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    Notebook manufacturer is identified as Acer not HP

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Kunio, Nov 24, 2009.

  1. Kunio

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    Hi, I have dv9500 and windows 7 identified my notebook as Acer
     
    Kunio, Nov 24, 2009
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    OldMajorDave Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmmm.... perhaps you used some Acer drivers or software install disks or something somewhere along the line?
     
    OldMajorDave, Nov 24, 2009
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  3. finestree

    finestree Notebook Evangelist

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    Where is it identified in Windows 7 as Acer? You havn't used one of those (illegal) Windows 7 loaders have you?
     
    finestree, Nov 24, 2009
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  4. Kunio

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    In System information. Manufacturer: Acer
     
    Kunio, Nov 24, 2009
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  5. OldMajorDave

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    Was your prior OS install the original? Did you do a clean install or an upgrade to Win 7? What source did you use to install Win 7?
     
    OldMajorDave, Nov 24, 2009
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    My observation is you did a loader with a BIOS mod for an acer certificate, and that is where sys info will grab that info.

    Want to get rid of it? You'll can reflash your BIOS ... Then see what you get, if you did that for a loader, you will find you will no longer be activated.
     
    RW-One, Nov 24, 2009
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