Goose
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A month ago, I installed Windows 7 Pro on a new, blank hard drive. During installation, the process wouldn't accept the product key number from the computer, but I clicked on a field that said "Skip" and the rest of the installation went OK and the computer worked/works fine.
A couple of days ago, I got a message that Windows needed to be activated. I tried, and it still wouldn't accept the key number. Then yesterday Windows shut off and the screen went black, but all of the programs I'd installed, plus the Internet still work same as ever. Everything is normal, except when no programs are running, the screen is black instead of light blue. I guess I can keep on running it like that. Thursday evening I'll be at a meeting near a computer shop I've used in the past, so I may run it by them. For $15 for the installation disc, I assume it was a copy or pirated.
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A couple of days ago, I got a message that Windows needed to be activated. I tried, and it still wouldn't accept the key number. Then yesterday Windows shut off and the screen went black, but all of the programs I'd installed, plus the Internet still work same as ever. Everything is normal, except when no programs are running, the screen is black instead of light blue. I guess I can keep on running it like that. Thursday evening I'll be at a meeting near a computer shop I've used in the past, so I may run it by them. For $15 for the installation disc, I assume it was a copy or pirated.
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