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Hello my little brother was messing around with this New SID number, and before i didnt read the instruction i shut off the computer.now there is something wrong with it, i can log on as guest, my Administrator account is gone. I tried to create a new one but it wont let me. Every time i try to...

The first problem I encountered was the installation froze on 62%, which I have since found a fix for. Now it gets past that but after telling me 'setup will continue after restarting your computer', it freezes on the 'Starting Windows' screen, and its rather annoying as I have attempted to...

Table of contents 1 – How Much Better Is Windows 7? 2 – Windows History 3 – Hardware And Test Details 4 – Test Setup 5 – Benchmark Results: Synthetics 6 – Benchmark Results: Application And Audio/Video Performance 7 – Benchmark Results...

Hi all. I hope someone has the answer for this. 1) I installed Vista in the first partition of my hard disk 2) I installed Windows 7 in the second partition of my hard disk 3) Bootmgr and BCD directory are installed in the partition containing Vista. On booting I can choose perfectly. Now the...

Hi I have tried to install windows 7 ultimate but i cannot do it. I keep having this message when i try to setup from desktop: ''windows detected that this computer has 248 ram, but 512 is required for installation, installation cannot proceed.'' So i tried setup from booting from the disk...

Hi, First of all, thanks for this amazing forum that really can help newbies like me. So, now, the problem I have. I had Windows Vista installed in my computer. I have changed, formating the disk with the Windows 7 installation disk. Now, when the computer boots, the former Vista boot...

I've upgraded from Vista Premium Home to Windows 7, home and now I have to boot twice. The first boot I get a blank black monitor, I have to manually shot the computer and boot again and log into windows on the prompt: "start windows in standard mode". Also, I have McAfee virus protection...

hi there , I'm wondering if any one can help me with this one, as i have spent the last 4 weeks trying to sort this one out with the IT guys at pcspecialist...... -.- Anyhoo, here it goes - i have a clevo m571ru-u laptop running vista 64bit i have had the laptop for just over a year now, and 4...

Ive got a problem with the windows 7 ive got, everytime i restart my pc everythings fine, but when the part comes on what says welcome, then theres a big red flash just before the desktop comes on, is it supposed to do that? or is it something to do with my graphic's driver? the red flash fill's...

Hi there... I got 7600.16385.090713-1255 x64 Windows 7, but i'm really struggling at installing it. I currently have XP pro x32 service pack 3 on my pc, but it simply wont install. I know that it wont run from XP itself, as it gives me the "This Installation disc isn't compatible with...

Hi there... I got 7600.16385.090713-1255 x64 Windows 7, but i'm really struggling at installing it. I currently have XP pro x32 service pack 3 on my pc, but it simply wont install. I know that it wont run from XP itself, as it gives me the "This Installation disc isn't compatible with...

Hi there, Help, Help and more Help.... I have done windows updates on my Dell M1530, and now when i try to boot up the laptop, it displays the windows update screen with the message: Installing updates 3 of 3 at 0%. Then promptly shut itself down and reboots to the same screen, reboots ext...

[SOLVED] Win7 64-bit installation hangs I have a problem. Whenever I try to install Windows 7 Pro it always freezes at some points - these seem random but usually at Expanding Windows files. I tried installing from a dvd at first but went on to a usb stick so it is not a disc problem. I read...

I have been trying to install the x86 RC version on my Netbook, a Vye S18. It went through the installation and various reboots until it said it was finished but now just hangs during the final reboot. I've tried safe mode, VGA 640, boot to command prompt - same thing. It does the Win7 logo...

I downloaded the file 7100.090421 x64 RC of windows 7 from the microsoft site, burned the .iso to a dvd using ImgBurn, rebooted the computer and booted from dvd. After the loading windows files screen, the Starting Windows screen shows up, then after that it goes to a blue screen (not bsod) with...

Hi, I inadvertently posted this on social.answers.mictosoft.com so I thought I would repost it here. Regards In case it is you that likes challenges and you can learn benefit from my lessons learnt in trying to install Windows 7 on an old machine, then I have done my bit. No doubt others have...

Well after just a day of using windows 7 I've got some classic windows slowdown symptoms. I'm thinking it's probably AVG 8.5 free thats doing it, but I run a chkdsk /f just to make sure. System starts booting, goes to chkdsk, does the countdown: "To skip disk checking, press any key within x...

I've finally gotten to the point of being able to install Windows 7 from a USB device after formatting my external hard disk and using command prompt to copy all the files. However when i enter the BIOS and choose my Boot Options to boot from USB it said something like NTFLS not found, or...

I am currently running Windows XP Pro x64, and I have no idea how to safely go about creating a new partition on my hard drive so that I can install Windows 7 and have it able to dual boot between the two. I am only running one 1TB HDD at the moment, so installing Windows 7 on its own disk is...

Hello guys, Im writing here because this is my last hope , i really pray that you can help me!! Something like 2 months ago i started having problems with Vista...my PC is brand new and haven't had any problem , but then all of a sudden things started going wrong: My operating system ( Vista...