Recent content by Brent12345

Thanks for the help. Decided to run to the store and buy a new Western Digital HD. Win 7 installed flawlessly, and is now up and running. I also have full access to my .MIG file. Apparently, I had two bad Seagate hard drives. Thanks for taking the time to help.

Okay - so pulled the spare 1 TB HD because it may be defective (Seagate 7200.11 -there was a reason it was not in use - just could not remember what it was) Re-installed the original HD. The original HD has two partitions. One is a 150 GB System partition, and one is a 490 GB primary...

I misunderstood. I can boot to the DVD, and I can get into the BIOS. All problems occur during the OS installation attempt. I placed the .MIG file on an external hard drive, and that drive is unplugged (and being guarded with my life :p) Yes, I have started the process from cold boot.

I ran upgrade advisor, and it said I was good to go. I have no programs that create virtual drives, but I did test Windows 7 in May by install on .VHD partition. In July, I deleted that partition after deciding to do a full wipe and clean install. The machine is currently not bootable...

Hi - I am having a problem upgrading from Windows XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7 Professional. I purchased Win 7, and received the box and installation discs from the manufacturer. I used the Windows Easy Transfer tool to make a .MIG file that backs up all of my information, and then attempted to do a...