I recently bought an ultrabook with win 7 home basic..i'm actually thinking of upgrading it to home premium but after UPGRADING (not a fresh install) should I reinstall my drivers ..because beats audio driver isn't available on the internet I think.
View 1 RepliesI have a Dell desktop with windows vista 32 bit on it but only have a 'reinstallation' disk. Is there a way to install windows 7 64 bit upgrade (yes, hardware will support the 64 bit) even though I only have the 'reinstallation' disk....or am I hosed and will have to buy the full install version of Windows 7?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI've worked as a PC tech for the last year and a half at a local joint here in College Station, TX and BC has been a wonderful resource in the past for me. To date, I haven't needed to ask questions directly; unfortunately, this latest one has stumped me. I have done my best to peruse the forum for previous topics of this nature and have found nothing. I realize it's a pain to answer the same thing twice so please feel free to redirect me if you found something I didn't.Unlike most problems for which I've sought help on BC, this one is personal. I'm trying to reinstall Windows 7 on my laptop but I'm running into some problems. First, I've run MEMTEST and HDD checks and everything checks out. Second, the full OS installation history was (OEM) 32-bit Vista, 32-bit Windows 7, and 64-bit Windows 7 (currently, or more appropriately formerly as I've already reformatted the hard drive).
I'd like to install Windows x86 on this machine as I've recently purchased a new performance laptop on which I have x64 Win7 installed. Before you protest, the laptop I'm asking about only has 2 GB RAM so there's no point in having x64 installed (and in fact it causes a lot of compatibility problems for legacy programs; yes, I installed Virtual Machine w/ XP but the graphics card doesn't carry over so I can't run the programs I need). Unfortunately, every time I try to boot to the DVD with Win7 x86 on it, it loads the files, shows the "Starting Windows..." splash screen, and then BSODs. The error? "c000021a"I've put a x64 Win7 disc in and it doesn't have this error at all. Any idea what might be causing this? I'm emarrassed to ask since I should know these things as a tech but I'm at my wits end here. Google hasn't been kind to me and I'm about ready to give up
after formatting, I am unabale to find sony webcam operating how to make it out
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have reinstalled Win7 on my laptop nad right now I can't open 2nd partition (D:) where my files are stored. The box pop-up that an access is denied. Also, partition D: has only NTFS description written down (no any possibility to open properties etc). How it happened? I reinstalled Win without any boot CD, but as a 2nd system on C: drive (the previous was renamed as Windows.old). After that, I deleted this folder. Everything runs fine, only D drive remains not accessable. I've tried to provide a permission for PC user how it was described here, but no any changes
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have dell Vostro 3450. when i reformatted the disk and installed the Windows 7,wireless adaptor was not detected and also one of the USB port was not enabled.
View 2 Replies View RelatedReinstalled windows from Home Premium 32-bit to Ultimate 64-bit.All was okay, except the fact that I could not connect to my home wifi. It asked me for a password, I typed it in, then it asked me for it again, but this time it inmediatly said that it was invalid. Other responses ive had are Network security mismatch, windows cannot connect to the network. I have tried many different things, such as installiing the 32-bit version of Ultimate, updating drivers, and i cant connect to the wirelles.
View 1 Replies View RelatedAs a mistake the audio driver for playing sounds in my mini HP pc become deleted. I have tried several times regenerate it under control panel.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a dell laptop 5150N. I replaced the hard drive with a new, wiped clean hard drive identical to the one i replaced. On ebay, they sell Dell windows 7 einstallation dvds, but they have no product keys/ COAs. I do have a product key/ COA underneath my laptop. Will one of theseI need a reinstallation just so i can restore my original system via my recovery dvds from the previous hard drive.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI have an acer that has been infected with some malware. I want to do a clean reinstall I could probably get the virus out if I tried to but I dont want to because i already scanned it with avast and deleted virus but its still coming back.
I have the OEM product key on the back but no boot CD's for the acer windows 7 home premium laptop.
How can I obtain a copy of windows 7 home premium and then enter my product key?
Also- I can run fine in safe mode. is there any way i can create a bootable disc from there?
If i reinstall windows do you guys know if i contact avast to get my license reactivated.
I purchased 3x 2year licenses and how would i go about reactivating it on the "fresh" install
I downloaded windows 8 consumure preview and I wanted to reinstall windows 7 so I get my windows 7 disk and hit reinstall. When it was about 70% done and it freezes then it crashes I turn it back on and a loop hole appears and it saids this message "the computer restarted unexpectedly or encountered an unexpected error. Windows installation cannot proceed. To install windows, click ok to restart the computer, and then restart installation". I hit ok. It restarts and the same message pops up.
View 1 Replies View RelatedCan anyone tell me if I can install an OEM Win 7 64 bit serial number on a system that was loaded from a Dell reinstallation disk? I bought the disk, and what turned out to be a bogas serial number from different venders. Now I have purchased the whole legitimate program from a vender I trust. The reason for wanting to do this involves licensing limits on other expensive software already loaded.
View 8 Replies View RelatedJust one question : Is it possible to reinstall an Operating System like Vista or 7 with an image DVD downloaded from internet and activated with the CD Key from the computer that was bought with that license.
Ex : Windows Vista Home Premium (english) - Image downloaded from Internet
Windows Vista Home Premium (english) - License, product CD key bought with the computer.
I presently have a 6 year old Dell X300 running XP, it has been a good machine but is getting 'tired' and I am looking at getting something new. The type of machines I am looking at like a HP Pavilion dm1 or a Lenovo Thinkpad X100/ 120 (new) running windows 7 of course. They do not come up a optical drive.So my question is what happens in the case of a HD failure?With the X300 I have reloaded windows on to the new HD using the CD drive and recovery disks provided.But in 2011 what is the way of being prepared for a HD failure with machines that have no optical drive and no windows 7 supplied reinstallation cds/dvds?Is there way of doing it thru a USB flask drive? is that the answer?
View 9 Replies View RelatedMy hard drive is failing the SMART test. I have been receiving errors on startup, so I have ordered a new hard drive. I know how to do a clean install with Windows 7. My question is, isn't there an easier way to get everything from my dying HD over to my new HD?
View 5 Replies View Relatedproblem with my W-LAN device. Recently I�ve got a strange feeling about it because some things didn�t work correctly, so I decided to reinstall the driver. It didn�t work directly (I don�t know why), so I tried to uninstall it first, to install it again. Now I got this message: This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device. (Code 31)An update for the latest driver was useless because I already got the latest one. I tried both installing it from the device manager several times, which failed everytime with this message to come, and by the driver setup (there is a folder available on my computer with all drivers installed on it), which seemed not to have any effect, although it said "Installation complete".
View 6 Replies View RelatedI have been running windows7 for a year now on my pc. Its super fast and I love it. However; I have struggled to get Home Groups to work, and there are some other aggravating issues that I think I'll clear up by re-installign windows. I'll be using my family pack of Windows7 Upgrade DVDs to get it done. Currently, I have a kingston 128 (maybe its bigger, don't recall) SSD that I keep my OS on. I have a 1TB HDD that I keep my data, user profiles, and all temp files on. So, I currently have a drive letter "D" that is the 100MB reserved partition. I already don't like keeping all my stuff on a second drive, but the idea that its on "F" is really odd to me.
View 5 Replies View RelatedDell XPS 435T/9000 with intel i7-920 and 6gb memory. Computer is crashing and Dell says it's a software problem, not hardware. Windows 7 was installed as a free upgrade over Vista.What do I have to do to perform a fresh install? All my critical data is backed up.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI'm having an issue with trying to mount shares on my network to a WD Live player. Everything worked fine before reinstalling the OS on my computer. I am using Windows 7 Ultimate on a Dell XPS box. I have 2 external MY book 1TB drives with movies and music. The shares on my internal drives mount correctly through SSH to the WD Live but I get this error when trying to mount from the external drives:
Code: # xmount "//192.168.0.195/Films" "Films" cifs
mount: mounting \192.168.0.195Films on /tmp/media/usb/Films failed: Cannot allocate memory
xmount: xmount //192.168.0.195/Films Films cifs user=guest,iocharset=utf8,ro FAILED WTF?!? Also, I get this info when I run the command on SSH to see my shares:
[code]....
I recently upgraded from xp to 7 on my gateway fx530. Everything about the install was fine except I can't connect to the internet. I am able to connect with this modem on a different computer so there's nothing wrong with that. Windows 7 is not recognizing my modem for some reason. I am missing two drivers: IPMI interface and PCI Serial Port.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently upgraded from xp to win7 home ed. Now when the system boots and the speakers work fine, however; after the system id for 30min or so the speaker drivers disappear. It does not matter if any apps r running or not.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI'm having this really weird problem.
I am currently running a GeForce 9500 GT on vista and have tried upgrading to Windows 7 release candidate 1 from Vista. The problem is, Windows 7 doesn't like the Nvidia drivers I have on my system. So I uninstalled them. Completely. Restarted. Tried the upgrade again, and boom! Still can't upgrade because Nvidia drivers / nview desktop manager (yes, that is what it says).
I have literally restarted my computer 20 times, uninstalling, reinstalling and whateverinstalling. I have no idea what to do in order to upgrade to windows 7. The drivers or my actual hardware is not letting me upgrade.
I have just upgraded two HP DV9000 series laptops to Windows 7 (one from Vista and one from XP) and according to Device Manager they both have all the drivers installed just fine. Only there is no sound on either of them. The sound was fine on XP and Vista.. I know the speakers are working because when I touch the blue controlls above the keyboard the speakers emit a chirp (which is more than just a beep) but there is not a peep from Windows. Both laptops use a nVidia chipset and i have installed the drivers from HP's support pages both with and without compatibility mode. I have also used a couple of different sound drivers but still silence.
View 2 Replies View Relatedok so years ago, i bought an Dell inspiron 1520 which i still have today. it came with a windows xp "re-installation disc" from microsoft, which does what it says, allows me to reinstall the OS. this is different from a "recovery disc" since it only installs the OS and not the factory settings and drivers, which is exactly what i like, a fresh install. i've used this disc to reformat and reinstall XP on multiple dell computers and even on HP and lenovo laptops as long as i had the genuine product key enterednow i just recently bought a asus laptop and it does not come with any windows reinstall disc at all..wth. i feel cheated because the money i paid for the laptop should include the OS itself, so they should have given me an OS disc. the asus laptop is running windows 7. now is there any way for me to make my own "re-installation Disc"
View 10 Replies View RelatedI have sony vaio laptop come with window 7 home basic.Laptop showing problem while running some programs.I want a fresh installation of window 7 home basic but no window 7 disk come with laptop.Should i download window 7 home basic ISO file from Microsoft website and activate it with the key written on the bottem of the laptop.I want to know will it work.
View 3 Replies View RelatedRecently I upgraded my OS from Vista 64 bit to Windows 7 64 bit. With the upgrade my graphics drivers were also updated. The problem is that I'm unable to watch videos or listen to music after about 2 hours of usage. Basically when my computer is turned on it works fine but after a few hours of usage all my video programs crash. I have to continually restart my computer every few hours in order to watch videos and listen to music. I've been googling for about 2 hours to find a solution, no results thus far.I thought it was a registry issue at first and I used a registered version of Registry Easy but the problem was not solved.
View 4 Replies View RelatedI recently upgraded my Sony Vaio VGN-AR71S laptop to Windows 7. All went well apart from two issues. My memory card slots no longer show under 'My Computer' and nothing is recognised when I insert a memory card into the slot...and secondly My built in web cam no longer works (although the mic does) Under device manager I have one yellow exclamation mark next to a USB device which I believe is my web cam and another under an unrecognised device which maybe my memory card slots.
I have tried the Sony support site and done a search on the web but so far I haven't found any drivers or solutions to my problem.
I'm not sure if this belongs in Drivers or here, but I'm having an issue with the video drivers on my laptop. It's an HP Compaq Presario V6000 series,v6205 according to the limited tech support I received. The laptop was purchased in '06 and originally ran Windows Vista, however I upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit a couple of days ago, and have had an issue finding compatible drivers, namely a driver for my nVidia graphics card. HP's website has the drivers for XP and Vista, but want to charge me to get 7 compatible drivers (59.99 for a one-time use). I've read on other forums that it is possible to take the non-manufacturer drivers and modify the .INF files to work, but I'm inexperienced with that sort of stuff. The card is an nVidia GeForce 6150. If there are any other details I've left out, I'd be happy to add them. EDIT: In the event that I can't secure the proper drivers, does anyone know if Linux is an option for such a machine? Or would the same driver issues be present?
View 3 Replies View RelatedAfter an upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista 32 (all drivers, modem, audio, etc. found on Gateway support windows vista 86/64)to Windows Business N 64 I cannot find certain drivers that are compatible with Win 7. I have tried the win vista 64 drivers with no luck. I have searched, for two days, for drivers AC '97 2.3 Compliant Audio (Conexant Audio 6.14.10.0575 from Gateway website), and the PCI Modem (Conexant7.22.0.0 1.4 MB 08/03/2010) do not work. I searched the Conexant website for drivers, again no luck.Other than that, after a HDD upgrade, 2GB memory upgrade this old machine, supprising, it runs very good.
Gateway MX 6421
Windows 7 Business N 64 Bit
Audio_Conexant-Driver Issue
Modem_Conexant-Driver Issue
CardReader_TI_- Driver Issue
I will be receiving my Windows 7 home premium upgrade today. I currently have a HP Pavillion DV4 laptop running vista home premium and i will be doing an inplace upgrade to Windows 7 home premium, no reformat or anything. Will i have to reinstall drivers for my laptop? and if so is there a certain order i should follow when installing drivers? all help would be greatly appreciated.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI recently bought a samsung NP-300V5A laptop for compsci at school, and picked it due to the fact that out of all the laptops at microcenter, this one was at a reasonable price with an i7 2670qm, however, coming from building 3 of my own very high end desktops (3930k w/ gtx 690 & ssd's) the 5400 rpm drive just was unbearable, so I went out and picked up a crucial M4, and replaced it. I also bought a copy of windows 7 home premium OEM and tried booting from that dvd, and it would not work, I just got a backlight loop, so I inserted the Samsung recovery install disc, and used it to install windows, worked just the same as any other win7 install, however, my internet is not working now, and my laptop's monitor/display is recognized as a generic nonPnP and won't go to its max resolution.
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