrong. but isnt linex kinda complicated to use, ive been using windows your 16 years, is it pretty user friendly or would i need t study?
thanks for you time
 
johnb35 said:
XP won't install without a key.
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This is not completely true. With SP3 you can install without entering a key. You have 30 days after install to enter said key.

Windows 7 will only work for 3 days without key entered.
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That is 30, not 3.

Also of note, it is not possible to install 8 without a key from what I have found. But you can get a test sample from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx?ocid=wc-tn-wctc which will work for 90 days.

jhanson132001 said:
i could be wrong. but isnt linex kinda complicated to use, ive been using windows your 16 years, is it pretty user friendly or would i need t study?
thanks for you time
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You are by far wrong. Compaired to windows, Linux is the easiest thing to use. There is much better support out there for it also.

Just choose a decent distro to start with. Ubuntu, LinuxMint, or possibly Suse.
 
wolfeking said:
This is not completely true. With SP3 you can install without entering a key. You have 30 days after install to enter said key.


That is 30, not 3.

Also of note, it is not possible to install 8 without a key from what I have found. But you can get a test sample from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx?ocid=wc-tn-wctc which will work for 90 days.


You are by far wrong. Compaired to windows, Linux is the easiest thing to use. There is much better support out there for it also.

Just choose a decent distro to start with. Ubuntu, LinuxMint, or possibly Suse.
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I'm not calling you a liar but have you actually tried doing so with either one? XP will not continue installing until you enter a key. Windows 7 will only work for 3 days if you don't enter a key. I've done both.

You have 30 days to activate windows after entering the key....
 
yes, I have tried it. I just finished an install of XP SP3 doing it.

windows 7 will work fine for more than 3 days without a key. You get the 30 days activation period no matter if you enter a key or not.
 
johnb35 said:
I'm not calling you a liar but have you actually tried doing so with either one? XP will not continue installing until you enter a key. Windows 7 will only work for 3 days if you don't enter a key. I've done both.

You have 30 days to activate windows after entering the key....
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Wolfe is correct John. OEM discs may need a key (I haven't used one in years) but the unbraded discs I use don't require a key.

Windows 7 works for 30 days before it says its not genuine. It just tries to activate after the first 3 days.
 
Well, thats what I was using, OEM. Said it would not work after 3 days if you don't enter a key. And I swear XP will not continue installing without entering a key.
 
SP2 and before would not. SP3 will. (I've used both, and SP3 simplified that process).

Either way is not really what the OP should be using though. It is only really, legally useful if you can not access your key during install (like it being on the bottom of the case, or in your email account).
 
Please do. I know it will work. Don't enter a key and hit next there. It will say something along the lines of "do you want to enter your key now", press no. It will continue install from there.
 
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jhanson132001 said:
i could be wrong. but isnt linex kinda complicated to use, ive been using windows your 16 years, is it pretty user friendly or would i need t study?
thanks for you time
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It's mostly pretty easy to use these days, but it does a few things differently than Windows. The biggest stumbling block seems to be installing software... Linuxes come with a "software manager" that does that for you, but many people new to Linux try to download it, usually only getting a tarball with sources and instructions to compile, which tends to turn them off (and is in almost all cases wrong). Anyway, there's plenty of guides around and even some on this very forum, so I won't go into detail now.
 
The one on this forum needs some serious workover, which is being worked on already.

But none the less, if you can google the issue, the answer always exist for Linux.
And just to say tarballs are easy to install.
 
johnb35 said:
Windows 7 will only work for 3 days if you don't enter a key.
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When you are asked to enter the key when installing Windows, deselect the box which says 'Automatically activate Windows when I'm online' and you'll have 30 days to enter a key. Same with Vista.
 
And just to say tarballs are easy to install.
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If everything is set up correctly, then sure, it's not too difficult - but if the development files for any af the required libraries are missing, it won't compile. Some distros don't even come with a toolchain, so those will have to be installed first. And for some packages, you have to jump through extra hoops for various reasons (such as in-source build trees not being supported). And of course, missing runtime files will generally cause the program to either crash or not load at all. Not that fixing these is impossible even for a newcomer, it will leave a bad taste in one's mouth, especially if one is under the impression that that's the standard way of installing software.
 
All that given, generally you don't need to mess with them these days with the minor exceptions of drivers. Actually, I can't remember ever using them for anything else in the recent past.
 
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