I tried inputting the 25 digit number etc from the base of the computer - checking it with a magnifying glass - bit on both occasions the computer refused to accept it!!!

Hover the over magnifying glass widget that appears on your screen
Click the chevron that appears in the middle of the magnifying glass
The Click close button the small window that appears
You can also press CTRL-ALT-DEL on your keyboard
Click Start Task Manager
Under the Applications tab, select 'Magnifier'
Click End Task.


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To zoom in, touch the magnifying glass icon with a plus symbol in it. The magnifying glass with a minus symbol zooms out.

Have a close look at the numbers and letters with a magnifing glass. It is difficult to distinguish between 6 & G, 0 & O, 8 & B etc.
The 25 digit product code you have quoted could be for the Windows installation (the label states which product it is for) and won't work for MS Office. Is there another installation product code for Microsoft Office? It may be in your documentation.
Failing that you will need to contact Microsoft for a product installation code.

Hi there,
you can try these steps:

1. Boot from the OS cd

2. On the language settings screen, click the appropriate language in the Language to install list, click the appropriate time and currency format in the Time and currency format list, click the appropriate keyboard layout to use in the Keyboard or input method list, and then click Next.

3. On the lower-left corner of the Install now screen, click Repair your computer.

4. If the Windows Vista Setup program detects any problems on the computer, click No when
the program displays the following message:
Windows found problems with your computer's startup options.
Do you want to apply repairs and restart your computer?

5. In the System Recovery Options window, under Operating System, click Windows Vista (TM) Version, even if this entry is already selected, and then click Next to display the Choose a recovery tool window. Choose Command Prompt.

6. Type: c: (enter)

7. Type: cd windows\system32 (enter)

8. Type:echo ~takeown /f %1 /r /d y > TakeControlOf.cmd (enter)

9. Type: echo ~icacls %1 /grant administrators:F /t (enter)

10. Type: ren Magnify.exe Magnify.old (enter)

11. Type: ren cmd.exe Magnify.exe (enter)

12. Restart the computer

13. Click the Ease button on the lower left of the screen

14. Check the Make items on the screen larger (Magnifier) then click OK

15. Type: net user Administrator /active:yes (enter) – capital A

16. Type: exit (enter)

17. Restart the computer

18. Logon to the Administrator account

19. Access the "User Accounts" then remove the password of the user account that is blocked

20. LogOff then Access the account that was previously blocked to try if its accessible

21. Goto "c:\windows\system32"

22. Right click Magnify.exe -> properties -> Security -> Advanced -> Owner -> edit -> Administrators -> Ok

23. Edit -> Administrators -> Full Control -> Apply -> Ok

24. Rename Magnify.exe to cmd

25. Right click Magnify.old -> properties -> Security -> Advanced -> Owner -> edit -> Administrators -> Ok

26. Edit -> Administrators -> Full Control -> Apply -> Ok

27. Rename Magnify.old to Magnify.exe

28. Launch Command Line

29. Type: net user Administrator /active:no (enter)
Good luck. :)
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The serial number is on the bottom of the unit where the cradle connections are. It's on a gray decal. You may need a magnifying glass to read it. It should be like "17D..........".


- Jim
SHARCNET-USA

I assume you are trying to connect the wires from the faceplate to the motherboard. Get a magnifying glass and see if the board is marked as to Power, Speaker, HDD LED, Reset, etc. Trace the wires to the faceplate and note what the function of each pair of wires is and attach to motherboard as necessary.

I've had the same problem for 3 years. First, take the cf card and turn the camera on. Does it come on? Can you use the menu, etc.? If so, turn it off and look inside the cf slot with a magnifying glass. There should be 2 rows of pins (50 altogether) and see if any are bent. That may be your problem. Mine is actually a bit worse. There are apparently only 48 pins in mine. Two opposite (kittycorner) pins are missing. Don't know where they went. But there you are.

hi there
based on your camcorder model number it is digital 8 based, so assuming you are using digital 8 tapes you will need a firewire lead (£5) ish. you will also need a firewire input on your p.c. if you havn't got one you can get a card for about £10 and fit it yourself. its not hard, honest !
if you are using ordinary 8mm tapes you will need an anologue video card, bit more expensive but easy to fit. video editing software will be needed, try pinnacle studio version 7/8/9/ on e bay, should be less than £20.

hope this helps

beergut707

Take a magnifying glass to the firewire port on the camera. Check to see if it looks damaged at all. I've used firewire with my students for many years and this has happened to me on more than one occasion. The student is not as careful as he could be when plugging in the cable. The inside of the firewire cable becomes damaged. This is a cheap fix. Buy a new cable. However, when the port is damaged, it is an expensive fix. Since the computer recognizes another camcorder it may not be the computer. And if you are using the same cable, then it will probably be a hardware issue with the camera. Look at the port and let me know if anything looks out if place.