Protect Yourself From Tech Support Scams
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July 29, 2020
Protect Yourself From Tech Support Scams
Tech support scams are an industry-wide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary
technical support services. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a
Microsoft Agent or
Microsoft Employee and that the phone number is an
official
Microsoft global customer service number.
I'm unable to install (Developer Preview) (Consumer Preview) of Windows 8 on my laptop, no help found. I have HP envy 15 with i7 1.6 16GB RAM 1GB ATI GC. unexpected error after install when preparing desktop settings. I even write to Microsoft support
but no help......someone please help?
Download ( http://www.slavasoft.com/hashcalc/ ) Install and run HashCalc, from the HashCalc "Data" box click on the navigation button to locate and select the consumer preview .ISO file. Place a check mark on
in the SHA1 box and click "Calculate". The returned hash value (not case sensitive) should match the value posted by Microsoft. This is your means of assuring the file was not corrupted during the download.
Next you need to use the .ISO file to create a bootable DVD used to install Windows 8. Another good utility for this job if you don’t already have the necessary software (Roxio Creator and Nero being two of the more common ones) is ImgBurn: