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I just upgraded from Vista HP x64 to Windows 7 HP x64 and am posting this for information for anyone who cares to read it. My first try was following the MSN instructions to select " Upgrade " or "Custom" installation. I selected upgrade which ran fine till installation of the last step. Total...

I upgraded from windows 7 32-bit version to 64-bit ("custom install" - tried using LapLink's "Windows & Upgrade Assistant". Big mistake, but that's another story.) Afterwards, I downloaded 64-bit version of iTunes, and have had many, many problems getting it to install and run. Following...

Hello, I downloaded the student edition of windows 7 Home Premium, I am currently running Vista Ultimate so cannot do an update and have to do a custom install. I downloaded it fine, ran it, it opens up fine with the blue windows 7 opening screen, I select install, then select custom...

i just did a custom install of windows 7 on my HP laptop, my computer says i have 20 out of 220 gigs left meaning that my music and movies are still on there but i cannot find them!! i was fine with starting over from scratch but this is worse b/c all my hard drive space is being taken up and i...

I've upgreaded (custom install) to windows 7 32 bit on Toshiba P205 s6287, 4gb Ram, 200g ide HDD. Is it possible to now upgrade to windows 7 64 bit? How would I do it? I can download the ISO image and burn it to a DVD? Would that be the best way, or since I already loaded the 32 bit version...

I have a HP pavilion dv9917cl laptop. Nvidia Geforce 7150M/630M Integrated ethernet adapter, Nforce 630M. Updated to Windows 7 32-bit from Vista 32-bit, custom (start from scratch) install. Initially my ethernet adapter showed up in Device Manager as Nforce Networking Controller, not working...

The major cause of problems when UPDATING from Vista to Windows 7 are programs like Antivirus, Firewalls, and the dozen or so programs that are loading when the system boots up. Save yourself a LOT of headaches and turn them all off and run Msconfig and uncheck all the boxes under startup. Then...

Could someone give me step by step instructions on how to upgrade from vista home premium 32bit to windows 7 64bit? I have an Acer Aspire notebook. My computer came with windows vista already installed. I cannot get the 64bit windows 7 disk to boot so I can select custom install like the...

I've already saved everything I need (mainly e-mails) to my USB drive. My primary drive is partitioned with XP and Linux Ubuntu in a dual boot. When I do a "custom" Windows 7 install will it only wipe the XP partition or will it wipe the entire hard drive and set it to one partition? I'd prefer...

I just finished downloading the student discount version of home premium from Digital River and received the product key, however all it gave me was an exe to upgrade from. I need to be able to boot and install from a disk or drive as i was planning on wiping and installing new firmware onto my...

hello, my problem is the following, i received my copy of windows 7 proffesional this morning and i let my sister do the installation while i was at work...she by mistake installed the 32 version and not the 64 bit one. When i enter the dvd with the 64 bit version of windows to start installing...

My computer had Vista Ultimate on Drive C, and XP Pro on Drive D (dual boot). I wanted to upgrade to Windows 7, and couldn't upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Professional (which is what the Action Pack CD is). I purchased Laplink PcMover Update and ran it on the XP installation then...

I am getting Windows 7 home premium and a new Intel X-25m 80gb SSD. My questions are,(i am using vista home premium 32bit now) i think i can buy an upgrade version and still do a fresh install on a new drive with it correct? I want to do a "custom" 64 bit install on a new SSD but I have vista on...

Hi, I've had Windows Vista for a little over a year and I have been completely discontent with it. It's gotten so bad to the point that now everytime I start up, I get a bunch of random corrupt file messages, drivers that need to be reinstalled, etc. Also, over the course of time, a bunch of my...

In the past when I've upgraded from one OS to another, I've always had issues down the road so with Windows 7, I only want to do a fresh install if necessary. I found the following info about Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade from Microsoft and I'm trying to make certain that I understand it...

Ok first thing is first, I'm not very good with computers, so if you go step-by-step it'll be great. I got a laptop not too long ago, and it came with Vista Home Premium. I disliked Vista after awhile, having problems with it, and Windows 7 seemed like a good idea. I installed Windows 7 today...

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...

I have a Dell laptop running on Vista. I put in the Win 7 cd. When i clicked install I to the 2options -upgrade -custom I selected upgrade so I could keep the files on pc untouched. Then this popped up: How am I going to install win 7 and keep files? Can i install the win7 when...

I am trying to install the Windows 7 RC 64-bit as a fresh install. I am coming from a Windows XP Home Edition. I backed up all my important data and restarted and booted to the Windows 7 RC DVD. I chose custom install and then formatted the partition (only took like 5 seconds. Strange) and...

I am attemtpting to install the win 64bit 7 RC on a brand new build. I am using a USB stick as my install media. The install boots, although it takes a VERY long time to get from when windows begins to load the setup files to the place where I have issues (about 15 - 20 minutes). Where the...