At present, I'm running a dual-boot of XP Pro and Vista Home Basic. I wan't to overwrite Windows Vista with a clean install of Windows 7, rather than an upgrade. I wan't to know if I go through with this, will XP still be selectable in the Windows 7 boot menu? And if not, how to remedy this.
View 1 RepliesI have Windows 7installed on one drive and Windows Vista on another drive. When I boot up the computer it goes directly to Windows 7. It recognizes the second hard drive in Windows Explorer but it doesn't give me a choice as to which operating system to run from.
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View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a puzzling problem, my new laptop allows a variety of power adjustment settings, however the only choice *sleep* for the lid closing, it is greyed out so I cannot select anything else, in the advanced settings no matter which configuration I choose for the rest, I am given just one choice.I always set ac connected lid close to do nothing on any laptop I have ever had before so I am mighty confused why I have no choice.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have 5 different computers running windows 7. I am having a problem with 2 of these computers. Every time I start up the computer or restart it, I have to select my connection and enter my security key. I set it up to automatically connect, but every time the computer starts or restarts, the saved wireless connection information is gone and I have to re-enter it every time.
View 5 Replies View RelatedWith increased use of my Windows 7 I amfinding the automatic memory funtion to be quite conterproductive becauseit simply hogs space on my hard drive which calls for frequent cleaning anddefragging.Maintaining optimum space on my hard drive is important,is it not?Isn't there a way for the user to choose and select what he/she wants the program to store without the automatic memory function hogg-ing up everything ?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm just about to install my new Canon Pixma Pro-1 printer in Windows 7 Ultimate X64. I had previously run an HP B9180 with an Ethernet connection (XP) but there were one or two issues like, sometimes, the printer going offline for no obvious reason.
I want to access the Canon from two other PC's (both XP) and need to decide the best method of connection to my Windows 7 PC. Ethernet, or USB and share?
If you are using IE9 and are trying to save a download, you've probably noticed that your not given a choice where the file will be saved to. It is automatically saved to a specific file. When I want to save a download, I prefer to save it to the desktop. Is it possible to change this setting so I can save a d/l to where ever I choose?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have Windows 7 Home Premium, which has a C drive and a D drive. Two hard drives.I just want to know WHY there are two drives. Why was the choice made to have the two drives as opposed to one?
View 6 Replies View RelatedWhen I have tried to install a font there is no "Install" in the drop down. I open the Zip file, then try to install. Not there like it was with Vista.
View 7 Replies View RelatedOn Windows 7 Ultimate, when I either power up an external drive, or plug in my phone... windows autoplay pops up every time. I don't mind autoplay, it's not that I want it disabled. I just want it to remember my choice. I always choose 'open explorer to view files' but the choice is forgotten next time, and there's no checkbox to remember it. Found this tool for XP, might it work on 7?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a problem with running Windows 7 (RC, 7100 i think) and XP on the same machine:
I previously had 2 XP installations - one on the C drive for general useage and one on another drive for audio recording (both are SATA) My C drive XP has been slow and rubbish for a while and so I thought I would reinstall windows on that drive, which I've done before a few times. Then I thought I'd like to try Windows 7 so I installed that. During the installation I formatted the C drive (looking back on it maybe not so clever - there was no data I needed on there but maybe I deleted important files?) and installed 7 on there.
Now, my problem is that I can boot into windows 7 fine, but I am having real difficulty in getting XP to work, due to various things. I have used easyBCD to try and sort out my OS choice at startup, as per some walkthroughs on this forum. When I reboot I have a strange problem where I cant see the screen where I choose the OS, but I know its there because the computer waits for a bit, unless I press enter (to choose windows 7) or down and enter (to choose XP) - so its there but not being displayed on screen.
That's not such a problem, but when I choose XP from the OS select (or what I assume is XP given that I can't see it) the computer just restarts right from the beginning. There was no ntldr in the D drive (where the XP installation is) so i copied it from the XP installation disk.
Also, when I used to be able to get into the 'Studio' XP installation, it thought the D: drive was the I: drive, if you see what I mean..
When I pop in a dvd now, one program seems to have gained control of the dvd and autoplays it. If i uninstall windows media center tries to play it.
How can I get Windows 7 to ask me each time I pop in a disc what to do with it?
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I have Windows 7 installed alongside Ubuntu 12.04 on my desktop. Recently I've got a problem, when I boot the computer the Motherboard graphic appears and goes black, the OS choice screen doesn't appear. As I know from previous experiences the first choice is windows 7 and the second choice is Ubuntu I use arrow keys to select the OS with the screen still black, the screen appears only when the Log On screen appears (in both OS).
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a strange issue haunting me. On a dual boot PC (Windows 7 x86 and x64 the OS selection (Windows Boot Manager) will not allow me to select with the arrow keys. Also the enter key will not allow bypassing the timer. I recently reinstalled both OS but it never worked previously when I had Windows 7 x86 and XP x64 on a dual boot.
During the install, during the several restarts that occur when you are doing an install it will work and I could select but now I cant. The keyboard is a USB keyboard with wireless mouse.
Any ideas?
I just installed win xp though i also have win 7 in separate drive...and my problem is that i have not been able to log on to win 7 after installing xp....because os selection does not show win 7 but only win xp....
View 7 Replies View RelatedI have 2 computers of Windows 7, in one of them the selection color of the mouse is lightblue with a blue border, but in my second PC, the filling is transperant and the border is a grey broken line like in the image. I'm not looking to change the selection color in the Yellow Arrow. I'm looking to change the selection of the mouse like pointed in the Red Arrow .
View 3 Replies View Relatedso i have 2 windows installed on my laptop both are for different purposes and i wanna distenguish between the both of them
is there anyway i can change thier names at selection screen?
When I first installed Windows 7 on my computer I used a partition. So I could either boot from vista or from Windows 7.. So when the computer turned on, it gave me a choice from "Vista" or "Windows 7".
Now I deleted the Windows 7 partition and did a clean windows 7 install over the Vista.
The problem is when I boot up the computer, it still gives me the choice saying Windows 7 and also another Windows 7.
Any ideas on how to just have it automatically boot up windows?
unable to display current user selection dialog in windows7
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a pc that has been running windows 7 pro fine for a couple of years. Today it wont boot stopping with the message: "Windows failed to start.A recent hardware or software change might be the cause."
To fix the problem:
1.Insert windows installation disc and restart your computer
2.Choose your language settings and then click "next"
3.Click "repair your computer".
If you do not have this disc contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
Status: 0xc000000e
Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
This machine has only one dvd drive and one hdd. I have checked the boot list in the bios settings and the cd drive is first then the hdd second. If I insert the windows 7 cd and press any key to boot from cd when prompted I still end up at the "windows failed to start " screen. At this point I have the option to select "Launch startup repair" or "start windows normally" but I cant select them, the machine just counts down and continues to try to launch startup repair and fails with the 0xc000000e error.
I am not able to run recovery on by laptop. When I try to run recovery from hard drive or even booting system from DVD ROM using recovery discs I get the following error:
Status: 0xc0000225
Info: The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible.
My system is HP pavilion dv6 2150us. My hard drive is dynamic (someone told me that this error is because of dynamic hard drive). Will I have to convert dynamic hard drive to basic to run recovery? Or is there another way around?
The selection panel for my dvd rw drive (E:) has disappeared ie. it doesn't appear with a dvd/cd is put into the drive
View 2 Replies View Relatedwhen using explorer where has the 'invert selection' gone???
View 14 Replies View RelatedWhen i boot up windows 7 my screen will go black, i can see my cursor and still log in by using my arrow keys and enter.
This is incredibly annoying, since i can not see which user i have selected
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I have done a full scan with Malwarebytes anti malware and i CAN see the selection screen in safe mode, i also have Avira antivirus running constantly.
for work, i am making a few Wim files to deploy different versions of windows 7.everything is setup and merged my multiple wim files together. the issue i'm having is when i come to the "Select the operating system you want to install" screen. it shows up blank but i can still select the many versions. it's like i didn't edit a file or add detail somewhere. picture below
View 5 Replies View Relatedis there any way to change the invisible border when selecting a file to just the size of the folder or what Xp Was also is there any .dll i can copy from Xp to make it possible to arrange them in the order i want
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I have an Intel i5, Windows 7 Ultimate, and SSD main and 2 HDs SATA. One day, blue screen BSOD appeared and Pc is restarted. Then appears the following error: Window failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause.
View 1 Replies View RelatedSo, I have 2 computers 1 of them is a desktop pc the other one is a laptop, My Desktop pc is 2yrs old, my laptop is pretty new, 2months old or something, The icon selection range on my laptop is somewhat messed up, it's very large and stretched, here example: When it should be like this, The selection area on my pc is normal, not so stretched like on my laptop.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI'm using the Windows 7 - 7000 build too.
Well, I have some questions... first, regarding the boot screen when I turn on the computer. I've installed Windows XP SP2 this way: Deleted all the partitions on my hard drive, then did two partitions from the installation program of the CD, then I installed Windows XP in one of the partitions, then I installed Windows 7 in the other partition.
So, I have two SO's running, but, when I turn on the PC only stars with Windows 7. There is no OS selection screen at the very beggining. What could be the problem?
Second, and regarding with graphics. I'm running Win 7 in a HP 530 Core 2 Duo 2GB RAM and this: "Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, up to 224-MB shared system memory". When I turn on the slideshow as a Desktop Background, sometimes I see weird lines and the transition is not as smooth. Also, I've installed Warcraft III Frozen Throne and when I play, I see some dark flashes and lines.
This happens because of the "beta" not handling well the GMA 950?? I'm using the drivers that came on with the Windows 7, however, I think I've updated them via Windows Update since it seems that HP and Intel are friends with Bill Gates.
Please see the prntscrn to see that I do not have desktop as a default selection. I can scroll down but my children and wife will not remember to do so. How do I make it a default?
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