Windows 7/8.1 OEM to Windows 10 Retail (Free) Discussion

Microsoft has made it known that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade to Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. I think its time we have a discussion on the Dell Community Forums about Windows 10.
Post #1 Windows 10 Digital Deployment and How to Leave Feedback to Microsoft
Windows 10 will likely be released in Late Summer.
The deployment methods of Windows 10 are still not yet fully known. I advise Microsoft deploy Windows 10 in a certain way so end-users can readily repair an installation or reinstall on a new hard drive or a corrupt install.
Please Add your Votes so Microsoft Address this Critical Feedback
If you have the concerns this page has on Windows 10 Installation Media then please support my ideas so Microsoft Addresses them:
1. Windows UserVoice
go to this link and vote this idea up and share so everyone else votes it up.
https://windows.uservoice.com/forums/265757-windows-feature-suggestions/suggestions/7236772-windows-7-oem-to-windows-10-retail
2. Microsoft Answers
Also if you log in with your Microsoft Account on Microsoft Answers and hit "Me Too"
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_install/how-will-the-final-release-will-be-rolled-out/73c37498-5124-4f9b-85cc-c75468d7c37a
3. Windows 10 Feedback App
If you are a Windows Insider Feedback please also use the Feedback App.
Launch the App.
Select Windows Installation and Set-Up
Search for Windows 7 OEM
Comment including any issues you've ever had attempting to download Windows 7 or procure installation media:
On the Dell Community Forums we are getting concerned at how Windows 10 will be released in particular the Windows 7 OEM UserBase.
YouTube Video - Windows 7 to Windows 10 via Windows Update
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvY_VjFZATk
How Could Microsoft Release the Update?
Scenario 1 and 2 will cause issues.
Scenario 1: "Windows Update (Only)"
Update 19/03/2015 Microsoft have made it known they will provide a .iso and hence not enforce a Windows Update only Upgrade path. Looks like they are taking some steps in the correct direction.
This .iso should be available for download and reinstallation but it hasn't been stated how product keys will be issued. Provided a key is issued correctly (i.e. sent to a user in an email or linked to a Microsoft Account as in scenario 3) the user should be able to download the .iso at a later date and not need to carry out a double install for reinstallation.
Source:
http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/WinHEC/2015/OWD100
Scenario 2: "A Key for a Key"
Update 18/03/2015 Free Windows 10 Upgrade for Chinese Pirates: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31940716
In such cases the Windows 7 Product Key probably won't be needed. Microsoft aren't likely to appease pirates while simultaneously making life difficult for genuine customers.
COA Issues
If users have to input their 25 digit Windows 7 product key from their COA. In theory this would work.
In practice however if this is the only method of installation for the free upgrade then there is a problem for a large fraction of the Windows 7 OEM userbase. Microsoft provided OEMs such as Dell with COAs of terrible print quality. This didn't matter for Windows 7 OEM as OEM installation media input a generic Dell OEM SLP key.
A case like this is not uncommon and is more common for other OEMs as Dell shielded COAs by placing them under the battery.
Scenario 3: Windows 10 .iso and Product Key Linked to Microsoft Account
This is the only logically working scenario that I can see is a utility which performs the following functions:
Checks the Base Windows License is Genuine*
Tells user to Sign in with a Microsoft Account
Assigns a Product Key to the Microsoft Account (similar to Office Online)
Gives the user an option to install Windows 10 via Windows Update or to Create Installation Media for Clean Installation
End User can later sign in with their Microsoft Account to Download a Windows 10 .iso and obtain their product key
* Update 18/03/2015 Free Windows 10 Upgrade for Chinese Pirates: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31940716

#8 The Start Menu and User Interface
1. The Start Menu
Allow Drag and Drop from the left list to the right pinned icons. Update build 10041, Microsoft have done this.
The Start menu is bloated with Metro Apps, making it more cumbersome to find useful installed programs. Example of Start Menu to the left bloated with Metro Apps.
These should all be in a Windows Apps folder similar to all the (more useful) items in the Windows Accessories folder.
2. Windows and X Menu (Right Click Start)
Please add your votes to my Windows UserVoice suggestion here.
Add the following to the “Windows and X” menu:
Windows Defender
Windows Defender Offline
Devices and Printers
.iso to Bootable USB Utility
"Settings" → This definitely has to be here
Make the Windows and X Menu look like part of Windows 10.
3. Windows Defender
Add it to the Windows and X Menu as described above and also add right click context menus like Microsoft Security Essentials had:
4. Minor Feedback
I'm not a great fan of the new icons, the folders are too bright and it looks like they have been drawn in Microsoft paint. The Recycle bin particularly looks terrible.

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Clean install of Windows 10 Retail (when it comes out)

I posted the following thread on the Windows forums but I think the Lenovo Community will help me better, I'd also like to specify that even if Windows 10 Retail version hasn't come out and Technical Preview is not enough to be able to help me, let's try to imagine Windows 10 will work in the same way as Windows 8.1 ok?
I bought a laptop with windows 8.1 pre-installed so I'm pretty sure it is UEFI-enabled, now I want to install Windows 10, a clean install, which means I want to delete all the partitions, but when I was looking through the Disk Manager and GParted (I also have Ubuntu, but uninstalling it is no problem, I already know how) I noticed there are a few partitions that I'm not sure if it's safe to uninstall, specially the EFI partition, this is how it appears in Disk Manager:
Recovery Partition.
EFI System Partition.
OEM Partition.
Windows Partition.
Lenovo Partition.
Recovery Partition.
This is what GParted shows after installing Ubuntu:
sda1 WINRE_DRV (Recovery)
sda2 SYSTEM_DRV (EFI)
sda3 LRS_ESP (OEM)
sda4 unkown (if possible I'd like to know what could this be.
sda5 Windows
sda8 Ubuntu
sda6 Lenovo
sda7 PBR_DRV (Recovery)
Main question is: Is it safe to completely remove all the partitions (including EFI and Unknown) or could that cause problems with the UEFI boot? Will Windows 10 TP or Retail after it comes out auto-creates the EFI and WINRE partitions (and Unknown)? Or do I have to do it when I'm installing like Ubuntu?
What is the unkown partition?
I hope you can fill me with knowledge in this area and thanks a lot for your attention
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You can find answer's to all your Win 10 question's here: http://www.tenforums.com/windows-10-forums/

I bought the Mac version of Premiere Elements, can I get the Windows version for free or cheap with my serial number?

I bought the Mac version of Premiere Elements, can I get the Windows version for free or cheap with my serial number? I'm about to migrate back to PC soon and I'd love to not have to buy the program again since I just bought it. Under my order history though it only shows it for Mac so I wanted to make sure.

ihavea4
The boxed packaging is not sold by Adobe direct. If you want to explore that type of purchase which offers the perk of a Windows and a Mac installation disc, you need to purchase from an authorized reseller who is not going to offer you "upgraded pricing". The seller would be its own entity with its own pricing and own return/refund policy. Sometimes the authorized reseller price may be less than the Adobe"upgraded pricing".
Did you purchase your Premiere Elements 13 Mac from Adobe direct and are within 30 days of purchase? If so, you can contact Adobe Chat Orders to ask for return/refund. And, then you can explore the authorized resellers for pricing and availability of the box packaging. Maybe check out the pricing all around before making any final decisions.
Please review and consider.
Thank you.
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Windows 7 Retail

I don't know where to post this, but, here goes: I was wondering if I buy a physical disc/retail, boxed, copy of Windows 7 Home Premium, how many times can I use the product key? Can I use it an unlimited number of times? I do clean installs whenever it's needed.
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Hi,
Many good computer shops stock them, also you can find from the following link:
http://www.google.com.au/webhp?nord=1#nord=1&q=windows+7+retail+box&tbm=shop
You can install to ONE machine, any time you need to re-install it you have to activate again.
Regards.
BH
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Unable to re-install Windows 7 retail on a D20.

Hi,
It all started with Windows hanging at startup and the disk LED blinking forever.
So I reformatted the disk, hoping to flush a bad spot and now I'm unable to re-install Windows 7 retail
I tried the 32 bit and the 64 bit version.
I tried several disk driver (at setup time) until I realized there is no RAID configured, just 1 disk.
According to my findings, I guess the correct driver is the AHCI Serial ATA, but I'm unable to identify and find the correct version of the driver.
I found several .exe files, but I need at least a .inf file and the driver itself
Thank you for any tip
Lenovo Thinkstation D20, type,4155 79G
At boot, it says:
Marvell SATA/SAS 88SE63xx64xx
BIOS 3.1.0
BIOS says
Adapter 0
1 disk 11AB:6480
Port 0 SAS addr 5000000000000228
till
Port 7 --------------------- 22F
Devices
No Virtual disk
No Physical disk
RAID
empty
When I compare to a working system, I see in Dev Mgr
Disk: 1xWDC ATA
IDE: chan 0->3
standard AHCI 1.0 SATA
Other: RAID ctrl, yellow ? (not installed)
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Correct...if your drive is connected to the black port, you're using the AHCI port off the ICH10.
I thought that would be native to win7 though so I'm surprised you're having issues with it. What kind of drive are you using?

How do I get my IPhone contacts and calendars (Outlook created msg files) to my new Windows 7 LT running Windows Live Mail (free) that doesn't recog. Outlook files??

How do I get my Iphone contacts and calendars (Outlook created msg file) to my new Windows 7 LT running Windows Live Mail (free) that doesn't recognize Outlook files??
Is there a good free converter of msg files to windows live mail file?
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Did you try the iPhone syncing options in iTunes?
Click on your iPhone in iTunes, and check under the Info section where you can choose which app to sync with. Is Windows Live Mail an option?

Please help --- Drivers for SB0220. OEM in liew of retail pa

Hi all,
This is my first post here, although I have been reading up the posts here regularly to troubleshoot problems with my SoundBlaster sound cards -- and thanks to all of you. I have used a few of them till date, a SB Li've! 5. DE, a SB Li've! (with digital out), a PCI 4. Digital, and even a good old Vibra.
Anyway, my problem pertains to the mystery that surround the so-called OEM SoundBlaster cards and ?Creative's involvement with them -- and of course a "good old" driver issue.
I got my Creative SB Li've! 5. DE card in 2002 (so this way past the "warranty"). This was a box-packed retail version. I don't remember the model number that was marked (number on the right top corner) on it though, but it worked fine -- as long as I used it with the accomanying CD. However, when I tried updating the drivers using the latest drivers from the Creative website, I would get a message that said something like this "No soundblaster card is detected...." Anyway, the software and drivers from the CD worked fine. However, just before the warranty was about to expire, the sound card suddenly stopped working and I returned it the importers/distributors from whom I had purchased it. Incidentally, I li've in India. When I first started looking for this sound card, I could not find it anywhere in the stores, so I had to order it directly from one of the authorized importers for India, Compuage Infocom Limited (www.compuageindia.com). Compuage promptly sent me a replacement with a similar-looking card, but it said "Creative SB Li've!" Those days I did not have a 5. speaker set and I used this card with the default drivers from the OS.
Finally, last month when I got a 5. speaker set (Creative Inspire 5200), I was horrified to learn that this card (the one Compuage sent me as replacement) did not support 5. speakers! On taking a closer look, I discovered that the card was marked CT4830. I looked up the Creative Asia website, and there was no mention of such a card!! Googling confirmed that this was indeed an OEM card. I could not believe that I had been given an OEM card in lieu of my retail card. I wrote back to the importers. They told me that they would replace it with a 5. card (even though it was way past warranty). Well, I sure was glad. I soon received a replacement card and this time it said "Sound Blaster Li've! 5. Digital." (Note: This was not Digital Entertainment and only Digital). The model number is SB0220 (Serial number on the other side = C6SB02294370385Q). Now this card is also supposed to be an OEM card. As luck would have it, I have not been able to install the sound card (using the original CD that I had), or the latest ones for the 5. series of cards from the Creative website -- the card is simply not detected as a Sound Blaster card. It has been a big headache and I feel like throwing it in the dustbin. I talked to Compuage (the importer for India) and the tech guy there insists that it is the "same card." While I am trying to troubleshoot this issue, my questions are:
. How come Creative (I am attributing this to Creative as Compuage is one of only two authorized importers for their products in India) giving OEM cards to their retail customers when giving out replacement cards (warranty replacements)? In fact, this would lead me to believe that maybe Creative itself is retailing OEM cards through their vendors --- could it be true? Is this the reason that so many of us unwittingly end up with these OEM cards from Creative? Is this FAIR?
2. Secondly and most importantly, how do I solve this problem? Which Creative drivers should I use? I know I can try the KX project drivers and maybe try those from www.driverguide.com -- but what about Creative Drivers -- am I not entitled to Creative Drivers having been an authentic retail customer?
I would really appreciate inputs from everyone, esp., the moderators.
Thanks in advance.
johy

shadowcage wrote:
okay well i tryed the patching method on all of the isos i had after extracting them.
I patched it and it said it was successful. when i ran each successi've setup it still didnt detect any soundblaster hardware.
I also went to compaq and tryed a driver i found there without any luck. Im thinking at this point it is an OEM
Although i still dont understand how you got compaq from the model number, im going to continue looking around their site.
Maybe ill luck out but so far im about to the point im ready to throw this @#$%@%#@$@##@$#@$% thing away lol.
Im looking on driver guide now again. :Sighs This is so aggrivating Normally i wouldnt have bought a card without the drivers but
my wifes the one that got it and she didnt know. Oh well......
You can get the model information from here.
You can also try by installing kX drivers -> if kX package don't get installed, your card may have some problems.
kX Home pages - http://kxproject.lugosoft.com/index.php?skip=
kX support forum - http://www.driverheaven.net/forumdisplay.php?f=74
jutapa

LR - OEM vs Education vs Retail

Do not have LR - what should I do to get the best price on the LR3
Should I buy LR2 - OEM or Education or Retail - then upgrage to LR3
Or just wait and buy LR3 - OEM or Education or Retail
I dont know the differences between OEM vs Education vs Retail
Thanks

It's the same program. If you purchase educational, then you will pay the same price for Lightroom 2.0 and Lightroom 3.0, which at our university is about $100. Since Lightroom 3.0 will be released fairly soon, I would probably wait to purchase. In the meantime you could download the trial version of Lightroom 2.7 and begin learning with that. You can use the trial version for 30 days, and it is full program with no restrictions.

Question about Windows XP OEM vs. Windows XP retail

will i have any problems purchasing and installing windows XP OEM vs a retail version? i really don't want to spend $200 on windows since i'm only getting it to test websites on IE BUT i can get an OEM version for $88 at newegg.
i'm assuming they are the same except that the retail version comes in box.
also, is there any reason to get the pro version vs the home version? if i go with the pro version should i get the "X64 Edition" or the regular pro version?
this will be installed on a mac pro
thanks

The only difference between the two OEM vs Retail is in the licensing of the softwares use. The OEM version is licensed to be used on a single specific computer (the computer you bought, or built from parts), and cannot be used on another computer, even if the original computer is no longer in use. The Retail license, does not include the limited single computer use, and can be installed on any computer, as long as it is the only one using that license.
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Windows 7 Upgrade fulfillment discussion

All,
Since Oct 22, when the Window 7 upgrades began shipping, we've received a lot of feedback and provided a number of updates to our customers.   Upgrades for Think Products have been shipping since the 22nd, but there is a backlog we are working through. Windows 7 upgrades for Idea products were delayed with the expected shipments to begin after November 16th.
UPDATE 11/23/09 - there have been some further schedule slips for Idea shipments, and unfortunately these did not begin on November 16th as previously planned. Present outlook is for Idea shipments to begin today the 23rd and ramp during the latter part of the week with expectation that approximately 40% WW would be shipping by November 30th. Apologies for these further delays.
UPDATE 12/2/09 - Upgrades for Idea have begun shipping the last week of November. In my last update, we anticipated that perhaps 40% would be shipped by the 30th. 35% of the orders for Idea are now moving through the payment / readying for shipment phase while about 4% have shipped so far on a WW basis.   This most recent delay has been caused in part by a percentage of orders that were input with an incorrect / invalid / incorrectly formatted serial number.   We will contact those affected by this issue via email shortly, and will provide instructions on actions needed to allow shipment to proceed.
Upgrades for Think customers continue in volume and we have now shipped approximately 70% of Think orders received.
UPDATE 1/12/10 New orders continue to come in, so the top level results reflect some fluctuation in percentage complete rather than a linear prgression to 100%.    I expect that this will change once we move past the last date for elligibility, and ultimately the order window closes - this is still weeks away.
THINK
90% of Think Win 7 upgrades have shipped to customers in the Americas and Asia Pacific countries, while the greater number of supported languages in Europe has added some additional complexity. 75% of Win 7 upgrades for European customers have shipped.
IDEA
73% of Idea Win 7 upgrades have now shipped in the Americas and 92% in AP, while about 45% of the Idea Win 7 orders have shipped to European customers.
The prior discussion on Upgrade shipments has been valuable and we are keeping in for reference as a read only discussion because at 440 posts, it had become too long for members to practically read and understand.
Communications
Resources are prioritized to address inquiries sent through the "contact us" button on the www.lenovo.com/windows7 update site (page 3 / 4 ) of the process.   The Mentor Media team is presently running about 5 days behind in responding to inquires through contact us (last week the backlog was more than a week) so progress is being made but still delayed.   Submissions other than through the contact us may have even longer response times.
UPDATE 11/23 - Progress to clear the inquiry backlog continues and is now down to about 3 business days.
Here is a direct link to the contact us button for inquires about existing orders.
Shipping Methods
US: UPS Innovation (UPS pickup and handoff to USPS - see above)
Canada & LA: UPS
EMEA: TNT MailFast (Mentor is working to resolve an issue where the expedited shipment inhibits tracking number - we expect this to be resolved by next week)
Asia: DHL
China: Fed EX
Standard UPS 1Zxxxx tracking numbers.   US orders are being handled by UPS Innovation - UPS picks up and hands off to the USPS which does the delivery. Process overview and tracking site here. These are not the normal UPS format tracking numbers - I believe members have reported "long" tracking numbers in the discussion previously.
As noted in the last several posts, emails are being sent to advise customers. I've previously noted that Idea upgrade kits won't begin shipping until after Nov 16th, and the emails were intended to advise our customers who may not be involved / following the discussion here.   We also sent emails to advise Think customers - we still expect to have most of the Think backlog cleared up by the 16th.
Some members have commented that they didn't receive emails. We have requested Mentor to do a comparison of the email distribution lists against the master file and identify any missed addresses and we will be following up in the next several days.
Thanks for working with us on this.
UPDATE 3/11/10 - ORDER WINDOW CLOSED - PROCESSING EXISTING ORDERS ONLY
Here is a list of important dates for customers participating in the Windows 7 upgrade program.
January 31, 2010 – Last day to purchase a qualifying Lenovo PC
February 28, 2010 – Last day to register via the Lenovo Windows 7 upgrade site
March 5, 2010 – Last day to submit proof of purchase
March 15, 2010 – Last day to submit payment information (for shipping & handling)
April 30, 2010 – Final Windows 7 upgrade shipments completed
A courtesy email is being provided to all customers with existing upgrade orders that need either proof of purchase or payment information to complete processing now.    Additional information on Lenovo Windows 7 upgrade program, system compatibility, training, and enha...
Best regards,
Mark
ThinkPads: S30, T43, X60t, X1, W700ds, IdeaPad Y710, IdeaCentre: A300, IdeaPad K1
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I've been reading shipment updates about everyday now. I've been watching many people make posts expressing their discontent over what has happened. I've been patiently waiting and not adding to the chaos, but it just makes me feel like if I don't express my concern, my shipment is delayed or held off in order for Lenovo/mentormedia to deal with the discontent customers first. I see posts that say they contacted the manufacturer and then get replies that it will ship soon or something... Now I don't find that fair, but whatever.
I just have a question now.
I ordered my windows 7 upgrade media on Sept. 28
and finally got this:
Order No
LENOVOxxxxxx
Order Status
Ready to Ship
Payment Status
Pass (Payment Made) Payment Date
Sunday, October 25, 2009
So, after 3 weeks from the day I the payment went through (and an additional month from the day I ordered), it's finally changed from pending for fulfillment to ready to ship. Now... does ready to ship mean it's shipped or it's literally ready to ship and they are holding it off for whatever reason?

How do I get Finder windows to display free space on hard drive?

In Snow Leopard if you opened a Finder window, at the bottom it would show how much free space your hard drive had left. Lion by default does not do this. Is there a way where I can turn that option on so i can view space availible when opening Finder windows?

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How does the "Windows 10 is free for its 1st year" offering affect licensing for enterprise customers paying Software Assurance?

At the keynote on 21 January 2015, there was an announcement that Windows 10 was going to be a free upgrade for the first year of its release.
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2015 15:25:03 +0000, colakid wrote:
To sum it up SUBSCRIPTION FEE. for each computer in your enterprise this make more sense then what we have seen in the years. In sales we are starting to see free one year software, that requires to sign up for that free one year use, I am certain this
is the case. I am entitled my opinion.
You are entitled to your opinion, that doesn't make it correct.
Personally, I'll go with Ed Bott since he has a much closer relationship
with Microsoft than you do:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-whats-there-whats-missing/
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Re: Windows 7 Upgrade fulfillment discussion

I posted a message and it magically disappeared. Wow, the mods are doing a great job by censoring messages and I wish, really wish, that they worked in the fulfillment center so that we would all have got our supposedly "free" Windows 7 upgrades by now.
Lenovo, are you listening?

stargate wrote:
I posted a message and it magically disappeared. Wow, the mods are doing a great job by censoring messages
It is a moderated forum with rules about civility and decorum. If you post something that violates those rules, why is it a surprise when the message is removed or edited?
You can complain, even bitterly, and not be uncivil about it. Many people have successfully done so within the rules in this very thread.
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Jane
2015 X1 Carbon, ThinkPad Slate, T410s, X301, X200 Tablet, T60p, HP TouchPad, iPad Air 2, iPhone 5S, IdeaTab A2107A, Yoga Tablet, Yoga 3 Pro
I am not a Lenovo Employee.
I AM one of those crazy ThinkPad zealots!
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I have a CS4 for Mac; I'd like to download it to my Windows netbook as well. Can Adobe provide me with a Windows version for free?

I bought the Mac version of CS4, and have downloaded it on just my main computer so far. I want to download it now to my Windows netbook as well, but obviously it's not configured to it. Will Adobe let me download a Windows version online for free if I can give them the serial number?
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Hi kimbo_slice_14
CS4 product Serial numbers were platform specific, You can use the serial number only for one platform. If you have a MAC version Serial Number then you cannot install it on windows and also CS4 is not supported anymore , everything is on cloud now, Adobe is not providing any physical media or any Serial numbers for any old applications.
I am sorry but you cannot use the CS4 on windows if you have purchased it for MAC.
If you want to move to cloud , you can have a look to these links.
Cloud-based creative software and services | Adobe Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud pricing and membership plans | Adobe Creative Cloud
Creative Cloud Help | Creative Cloud / Common Questions
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Windows Logical Drive - Free Space Report

Hi SCOM Experts,
I am able to generate the Free Space Report but it is not accurate for windows 2008 R2.
I am using SCOM 2012 and report is good for windows 2012 servers. Any Help appreciated

Hi There,
My way of getting this report is by using a SQL Query. I have a SQL Query which i Run in the Operationsmanager DB to get the Disk space below 20% on all my agents. Use the below SQL Query to do it.
My SQL Server uses GMT time (London UK time) so i enter london time here.
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