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Mozilla Fights Double Standard. Connect to a Hidden Wi-Fi Network. Change the Size of the Touch Keyboard. Check Bluetooth Device Battery Life. If your system is working you can determine your Windows Edition and the easiest way of determining what edition your product key is for is by right clicking the start button or pressing [Windows] and [x] and then selecting system:.
The product key can be obtained using RWEverything but this is unecessary if the correct installation. Note RW-Everything is the preferred utility to obtain your BIOS embedded product key because it will give you the product key regardless what version of Windows is installed. Other utilities can give bogus keys from the Windows registry. For example this can be important if you have downgraded to Windows 7 and wish to migrate to Windows 8.
Important note, in the past Microsoft had a substandard deployment of both Windows 8. Older installation media had the following problems and even if you have procured them from Dell I recommend never using them:. This is not applicable to Vista or XP licenses. These licenses will come with a unique 25 digit product key affixed to the box with the installation media or were sent to you via email. Its recommended to email yourself a copy of the 25 digit product key in case you misplace the boxed media.
The Full version of the license can be installed and transferred from one computer to the other without any problems provided that it is only installed on one computer at a time. There are two main problems with this:. It is therefore recommended you toss any Windows 8. You may download a Windows 8. For the Retail Full licenses input your product key during installation and it should automatically activate online.
The Retail license is supported by Microsoft and not Dell. Dell may therefore not provide drivers for systems users have upgraded themselves but Windows 7 drivers will suffice in most cases. I have some additional notes mentioned here regarding system drivers:. This license is designed for smaller system builders to sell e. The computer shop are meant to be the ones to support the license and since they can only support their own configuration there is the same OEM inability to transfer the license; it is tied to the original mainboard.
The installation and activation for this license type is therefore more similar to a retail license. Phone activation may be required if Retail media is used for installation however. The Volume License gives them the flexibility to deploy Windows throughout their entire organisation without having to waste time phoning Microsoft to activate every system or separately clean install each system with a Dell Windows 7 OEM Reinstallation DVD.
If you are the end user, you likely have a dedicated IT department handling this. If you are the dedicated IT department and want to know more about it, then contact Microsoft who will give you a custom quote:. Determining Edition from System If your system is working you can determine your Windows Edition and the easiest way of determining what edition your product key is for is by right clicking the start button or pressing [Windows] and [x] and then selecting system: Your Windows 8.
Legacy Issues with Installation Media Important note, in the past Microsoft had a substandard deployment of both Windows 8. Older installation media had the following problems and even if you have procured them from Dell I recommend never using them: Discrimination between Windows 8.
This was problematic at best. The download is practically the same size as the full. The update to update 1 was also problematic. Use the Windows 8. Retail and Retail Upgrade The Windows 8. If you purchased Windows separately from your computer: Windows 8.
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