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Hi,
My Windows 7 Computer tells me that my Windows 7 is no longer genuine after installing MS Visual Studio 97. I know it's old, but, it serves my purpose. I bought it donkeys years ago. There were no activation codes those days.
Has anyone seen this before.
Regards,
 + Happy new year to all.
Regards
Bram van Kampen
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A wild guess is that because it is so old it probably didn't check for version info before overwriting some system files with old versions, which could cause the activation/genuine check to fail.
People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs
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Please turn yourself in at the nearest Microsoft store.
Steve Wellens
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Just reactivate Windows again. At worst, you need to reactivate via phone, possibly having to talk to a person.
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peterchen wrote: possibly having to talk to a person
...a Microsoft person...
...in tech support...
...with a script... 
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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As I said, the worst that could happen
We have to do that frequently, and it's kinda weird but never trouble.
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I had to reactivate via phone once, and I actually talked to a computer (e.g. automated assistant), and it was very helpful. The entire process took about 15 min. tops.
Bob Dole The internet is a great way to get on the net.
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It happened to me too a couple of years ago, after I installed something, though I can't remember what it was. On the next reboot, Windows suddenly wasn't activated any more.
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Clickety[^] (CNN)
"Feld Entertainment, Inc., trumpeted the settlement..."
/ravi
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Jesus! Someone had to pay $9M because they filed a lawsuit against someone else whom they thought were abusing elephants? What the elephant!
I have no idea if those animals were being abused, but hundreds or perhaps thousands of elephants and other animals are being brutally hacked to death for their horn, ivory, skin, etc., in the wild. At least the animals in zoos and circuses get to live longer.
I think it would be great if these protesters can spend their money and efforts towards making the lives of those animals in the wild a little more safer. May be help preserve endangered species, prevent poaching etc., instead of spending $9M to settle a case that they couldn't have possibly won.
What do these people think? 
"Real men drive manual transmission" - Rajesh.
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Excerpts from my Email communication with HR of a Multinational Company for a job of "Mobile App Consultant"
"We found your name from monster.com Your profile seems to exactly match the profile we are looking for. Please send your updated CV...."
I send them my profile to see where I stand for the post.
Now read this to make your day.
"We are sorry to inform you that your experience does not match with our criteria. We are looking for 10 years experience in Android development"
I am sorry. But I still hate HR department even after a decade of professional life.
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Hi,
I understand exactly how mad you are. I had the same experience in arround 1980.
I've a degree in maths and physics. Ended up designing Building Services,(Heating, Ventilation, Airconditioning). running contracts, ( learned All sorts of legal stuff) ended up in consultancy, getting handsumly paid as engineering expert for insurance cases.
Bram van Kampen
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Reminds me of an ad I saw once that demanded 5 years of experience in some product that had only existed on the market for 2 years.
The only way it seemed to be qualify is:
A) Have been on the product design and development team
B) Lie
Based on stories I've heard, B is the usual solution.
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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BrainiacV wrote: Reminds me of an ad I saw once that demanded 5 years of experience in some product that had only existed on the market for 2 years.
That was really popular when .net launched. C#? That like C++ with the plus signs mixed together right? We need somebody 7 years experience with that. 
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Yep, same as when .net was new -- they wanted at least two years professional experience. 
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It's a multi-dimensional, time-travelling company, obviously. From what I suspect, you're just a regular earthling born in the 20th century who hasn't yet put down a down payment on his first time machine.
What you need to do is have your future self loan you his time machine, travel back to 2008 for the initial Android release, work until the present, then time travel back to 2008 again and work for a competing company that puts your previous self's company out of business, causing a paradoxical time anomaly that can only be remedied by working as a "Mobile App Consultant" for whatever the job posting company was.
With that in mind, HR's request seems reasonable.
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Antimatter, Dark matter and latest "Doesn't Matter"
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Well, there are some possibilities here:
1) The number "10" is written in binary.
2) It's a test to see how you react when confronted with frustrating situations.
3) They have a secret robotics laboratory where they are building actual androids.
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Quote: The number "10" is written in binary.
No. It said Ten years of Experience.
Quote: They have a secret robotics laboratory where they are building actual androids.
Or might have been building it since 2002? :P
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There have been stories of people putting pets in microwaves to dry them. That is even worse, and leaves one hell of a mess.
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Clifford Nelson wrote: leaves one hell of a mess.
Thanks a lot. I was having some ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif) when I read this. Now I go and get the cleaning towel
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The case was with a woman who used to put her cat in the oven for a few minutes to dry it after a bath.
Then she bought a microwave. Case closed.
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