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changing the nature of .dat file

Some time ago I changed the way my computer reads .dat files by forcing it to always open with KM player. Now, if I save a .dat file in my laptop, its properties says that its a KMP-MPEG file. I want ...
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How do I change the license key for an installed copy of Visual Studio 2010?

We have a number of Amazon EC2 instances with Visual Studio 2010 installed on them. The license we are using has a fixed number of seats, all of which are being utilized at the moment. I've created ...
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Preinstalled Windows vs. OEM Installation Key License: Two licenses or one?

Preinstalled copies of Windows on computers usually have a different serial number than the one that comes with the recovery media. As such, does that mean that I now have two licenses to Windows, or ...
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Microsoft Office 2007 license self-audit?

I've been given the task of getting the company I work for into compliance. I currently have 71 users with Office 2007 installed: 35 users on key A 9 users on key B 27 users on key C Here is my ...
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Why wont my DELL laptop take the product key on the COA sticker?

I was given an old DELL 1050 Inspiron laptop and I didn't have the original XP SP2 CD that came with it and so I just installed with a copy of XP that I had in the house. During install I tried to ...
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Microsoft Basic Office 2007 Activation Keys won't work after re-installing on my Laptop

So, I've upgraded my hard-drive on my laptop, and proceeded to grab my trusty copper-faced Official MS Office disk to do an install. I have three licenses with the fancy green-blue paper that ...
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How to tell if my license is OEM?

I got a Windows 7 license key from my university for my computer. I have 2 computers though, is it okay if I use the same key for both of them? According to this, unless it is OEM license it should ...
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How to extract license information from AutoCAD?

I currently have a licensed copy of AutoCAD LT 2008 on my machine, but in a recent clearout the product CD (with the serial number on it) was thrown out. What is the best way to recover this serial? ...
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Volume licenced copy of MS Office 2007 shows "Non Commercial Use" in title bar

I have just removed the demo copy of Office 2007 preinstalled on a new laptop and replaced it with an install of the full professional edition downloaded from the MS Volume Licensing site and ...
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How do I find my windows product key? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How do I find out which product key was used to activate Windows? I'm running Windows Vista now my Laptop came pre-installed with Vista and I have always used the recovery ...
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Install Windows 7 using MSDN ISO and Key from my newly purchased Gateway Laptop

I recently purchased a new notebook from Dell with Windows 7 Home Premium. The notebook came with lots of bloat and I want to do a fresh install of the OS and add back on, only the apps I want. The ...
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Can you match a Windows XP product key to a service pack release?

I have a Windows XP product key on my PC, but I'm not sure which release of Windows XP it belongs to SP1, SP2, or SP3. Is there a way I can tell without trying each one? Note: In this case, I have ...
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Change eval 2k3 licence to a tech net licence

Am currently using the free 120 eval version of Server 2003 that come with the MCSA MS Press books. Awkwarly my studies have progressed less quickly than I hoped (I blame the Bad Idea Bears) and the ...
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Is it possible to install Visual Studio 2010 in a different language?

I have a legal Visual Studio 2010 from a French Microsoft website. I thought that it would have an English interface, but my preceding question shown me that it is not the case. Since I hate using ...
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Adobe CS4: will computer remember serial number?

I read somewhere that if you forgot the serial number, you can just reinstall it and at the activating part, your computer will remember the serial number and put it in automatically. This makes sense ...
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