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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   27 Mar 2018 22:09 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      106 of 145 
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You checked against the 40 character SHA1 hash, right?

Not the 8 character CRC or 32 character md5, neither of which are tamper proof.

(Not that SHA1 is bulletproof, but it's only weakened, not broken yet. Probably.)
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   27 Mar 2018 22:43 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      107 of 145 
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Yeah sha1
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 From:  Manthorp   27 Mar 2018 22:51 
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I've bought a bunch of cheap Windows licences and all but one have worked straight out of the bag. The one that didn't was replaced without quibble.
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked."
James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 09:20 
 To:  Manthorp      109 of 145 
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Hooray!
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 From:  koswix   28 Mar 2018 15:21 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      110 of 145 
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So how come key no worky with ms iso?

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 15:29 
 To:  koswix      111 of 145 
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MS ISO downloads only work with retail keys, not oem. If you had read the OP more carefully, you would have already known that. But you didn't.  :-/

For those following this saga with bated breath: I just used the MSI "Smart Tool" to slipstream USB 3 drivers into the W7 iso, else kb would not work during installation. And after searching for how to disable UEFI, I re-read this entire thread and found Ant's post where he mentions that it's better to leave it enabled.

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For Windows 7, access the BIOS menu Advanced >
Windows OS Configuration > Windows 7 Installation
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AMI Bios 7B07v38 2018-03-20 - Improved Windowns7 compatibility.
WHY IS WINDOWNS SO FUCKING COMPLICATED  :-((  :-((  :-((
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   28 Mar 2018 18:55 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      112 of 145 
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> If you had read the OP more carefully

The OP is user:williama :@
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 19:56 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)      113 of 145 
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The most literal and one-dimensional interpretation possible. We expect no less.
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 From:  graphitone   28 Mar 2018 19:59 
 To:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)     CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      114 of 145 
42134.114 In reply to 42134.112 
Plus, as evidenced fairly recently, if you were paying more attention and reading posts unlike my accused and learned friend Koswix you may have gleaned that it's better to leave the UEFI enabled.


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Drawings n' that

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 20:11 
 To:  graphitone      115 of 145 
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I did, and I did. :-D
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 From:  koswix   28 Mar 2018 20:40 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      116 of 145 
42134.116 In reply to 42134.111 
I did read that, but does the sha1 hash not suggested content of said ISOs is the same, so how can the dodgey one accept your key but the download one not, if they are the same?

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 From:  koswix   28 Mar 2018 20:46 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      117 of 145 
42134.117 In reply to 42134.111 
Further, a cursory Google suggests an OEM key can be used with a retail iso just fine.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/can-an-oem-licence-key-be-used-to-activate-a/495b4da1-c1b7-4d93-82a9-8c8601bbaf32

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If Feds call you and say something bad on me, it may prove what I said are truth, they are afraid of it.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 22:35 
 To:  koswix      118 of 145 
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OK, whatever. Instructions that came with the key said you couldn't use an OEM key to download an ISO from MS (you have to enter a valid RETAIL key to download), and to download the ISO from google drive instead. So I did, and when y'all started hollering about bots and whatnot I ran a shasum on the iso using MS's own hash and it matched. I guess I'll know in a few days if it's any good.

Your link you talks about using a COA for Home Premium key on a retail Home Premium disk, not an OEM Pro key on a retail Pro disk. So there's that.
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   28 Mar 2018 22:36 
 To:  koswix      119 of 145 
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Joined a botnet when he didn't even need to. He'll be expelled as a Russian diplomat shortly.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   28 Mar 2018 22:38 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      120 of 145 
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Hahaha. Enjoy your Brexit. Hahaha!
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 From:  ANT_THOMAS   28 Mar 2018 22:39 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      121 of 145 
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:'(
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 From:  koswix   29 Mar 2018 06:58 
 To:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)      122 of 145 
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Ah, perhaps you just need the right key to download it then. I didn't know you needed that for the download, you don't need anything to download 8 or 10. I guess piracy was probably more of an issue with 7 (because people actually liked 7...)

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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   29 Mar 2018 09:13 
 To:  ANT_THOMAS      123 of 145 
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Sorry, it's not funny (except in the context of Russian bots). Brexit could still be derailed if this fraud/overspending thing sticks.
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 From:  CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)   29 Mar 2018 09:23 
 To:  koswix      124 of 145 
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I dreamed last night I couldn't figure out the bios (I looked at some screen shots yesterday) or get the Win 7 installer to boot.  :-@

But, assuming that nightmare doesn't come to pass, it looks like Fedora (my preferred Linux) should be installable on UEFI just as Ant said: https://www.tecmint.com/install-fedora-27-with-windows-10-or-8-in-dual-boot/  :-D
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 From:  Peter (BOUGHTONP)   29 Mar 2018 11:51 
 To:  koswix      125 of 145 
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Plus don't forget Microsoft was giving away Win10 - they more their malware spreads, the better (for them).
 
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