Legacy Cumulus 1 release 1.9.4 (build 1099) - 28 November 2014
(a patch is available for 1.9.4 build 1099 that extends the date range of drop-down menus to 2030)
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Discussion and questions about Cumulus weather station software version 1. This section is the main place to get help with Cumulus 1 software developed by Steve Loft that ceased development in November 2014.
I have absolutely no intention of switching any of my home computers from Win 7 to Win 10. It has nothing I need and you lose control over updates. Also, I'm a firm believer in the saying "there's no such thing as a free lunch".
Cumulus is still running on a 6 year-old Samsung netbook running XP and VirtualVP and is doing a wonderful job. That's its sole job so I have no concerns about internet security. That's handled by the router firewall.
Who built the PC for you? If a company they will have used an OEM generic install so the product key shown in Computer - System Properties (down at the bottom) will include OEM in the key. That isn't your actual key. It should be on a sticker on the back of the case. If they didn't attach one they they're culpable but proving it may be difficult.
I was sorting out a friend's laptop and the product key label was on it's base. It had become unreadable because of being on people's laps but neither Acer or Microsoft could help. In the end I had to reinstall Windows from the hidden partition so didn't need it but that piece of paper is absolutely essential and whoever sold it to you should have provided it.
I tried Magic Jelly Bean with my mate's laptop but it wouldn't show the actual key. That link you provided states on one of them ...
It does have the restriction that it does not work for Microsoft volume licenses in Windows 7 and 8 or certain OEM keys.
It will work on a full Windows 7 licence but if the PC was bought from a supplier it will have an OEM licence. Reason? They're cheaper and quicker to install in bulk.
I cannot emphasise enough how important it is to write that key down and keep it somewhere safe. It's outrageous that it's only supplied on a tiny label with even smaller type. Microsoft can be very stupid at times.
Last edited by RayProudfoot on Thu 30 Jul 2015 8:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Great have a look in Settings -> Updates find how updates are delivered, Microsoft has enabled by default to share updates over the internet (a sort of peer to peer distubution) I've set this to off you can set it to local only but I don't want to give my bandwith to the whole internet
Great have a look in Settings -> Updates find how updates are delivered, Microsoft has enabled by default to share updates over the internet (a sort of peer to peer distubution) I've set this to off you can set it to local only but I don't want to give my bandwith to the whole internet
That sounds a bit odd - will check on that. I would have thought by security software would have stopped anything like that ?
For anyone else reading - I didnt need my Windows Product ID/Key at all
PS - now checked what you suggest but cant find the section you mentioned, nothing obvious ?