Didn't find a post for 7, I'm downloading Windows 7 from the Technet site, which downloads as a .iso file. My question is what do I do with the file after I've downloaded it. I tried to boot off of it as to get ready to install the OS but nothing happens.
View 9 RepliesI would like to check the memory for errors BEFORE I load/install Windows Vista Home Premium x64 to avoid install hang-ups. Can you make an ISO CD of this program, load it in your CD/DVD drive and check your memory for errors? I recently updated the BIOS on the board (DP35DP) and it does show all of the 4GB of Kingston ValueRam PC800 1.8v (2x2gb) installed. I have good reason to believe that it's from a respectable manufacturer. Just want to make sure the memory is good before I load up the OS.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI am helping a friend install windows updates on her Sony VAIO laptop with Vista Home Premium SP1 installed. Laptop had not been updated since January 2009. All updates completed fine with the exception of KB973565. When installed via automatic windows updates I get the following error...........
View 9 Replies View RelatedMy Toshiba Labtop has crashed.I think a shared file was deleted. Labtop was operating under Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit.It happened right after uninstalling Java; because the dang updates kept popping up and it was getting annoying. Now whenever i start it, it comes to a black screen and a minute later a cursor pops up. Safe mode does not work.I have tried the recovery disk, but to no avail.I know im doing right because i purchased some Boots Disks off ebay and they come right up (PC wizard; Pc doctor).So i bought Windows Vista Ultimate and tried to install and i cant get to install thru boot.I ither need to know how to install windows thru boot, but id much rather just fix current windows.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have to install Windows Vista Business over Windows 2000 on several school computers, then roll it back to XP. Do I need to remove the 2000 first? Need advice on the easiest way to accomplish this
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have searched high and low for an easy way to revert back to XP from a Vista Premium OEM install. Of course the error message comes up after reboot "Unable To Load OS". I have tried even to dual boot with no success. I have used the following programs to revert back to XP:
-Vista Boot Pro
-EasyBCD
-Paragon Partition Manager Professional
-Acronis Disk Director Suite
Paragon worked but I was unable to dual boot and it left Vista intact on the partition. I deleted the Vista partition after a good XP install and when I rebooted I was faced with the "Unable To Load OS" error message. Does anyone have an EASY solution for this problem? As in a complete hard drive erase to clear the boot files?
Is it possible to install Windows OS without using CD/DVD? I got the backup of ISO on my computer. I saw a free program named Wubi but it only installs Ubuntu. I'm starting to hate Vista so I would like to install Windows XP, while waiting for Windows 7
View 9 Replies View RelatedI've currently got windows XP pro installed. (I've got the XP pro OS installation disk here too) Is it possible to install it again but on another partition/HDD? (So I have XP installed on a partition, then installed again on another partition create 2 places to boot from.) And if I have it installed twice using the same XP install disk, could I upgrade one of them using a Vista ultimate upgrade disk? (This leaves me with XP pro on one partition and Vista on another.) Am I allowed to do this?
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have a brand new Dell XPS 730x with 6 GIG RAM, Intel i7 64-bit processor, and one SATA2 500 GIG hard drive. It came with Windows Vista Home Premium 64 pre-installed...I am trying to run a program that is only compatible with windows xp32bit. I already have done everything from re-formatting the hard drive and erasing it of vista 64... to artitioning it... to running a virtual window with XP in it...None of them have worked...The problem is that when i try to install XP, when it comes time to select the drive to install it is unable to locate any hard drive.... I am unable to load drivers to enable this because it requests for the drivers to be on a floppy, and the machine came without one installed on it...
I go to computer shops, but it is against their secret code to inform me how to do it, they just tell me I will not be able to. However they could do it for me "no problem" but it will cost me $100... I follow instructions very well... If they could do it I could do it.... If i need to get supplies I will get them... I just want to get it done..I have an old ATA hard drive with XP already on it...I purchased an adapter so it can connect to the motherboard...Still I have had no luck...I am not running a RAID config...I have tried the thumbdrive technique...I have tried but am unable to access the bcdedit.exe (and i heard that is for after XP is installed)... I understand that XP32 has to be installed first if it is on one hard drive...I would prefer to be able to use the old hard drive for XP(since it is already installed), and the new one for vista64... and then just dual boot...Every which way I try to install XP it never sees either of the hard drives...change **** in the BIOS? Do I need a cable? Do i need to download a special driver?
Can not be able to install windows search 4.0
View 9 Replies View RelatedWhen trying to install on a new 64-bit machine, am receiving "the update does not apply to your system" from the installer, and it fails.
View 9 Replies View RelatedVersion 10 and it still has all the same glitches, endless code and incompatabilities it had since the beginning. Wireless support totally sucks, audio support is a jolk, and usually you have to settle with haveing one of the two work depending on which distro you install. I tried Linux for a third time when I saw the new version 10 and it still sucks. I now have XP back on my Eee PC and everything works as it should with no code hhaving to be written, or config to suffer from The age old question: what can windows do that Linux can't? Aside from everything in general the main answer is WORK!
View 6 Replies View RelatedIm Useing Windows vista and i was wanting to know if i can install Linux with Windows? i heard u can Install Two Operating systems on your computer. but will it work with Linux though?
View 6 Replies View Relatedwhat is a windows clean install? and how Do i obtain this? I think I know what this is but not sure exactly, maybe more of how do I achieve this state of "clean install"!
View 5 Replies View RelatedWill I still get Windows Updates if I don't install the Service packs for Vista & XP? If that happens won't my system be obsolete? remove "nospam" in order to email me.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI wasn't sure where to put this so since thiswas installation. I decided to put it here. I have tried to let it install for 2-3 hours and there hasn't been a single change in the status. It never downloaded with Windows Update and whenI try and do it manually (by downloading) It seems to freexe up and never move again.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI don't have anything against windows vista but my aunt does, so I have promised her thatwhen the noteboor arrives I would install xp on it. I tried to install it on my notebook first (which is exactly the same) and itr all went fine until there pops a message up that windows can't find any hdd. I cant install drivers during install cause my notebook doesn't have a floppy-drive. anyone a solution cause my aunt will kill me if it doesn't work (which is pretty easy for he since she weights 200 kilos )
View 4 Replies View Relatedmy first post and my first instance here What should I do to use the fonts in Windows 7 without install before they opened the font W7 and could use in my photoshop now is not so, many fonts need to used for my graphics
View 4 Replies View RelatedI try to install windows vista 64 but after I booted from cd the system said cpu is not compatible 64 ( I am using windows xp 2002) what should I do?
View 4 Replies View RelatedI upgraded from XP to Vista Ultimate 32 SP1 yesterday and I'm gradually getting used to everything and adapting all to my needs. I want to install Windows mail, but don't know where to find it. It's not in the startup menu.
View 9 Replies View RelatedMy hard drive went south so I had to reinstall Ubuntu. I timed it and it took exactly one hour to install Ubuntu, download and install 124 updates, all the programs I use and tweaking Compiz Fusion to my liking. Windows XP, OTOH, on the same drive, took DAYS to finish.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI own an XP. Can I install this on my Laptop or not?
View 9 Replies View RelatedI currently have Vista Ultimate x64 with all the latest updates. I also have Windows 7 x64, (Ultimate). Would you suggest a fresh install or can I upgrade my current system? Obviously I would much rather upgrade my current system.
View 9 Replies View Relatedeverytime i try and install windows server 2003 enterprise edition on vista. it gives me the error " setup cannot run in program compatibility mode". ive tried installing from the disk when booting but it wont work since i dont have hard disk drive every time i think i get anywhere i get the same error. is there a way to disablle compatibility mode cause even when i use it i stilll get errors.
View 9 Replies View RelatedCan I upgrade install a Windows 7 32 bit into a PC with Vista 64 bit?
View 9 Replies View RelatedCurrently I am running Windows Vista.
I find that I am able to boot up the Windows 7 Upgrade DVD (from Vista). Can I perform a Clean Install from the DVD ? This is because I learn that a lot of fellows have problems in upgrading from Vista.Besides, if we can perform a clean install from the Upgrade DVD, what will be the difference between an Upgrade DVD and a Standard one ?
I have Vista Home Basic, and i have decided to reinstall windows, start with a clean slate so to speak. However when it reinstalled, it just installed another version of vista in the same drive. How do i clean the drive and then install windows? Giving major problems as my computer is now running on low disk space!
View 7 Replies View RelatedIt Is Perfect. Just FYI. A Holiday Weekend And I Can Install Windows Vista RTM With SP1, Then Uninstall Windows, Install Ubuntu 8.04 RTM LTR BFD, Then I Can Install Windows 2008 Server On My Desktop Because I Don't Know Any Better. Just FYI. I Will Do This And Do It Again And Again. Just FYI. Isn't That What The Future Of Computing Is All About? Just FYI
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have Vista Home Premium 32-bit, on Dell Inspiron 6400. After a repair install, I now have two problems: - Although there are 75 Windows Updates in the list, I have tried several times over the last two days to install these. So far, only a few are marked "Successful". The great majority are marked "Failed". - There is no SP1 available in the list of updates.
Here is the history:
- My laptop was pre-loaded with Vista (no SP1). The OEM DVD was also SP0.
- I installed SP1 when it became available.
- A few days ago, I neede to do a repair install. So I uninstalled SP1, and did a repair install as specified in Brink's tutorial:
Repair Install For Vista
- As far as I know, the repair completed successfully. There were no "Files discarded by Windows Upgrade" (Maybe this is important!). I was not asked for my product key, or asked to activate Vista.
- Immediately after the repair, I launched Windows Update, and found the two problems noted above.
BTW: To the best of my knowledge, my laptop is working fine. The minor glitches that prompted the repair install have disappeare.
I have an old computer on which I have installed my purchased copy of Windows Vista Ultimate edition. It has reached its end-of-life and I am about to decommission it. I want to purchase a customized desktop and install the same copy of Windows Vista Ultimate on it after removing it from the old machine (formatting old machine's hard drive). Can I install Windows Vista on another computer after decommissioning the one on which it was installed previously? Is this legal? Do I need to notify Microsoft about it? How can this be achieved? Do I need to re-activate the copy of Windows Vista?
View 6 Replies View Relatediam new to windows vista and I have the latest build, but I have a widescreen 1440x900
screen resolution. And a ATI Mobility RADEON 9600/9700 graphics card with 128 MB. But whenever I try to install it in windows vista, I keep on getting an error.