Windows Vista

donnajunkie

WAYT wrote: »

You just weren't paying attention on the 1st of December 2016...

To what? No message popped up, no email arrived.

WAYT

worried_jim wrote: »

Windows Home Vista 32-bit. AMDAthlon 64 x2 dual core processor 3800+. 3.2GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 6100 nForce 405.

I think it came with 512 RAM to which i've maxed now to 4GB.

What BIOS version are you running?

R01-C0 is the latest. You can find it here opened up to achieve it's full potential.
BIOS updates are not without risk, so perhaps you can attempt it when you are ready to move on to a new PC.
Amongst the benefits of the updated firmware is that it will allow you install Windows 7 for ACER at not extra cost.

But I wouldn't be keen to update it within Windows. If you do, go into the BIOS setup beforehand and switch Write Protection and Boot Block protection off. .
Updating instructions to be found in the Flash SOP PDF.

Flashing via DOS is often safer. If you prefer that way, let me know.

esuhl

WAYT wrote: »

Who suggested pirated software??

Oh...it was you.

So how does your average member of the public get a free, legal Windows 7 licence then?

WAYT

esuhl wrote: »

So how does your average member of the public get a free, legal Windows 7 licence then?

When you apologise for your presumptuous remark, I might tell you.
First the slightly rude, presumptuous remark, followed closely by the slightly confrontational follow up question...
You are quite likely to be ignored, if that is the best that you can do.

WAYT

donnajunkie wrote: »

To what? No message popped up, no email arrived.

T'was neither. It was a post on a thread, to which you did not reply nor acknowledge.

esuhl

WAYT wrote: »

When you apologise for your presumptuous remark, I might tell you.
First the slightly rude, presumptuous remark, followed closely by the slightly confrontational follow up question...
You are quite likely to be ignored, if that is the best that you can do.

Good grief! Keep your hair on! :rotfl:

You said this:

WAYT wrote: »

If you decide to go the money saving route, it costs nothing to install Windows 7.

And kept suspiciously quiet as to the source of this endless supply of free licences.

Sounds a bit iffy...

[Deleted User]

You can download the Windows 7 install file legitimately from Microsoft and install it using any key. Then use the automated phone activation service to activate it.

You don't need to worry about the FBI coming and breaking your door down, that is never going to happen. Heck you can even use Windows 10 indefinitely without activating it.

Microsoft are only bothered about market share and the extra money they will (hope to) make from you buy crap from their app store afterwards.

WAYT

esuhl wrote: »

Good grief! Keep your hair on! :rotfl:

You said this:



And kept suspiciously quiet as to the source of this endless supply of free licences.

Sounds a bit iffy...

Quite the drama going in in your mind."Suspiciously quiet". "Endless supply of free licences". "Sounds iffy". All figments of an ever so slightly paranoid imagination?
Note that you are the only one jumping to conclusions here.

IMO a balanced mind may have simply asked "how?" in the first instance, before jumping to wild and unfounded assumptions.
In fact I had already told all in post #43, a good hour before you asked your 'average joe" question. Seems that you can't see the trees for the forest.
It takes all sorts I suppose.

donnajunkie

WAYT wrote: »

T'was neither. It was a post on a thread, to which you did not reply nor acknowledge.

They expected people to find out by seeing a particular thread?

WAYT

donnajunkie wrote: »

They expected people to find out by seeing a particular thread?

It was your thread. :money: