Free copy of "The Economist" magazine + memory stick

Aesop

derrick wrote: »

Shortly after clicking install a window popped up with the following: -

The software you are installing for this hardware:

USB Mass Storage Device

has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP.

Continuig your installation of this software may impair or destablize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future. Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing.

Continue anyway. STOP Installation.


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I use windows 7. maybe you have a faulty usb. Contact the week and tell them you cannot use it and can they send you another one.

derrick

Aesop wrote: »

I use windows 7. maybe you have a faulty usb. Contact the week and tell them you cannot use it and can they send you another one.

OK, have just contacted The Week, they gave me an 0845 number, (0845 1297060), and when calling that they are closed until Monday, I think I will post on the Techie board re the problem.


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thenudeone

Free travel mug (handled style) plus a copy of "the week" magazine

Call 0808 1783 970 free from a landline or 0203 476 0033 (to use free mobile minutes)

Quote reference L37B

You will be offered extra issues for a total cost of £1, but this is not required to received the free copy plus free gift.

achubarian

Quite of lot of pressure to buy the additional issues for £1. Was quite firm about just wanting the one issue, and the mug. But not giving my direct debit details seemed an issue. Not sure if will get a mug, they mentioned that only the first 5000 will get mugs...

lilmiss1982

No joy here.

I didn't know which magazine the code was from so they wouldn't yet me use it.

Mandybham

Managed to get one sent to me, will wait and see if it turns up.

thenudeone

lilmiss1982 wrote: »

No joy here.

I didn't know which magazine the code was from so they wouldn't yet me use it.

I can't remember now, sorry. Possibly New Scientist or Computer Shopper?

No-one asked me which magazine it came from.

Perhaps they've noticed a huge upswing in calls

analyst_2

Taking a retro look here.
Today I stumbled across my USB stick freebie from The Economist which I had tossed aside because every file I put on it became corrupted.

As a time waster (who me?) I have been playing at formatting it to see how it goes. Interesting results:
NTFS Format - no file transferred to it shows up. The transfer visibly occurs, but nothing there. A veritable black hole built into a USB stick.

FAT Format - files transferred now show up - yay! But every file that gets transferred becomes corrupted - Boo!

Still, what can you expect from a freebie given away by a right-wing comic? Anyway, I'd be interested to know how anyone else got on with it, or didn't as the case me be. Similar problems or what?

wiorika

I ordered one through love film offer last year i had to txt them and they called me back (didnt need to spend my money) , the memory stick arrived quickly, it lookes nice and works

Katiehound

I have had a quick search and this did not appear, if a dupe I apologise now!

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