Frustration to the Maximum

[G+_Alan M Carlino Jr]

Originally shared by Mark Richards

 

Frustration to the Maximum

 

Three years ago I bought a gaming PC which came with the OEM of Windows 7. A year ago last March I was curious about the Window's 8 beta so I downloaded it and used it up until the beta was expired which was a month ago. Since I am a desktop user I decided to wipe it and re install Windows 7 and this is where the fun begins. 

 

I was a complete idiot and thought I could remove the label with the product key from the side of my tower. My eyesight isn't like it use to be and all, so thought I could do it that way. Well, the the clean break of the label wasn't so clean. I can get most of the code but there is a very small part of the label that is hard to piece together. 

 

And that is where my frustration sets in. I do understand I am an idiot for doing such a thing. I am very guilty of just not putting on some reading glasses and going on from there, but the past is the past. Trying to find out how to activate my legitimate copy of Windows 7 is becoming a chore. I have talked to several people at MS and they have been patient but I don't think they fully understand my language and nor can I. Next best solution is to get the X code on the OEM disc and try to get the product code from them. Does anyone have another solutions ? 

[G+_bryant thompson]

Yes, buy a new license, and then back it up with a file in your drafts folder in dropbox or evernote

[G+_Dave Bach]

Today I had it with Microsoft myself. Their customer service has just been a run around.

 

I've got a laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium pre installed on it. I have the recovery discs. I'd like to dual boot Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows 7 Pro. I own two legitimate Windows Vista Ultimate upgrade copies, one legitimate Windows 7 Pro upgrade copy, six legitimate Windows XP full copies, the pre installed Windows Vista Home Premium, and a bunch of older Windows OS copies.

 

The Windows Vista Home Premium cannot be upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate because it says I am trying to install an older OS. I cannot load any of the Windows XP copies on the laptop because it doesn't recognize the SATA drive during the install process. Why is Microsoft making their legitimate "I already paid you" customers go through all these hoops? I'm not going to buying another Windows OS or computer running Windows if I cannot get what I already paid for.

 

They should take all the upgrade keys for their older operating systems and make them full keys. That would fix a lot of their longtime customer's problems. I told the guy on the phone today it was like selling me a fleet of bicycles and when the service period expired you came over and intentionally broke all my bikes and said you couldn't fix them. The Microsoft guy retorted back that it was more like the replacement parts were no longer being made to fix the bike. I should have then paraphrased Bill Gates himself who when talking about writing software said that if you write it right the first time you'll never need to write it again. So with that mentality my older operating systems should still be able to be loaded, still run the legacy programs I'm looking to run, and shouldn't require me to pay an additional $99 for a full upgrade key.

 

I sure hope a decent video editing package comes along for the Chromebook because I could totally see just hauling all of my Microsoft investments down to the curb for trash pickup and never having to deal with them again.