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All Programs Is Blank On Win7 X64 (upgrade From Vista Premium X64)
I installed Windows 7 Beta x64 as an in-place upgrade over Vista x64 Premium Service Pack 1. There's one minor hiccup in the UI post-upgrade: when I go to the Start Menu and click on "All Programs", nothing at all is displayed.

Ironically, this hasn't been a major impediment for me because of how I work.Â I usually get to what I need through QuickLaunch icons (which came through fine), application launch via hotkeys, finding items in Recent Items, or using the Control Panel. All of those work fine.

If I right-click on All Programs, I canÂ successfully open my personal start menu folder nested under my AppData, or the All Users menu folder under the root ProgramData folder. I just don't get a vertical list of items as expected.

Anyone have any ideas? I'm guessing this is probably due to a glitch during the migration process, andÂ since the menu appears very similar to Vista's this may beÂ something that happens there as well.Â

EDIT: This isn't the problem documented in MSKB 939041Â or 932404. Actual paths to the folders containing the items are:

C:Users<name>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms
C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms

Also note that the menu plainly does "update". I get the <Back displayed after clicking "All Programs".

Posted: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 11:07 PM

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Upgrade XP Prof X64 English To Win7 Ultimate X64 Dutch
Ok, i'm dazzled by the many websites with each a different opinion, upgrade paths, and so. It took me hours of reading and clicking. I'm nearly fed up. So finally made it to this forum. With my question:

Is it possible to legally upgrade from XP professional X64 English (OEM) to Windows 7 Ultimate X64 Dutch? Retail or OEM needed?

BTW: Windows 7 Professional X64 Dutch would be a good alternative.

It's unclear to me if it' s allowed to switch from an English OS to a dutch OS. Some say any new OS MUST be the same language as the old one. But is this also appliable for the Ultimate version, since it can switch to other languages after install?

I will be doing a clean install.

Further on i am struggling with the ' professional' to ' ultimate' switch. In some cases that path would not be allowed, others say it is allowed.

What we'd need is a wizard containing all the different choices and possiblilities. Simply choose the old OS from a drop down menu and the new OS, and it would tell you YES thats possible or NO, impossible. And under what conditions. Would draw a lot of site visitors.

Just my 2 cents.

Posted: 3 Weeks Ago

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Posted: Sunday, October 18, 2009 10:44 PM

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Tried to do both and just get a message box that says that the installation couldn't be done, and that I should check the Set Association in Control Panel, so I think there is a file that doesn't know what program use to open it. I searched in the Internet and found an article telling that in order to upgrade Vista to 7 I should have the SP2 installed, so I downloaded the SP2 for Vista and installed it. Then I tried again to install Win 7, but it just do the same thing as before.

I burned the setup files to a DVD. I run it when turning on the laptop to boot from the DVD. On the screen appears some information about the laptop, then stay still on "A:". And I get stuck there as I don't know what commands I should use to begin the installation.

I've got some questions about it.

Does the version of Vista have something to do with it?

Can I only install a specific edition of 7 on my laptop, or I can install any edition on it?
Does the 'burn to DVD' have a specific burning settings, like set from the DVD burner program to be a boot disc?

How should the boot installation must be? Is there any command I should put?

System Information about my laptop:

-Windows Vista Home Premium - Service Pack 2
-Hewlett-Packard
-Model: HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC (it appears in HP webpage as dv6926nr)
-Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5750 @ 2.00 GHz
-RAM: 3.00 GB
-System type: 32-bit Operating System

Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:39 PM

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No luck. It will not start in safe mode, I get the message that windows needs to finish installing first. The system runs Nvidia which is directly on the motherboard, not a seperate graphic card so the monitor plugs directly into the motherboard.

Posted: Friday, December 25, 2009 5:22 AM

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I'm currently running 32-bit Windows 7 (Professional, full version) on my laptop, and want to use this machine to create a bootable USB drive with 64-bit Windows 7 (also Professional, full version). I tried going through the steps that are available on various tutorials online, but I'm always tripped up while attempting to use bootsect to make the drive bootable; basically I get an error saying that I need to be using a 64-bit OS.

I don't have convenient access to a computer with 64-bit Windows Vista/7 (I work at an academic institution where all pubic computers have XP or Linux), so I'm wondering if there's any way to get around this and create a bootable USB for 64-bit Windows 7 via a 32-bit OS.

Posted: 09-23-2009

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Either way (Updating over Vista or doing a clean install), will Windows 7 replace my boot loader (I am using GAG to boot into Windows Vista (1stÂ partition - primary), or into UBUNTU LINUX (3rd partition - extended, 1stÂ logical drive)?The Windows 7 Home Premium CD doesn't specify 32 or 64bit versions. Does this mean that it can install both versions?

My laptop has 4GB, about 3GB for OS, other RAM is for Video memory. Should I upgrade my RAM?

Posted: Thursday, July 02, 2009 1:38 PM

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Hp Dv6 Sound Problem
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I have the HpDv6..if that helps.

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Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:26 AM

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Please advise me if i can install windows 7 64 bit in my system

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It presently has Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit. I want to install 64 bit to use the full 4gb But i am not sure if ill get all the Hp Drivers. its a new Lappy so im tensed.

Posted: Â Â Â Â Â 11-26-2009

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USB Device Not Recognized Only In Win7
I have a WD Passport 160GB portable HDD, which worked fine in XP on the same computer before I installed Windows 7.

As many other people experienced, the once the device is connected, it will show USB device not recognized. However, my mouse and keyboard, which are USB also, are working flawlessly.

Besides the Passport, I have a Maxtor External HDD which is not working also, I tried every single USB port on the computer and it just won't work. And this one is powered by a small power adapter, so it should not be anything related to USB power. On the other hand, the Maxtor HDD is visible from BIOS, just not in Windows 7.

My computer is single boot Windows 7 RC 64bit, clean install.

I'm using Q6600, Foxconn MARS P35 mobo, Seagate 7200.10 250GB HDD, PNY 8600GT, OCZ 2x2GB DDR2 800 ram. I don't think the hardware have any problem since in XP everything worked fine, and all the drivers are up to date according to the device manager in Windows 7.

Any advice?

Posted: 05-08-2009

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Posted: 10-27-2009 at 05:56:46 AM

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However when I look at the drive while in Vista through my computer->G: It shows up as a windows system. I've also seen somewhere about enabling "Legacy usb"? I didn't find anything like that. Should I just got buy another flash drive and try again?

Posted: 10-28-2009

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WD Blue 640 GB (single HDD)
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Posted: 12-09-2009 at 07:52:32 PM

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I guess I know the answer, but hope is last to die..

Posted: 04-27-2009

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I upgraded to 64 bit W7 with a retail package i bought at Staples and ran all the available windows updates.Â The HUGE issue is that it cannot copy files more than ~2-3 gig in size between the main HDD and the attached USB drivers.

If i try to do, the system CONSISTENTLY throws up system faults/interupts that swamp all 4 CPU cores.Â The copying stops, the CPU cores stay at 90% utilization, and i have no choice but to reboot.Â PLEASE ADDRESS THIS CORE FUNCTIONALITY ISSUE WITH x64 W7.Â

Copying large files worked before in Vista and it is "core" technology that absolute HAS TO work in any OS.

Posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:39 PM

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Win7 X64 Red X On Networking
I searched and saw one topic on this in the Win7 forum, and a few in the Vista forum. It appears as tho my NLA service dll could be corrupt, based on the other answers I am seeing. Problem is as such: My networking icon in the tray displays the usual red X indicating a lack of connectivity, but the connection is actually working fine(for the most part). It even shows the usual messages about it being connected and whatnot. When checking the network and sharing center, my only available options on the left are Change Adapter Settings and the advanced sharing options.

Choosing Change Adapter Settings brings me to the Network Connections screen, which is 100% blank. No menu on the left, nothing in the window. Just a standard blank Windows Explorer screen. I verified that the NLA service is functioning correctly, just like Novak posted in the other thread, but the issue still persists, and the service has no problems and I have restarted it a few times.

I rebooted the machine a few times as well. I have not replaced the dll, as I was only able to find the Vista copy, and I assume things have changed from then. There are no errors in Device Manager. I have disabled the network adapter and reenabled it(I actually have 2, and it is running off the first one, but no change using the second instead). I am running a Custom PC: Asus MB Intel Core i7 920 Marvell Yukon 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller

This problem started last night when the connection to my ISP reset while I was using my 360. The computer was on, but not in use for a few hours. ISP connection did not reestablish for about an hour, but the connection to the router was fine the entire time, and the red X was not present, until it reconnected to ISP and I shutdown and restart for a few Windows Updates.

I am going to upload some pictures to my Picasa web album in a minute, showing my Network and Sharing Center to better illustrate the issue. Link to my screenshot album:

http://picasaweb.google.com/bobbysmith56/TSScreenshots#

Posted: Friday, January 15, 2010 12:15 AM

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I have learned through some investigation that is is possible to get all FOUR versions of Windows 7 x64 OS from ONE DVD!

Here's how to do it:

1. Find a copy of PowerISO and install it on your computer.

2. Download a copy of any Windows 7 x64 OS ISO image or use the original DVD from Microsoft to make an ISO image with PowerISO to your hard drive.

3. Open up PowerISO and use the "Open" option on the menu bar to open up the ISO image file you saved.

4. Browse to the "sources" folder and then find the "ei.cfg" file. Right-click on it and delete it. (If you want to, you can open this file with NOTEPAD and see that all it does is specify which version of Windows 7 to auto install.)

5. Then use the "Save" option in PowerISO and save to the original ISO image.

6. Burn this "altered" ISO image to a DVD at 4X speed using PowerISO or ImgBurn.

7. Now when you use this DVD to install the Windows 7 OS, you'll see in the "Install" window a list of FOUR options to install. They are as follows:

A. Home Basic x64

B. Home Premium x64

C. Professional x64

D. Ultimate x64

Pretty cool, huh? You will still need a GENUINE MS PRODUCT KEY to activate the install though. But we all know that everyone here has that already... right?

These are full and genuine installs, they will update and pass the MS Validation Check also.

Now you can also do the same with the x86 ISO image too. (32bit version) Here's what you'll get with changing that ISO:

A. Home Starter x86

B. Home Basic x86

C. Home Premium x86

D. Professional x86

E. Ultimate x86

I hope y'all will enjoy this little tutorial of mine. Believe me, it works!

NOTE: If you don't have PowerISO, this will also work with UltraISO too!

So, basically what Microsoft has done is use one install DVD for all the different versions of the OS and then use the "ei.cfg" file to lock the install to whatever version is paid for.

Posted: Â Â Â Â Â 4 Weeks Ago

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Posted: 05-15-2009

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Second question: I usually install the OS on C: and programs into a folder I create on the D: drive. Can I still do this with Windows 7 x64 and do I need to create 2 folders on the D: drive?

Posted: 07-24-2009

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Inconsistent USB Failure On Win7 X64 RC
I just wanted to relay my experiences with one of my systems running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RC full time.Â It seems that on this one system something must be odd as I have had a complete USB failure at least once a week on the box.

Example Repro Steps:

1. Cold boot the Win7 system.

2. Login

3. Connect an external USB HDD using either a drive enclosure or a "disk drive toaster" dock

4. Start a large (more than 200MB) multi-file copy operation or use DiskMark to heavily access the USB attached drive

5. Somewhere during the transfer process the USB device will stop functioning along with all other USB devices attached to that USB root hub.Â Many times the keyboard and mouse are on the same root hub and also die.

6. Pull the cables on the mouse and keyboard and try plugging them into different ports until one works.

7. The system will appear very sluggish. Audio event sounds will stutter.

8. Shut down the system.Â In most cases a complete shutdown will not occur. In cases where it does occur, shutdown may take up to 15 minutes or more.

9. Rebooting the system displays no error messages or logs.

I had this happen again today doing nothing more than a checkdisk operation on a flash drive.Â I would really like to use Win7 for my daily system but these kinds of events are a bit concerning to me.Â The same hardware configuration with Vista x64, Vista x86 or XP do not show these sorts of problems.

I am ready to supply any information needed to help troubleshoot the problem.Â Here is a sampling of the system configuration:

AMD Phenom II 940 X4, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 500GB Seagate 7200.9 SATA HDD, NVIDIA nForce 780a chipset, Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000, Logitech G5 mouse, NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX GPU, NVIDIA GigE networking, Windows 7 x64 Ultimate clean installation.

Posted: Friday, August 07, 2009 12:27 AM

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Win7 (x64) BSOD When Listen To Music
Since I installed Win7 on my computer (used XP Pro before), I keep getting BSODs. It sometimes happens when I check the net, listen to music or simply do nothing. It's weird.

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Loading Dump File [C:WindowsMinidump

Posted: Friday, May 29, 2009 4:55 PM

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BSOD On Win7 X64 Build 7100
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I have all drivers installed, updated and seemingly working. I get a BSOD within about 20 mins of booting usually. No temp issues with CPU - all under 30 idle and BSOD isn't necessarily when the CPU is stressed.

Specs:

Quad Core 2.4 Q6600
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Asus 8800GTX
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Posted: 11-03-2009 at 04:41:19 PM

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I plan to upgrade from Windows Vista Home Premium x86 to Windows Seven Home Premium x64 when it is released. However, I only want to pay for an upgrade license, NOT a full price version.

My current version of Vista Home Premium is itself an upgrade from the original OEM copy of XP that came on my PC.

There are two ways as far as I can see:

i) Vista Home Premium x86 > Vista Home Premium x64 > Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (first stage done using an alternate media which I have just paid GBP 7 to be delivered shortly.

ii) Vista Home Premium x86 > Windows 7 Home Premium x86 > Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (first stage using an x86 retail upgrade, second stage using alternate media obtained after buying the retail x86 package).

However, looking at the following article:

Installation choices for 64-bit consumer versions of Windows Vista

it reveals that the steps are likely to be even more complex. For example, my option i) becomes:Uninstall Vista altogether Reinstall my original Dell x86 copy of XP Home Edition. Use the Vista alternative media to do an upgrade installation of Vista Home Premium x64. Then do an upgrade installation of Windows x64 on top of that. Extremely messy, and almost certain to end in tears!

It would be nice if MS took the opportunity to provide a straightforward upgrade path from x86 to x64 this time around; until we know the upgrade options no one knows for sure I guess. However, does anyone know or suspect an easier method?

For example, with my x86 copy of Vista Home Premium in situ, could I install a clean copy of Vista Home Premium x64 on another partition by booting from the DVD, and then just do an upgrade install of Windows 7 x64 when it become available?

Posted: 03-16-2009

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selection, when I select Vista:

failed to start

windowssystem32winload.exe

status: 0xc000000d

And nothing helped /tried to repair from Vista DVD/.

I installed Vista to a partition created on the same HDD as Windows 7 as a "logical"

(it shows Windows 7) with 33GB free space /I think it should be enough/.

So the intaller of Vista didn´t finished installing Vista. Any idea how to fix it?

I read some articles about EasyBCD,etc but I´am not shure if my problem can be fixed with there utils. Can I install WinVista to a "logical" partiotion? /win 7 is on "primary"/

Posted: 04-09-2009

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