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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #105 on: January 01, 2013, 09:31:49 pm »

right click on it and get into properties, see if you have a security tab available and if so check the permissions and see if your account has the right to edit.

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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #106 on: January 02, 2013, 09:13:55 am »

Right Click doesn't work. And cpu usage goes up to 100%.

A bit of searching has revealed that it's related to this. I will try to use some of the solutions within.

Seems to be an FL Studio-centric error. :/
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #107 on: January 02, 2013, 10:38:20 am »

do you have FL Studio?

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« Reply #108 on: January 02, 2013, 01:32:31 pm »

Right Click doesn't work. And cpu usage goes up to 100%.
How do you mean Right-Click doesn't work?  You don't get any type of menu at all?  ...And have you got 'view hidden files and folders' enabled? 
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« Reply #109 on: January 02, 2013, 05:11:46 pm »

do you have FL Studio?

I neglected to mention it, but yeah, I do.

Right Click doesn't work. And cpu usage goes up to 100%.
How do you mean Right-Click doesn't work?  You don't get any type of menu at all?  ...And have you got 'view hidden files and folders' enabled? 

When I try right-clicking something, nothing happens. Also, when I try to delete the file, it just gets stuck on "preparing to calculate..." with no progress whatsoever.
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #110 on: January 02, 2013, 05:22:49 pm »

Have you tried installing FL Studio to reestablish the registry changes?

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« Reply #111 on: January 02, 2013, 10:59:40 pm »

So I moved a hard drive from a Dell laptop, to a Gateway/Acer laptop.


Of course, all the hard ware is different, so I need to reset/restore/whatever my hard drive.


I just don't know how, or what disks I'll need, if any. :c
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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #112 on: January 03, 2013, 01:12:37 am »

I would just format the hard drive and install a new is, use the same cd key and just do a phone activation.

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« Reply #113 on: January 03, 2013, 01:15:26 am »

I have no idea how to do any of that.
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« Reply #114 on: January 03, 2013, 01:24:44 am »

Umm well find a ISO of the OS and burn onto a disk like here's a site for windows 7 http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/
The windows 7 installer will give you the option to format your hard drive.

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« Reply #115 on: January 03, 2013, 01:33:20 am »

Okay.

Windows 7 was installed on the laptop as it came.

How do I find out what the product key is, and how do I make sure it works?
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« Reply #116 on: January 03, 2013, 02:38:07 am »

You should have a sticker with the product key.
It may be on the computer, usually the back. If you have a physical install medium, it may be on the case.

Use the key of the computer you plugged the hard drive into, not the one the hard drive came from. Preinstalled Windows licenses are usually specific to the machine they came on (defined by the mainboard, with some additional restrictions).
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« Reply #117 on: January 03, 2013, 02:44:44 am »

I'm pretty sure that rubbed off long ago. :/
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« Reply #118 on: January 03, 2013, 09:16:34 am »

Try the other one then, like I said use the ISOs I provide and use one of the keys, then do phone activation, the phone system doesn't really know much to distinguish.

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Re: The Generic Computer Advice Thread
« Reply #119 on: January 03, 2013, 04:10:58 pm »

Who do I call, Dell, Gateway/Acer, or Microsoft?
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