Each legal copy of Windows 7 comes with its own unique serial number. The serial number matches the relevant entries in the computer's registry. If you get a copy of Windows 7 (from a friend for example) and install it on your own computer, it will display a message similar to 'This copy of Windows is not genuine. Go on-line to resolve this issue'. If you continue to use the copy - not only will you continually get reminder messages about 'going authentic' - but you are also breaking the law !
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The code names "Vienna" and "Blackcomb" were both given to Windows 7.
It the code written on the packaging of the product you bought
The serial number is a unique number to identify that exact laptop. It's located under the laptop or in some rare cases behind the battery.
There are no real benefits to running Windows 2000 instead of Windows 7. Windows 2000 is no longer supported so any security vulnerabilities will not be patched and any issues will not be corrected. The only real reason someone would want to run Windows 2000 instead of Windows 7 or Windows XP would be that their computer's hardware is not capable of running the newer operating systems.
That means a piece of hardware in the computer has reported problems to windows and has been shut down.
There are millions upon millions of lines of code in Windows 7 but that information hasn't been released yet so there is no way to tell for sure.
You can get Windows 7 multiple ways. You can visit Microsoft's website and download it onto your current operating system, or you can go buy the software from an electronic store such as Best Buy. The box will have a serial number to activate Windows 7. Different versions cost different amounts of money.
There are no real risks. That is the beauty of virtual machines.
It won't install. The update code looks for parts of the Vista code to backpack itself onto. Therefore, if all of that code is missing, no install.
If you have Windows 7 you have Plants vs. Zombies for Free
yes, by troble shooting the compatibility