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  1. reghakr

    Windows 7 Hack to Remove 100 MB System Reserved Partition When Installing Windows 7

    I have never had one of these "reserved partitions, because I have always formatted first. For those of you who haven't here's how to take care of it. On a fresh (custom) installation of Windows 7, where Windows 7 is installed onto a new hard disk with unallocated disk space (no partition or...
    • reghakr
    • Thread
    • backup bitlocker boot files boot manager business edition custom install disk space drive management encryption enterprise edition hard disk installation ntfs partition recovery system reserved troubleshooting ultimate edition volume windows 7
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  2. nehoma

    Re Pre-Order Win 7 -No Browser

    I just copied this from a Microsoft site. They call the pre-order editions Win 7 E:- Before you install an E edition of Windows 7, please visit windows.microsoft.com/install-windows-E for important information. When you install the E edition of Windows 7, you'll need to do a custom (clean)...
    • nehoma
    • Thread
    • backup browser custom install e edition installation microsoft operating system pre-order windows 7
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Windows News
  3. unisol0

    Windows 7 win 7 rc on barebones system

    how do you upgrade when you have a new computer with no os installed, except for win 7 rc. do you have to pay full price or do a custom install?
    • unisol0
    • Thread
    • barebones custom install full price installation operating system upgrade windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows News
  4. Z

    Windows 7 Big problem with recently installed Windows 7 RC Build 7100.

    I downloaded and tried to install Windows 7 RC Build 7100 yesterday because Windows 7 Beta kept saying it was going to expire by the end of month. When installing, it said I couldn't upgrade from the beta and forced me to custom install. It used my Recovery (D:) Drive to install on and now when...
    • zex258
    • Thread
    • boot options custom install file recovery installation monitor issues operating systems rc build 7100 recovery drive restore problems technical support upgrade issues windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  5. R

    Windows 7 Never gets beyond "Copying Windows Files"

    Dowloaded ISO, burnt to DVD. Trying to install on Virtual drive using MS Virtual PC. Gets as far as starting "Expanding Windows Files (0%) and thats it. Tried burning another DVD of same image, exact same problem. Downloaded new ISO image, burnt new DVD at slowest speed, exact same problem...
  6. S

    Windows 7 Can't get past choosing custom installation!

    When I tried to choose custom installation so I can put windows 7 on my other partition I get this error "Windows installation encountered an unexpected error. Verify that the installation sources are accessible, and restart the installation. Error code: 0xE0000100" Should I just reburn the...
    • sexton1
    • Thread
    • custom install error code image burning installation partition reinstallation repair setup issues troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  7. L

    Windows 7 NTFS partition not recognized

    I have got Ubuntu installed on Disk 0, XP (C:) on 80GB partition, DATA (F:) on 287GB and new WIN7 (E:) 97GB partition (all NTFS) on Disk 1 and I'm trying to install Windows 7 RC in this new WIN7 partition restarted PC with Win 7 DVD followed instructions on Install Windows page...
    • Lawrence_P
    • Thread
    • boot issues compatibility custom install data partition disk management disk setup dual boot error installation linux compatibility ntfs partition setup log storage system partition troubleshooting ubuntu upgrade windows 7 windows installation
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  8. D

    Windows 7 Will Windows 7 Install delete existing files on my partition?

    I have 3 seperate drives in my system. I want to dual boot Windows Vista and Windows 7 RC1. Vista is install on the first drive (C) I want to install Windows 7 on the second drive D but there is currently files on the drive (some Videos and music etc). If i choose to install Windows 7 custom...
    • djflex2009
    • Thread
    • backup custom install data safety drive dual boot file management files hd format installation music partition rc1 user questions video vista windows 7
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  9. C

    Windows 7 Any warnings on a full unpartioned clean install?

    I'm going to install windows 7 rc next week on a laptop using the advanced custom install with a full unpartion. Any worries as far as drivers. Will be doing without backup. Connection worries or anything like that?
  10. G

    Windows 7 Vlited Win7022 1.27g idles at 208mb ram!

    I have successfully Vlited Win7022 to the size of 1.27g so that it can run fast on my old laptop with 528 ram. Following is the vlite log of items removed, mostly Media Center, languages, drivers (I have my own)). To avoid having to download the huge MS add-on to vlite, simply install the old...
    • gregrocker
    • Thread
    • aero disable avast beta version compatibility configuration custom install drivers removed lightweight os media center old laptop os tweaks performance ram optimization security settings spybot sticky notes system components vlite windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
  11. E

    Windows 7 Installation stuck at expanding

    I have tried everything. The image file has the correct MD5,I burned the image at lowest speed,tried multiple programs like Infra Recorder,Img Burn,Nero. The install gets stuck at Expanding Files at 10% or 30% at one time. I'm all out of ideas... I'm installing a custom install not upgrade on...
    • Everyone_loves_Hypnotoad
    • Thread
    • burning software custom install desktop expanding files file size img burn infra recorder installation installation problems md5 check nero operating system partition software errors troubleshooting update issues windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  12. cygnus333

    Windows 7 Msg. "Files may be corrupt or missing" during 32-bit install.

    I am trying to install Windows 7 32-bit onto a Compaq Presarion X6000. Here is the msg. I get. Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupt or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code: 0x80070017. I know...
    • cygnus333
    • Thread
    • 32-bit compaq corrupt custom install dvd issues error error code installation missing files presario setup troubleshooting upgrade vista windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  13. F

    Windows 7 Windows 7 vs. Windows XP

    I installed good ol' (new) 7 and did a Custom install on a partition (because upgrading wouldn't work :), but ever since after the update I installed I had this problem of not being able to boot Windows XP OR Windows 7, only now Windows 7 shows up. I could go to XP before I installed the update...
    • FCCAGut
    • Thread
    • boot problems custom install dual boot installation media center partitioning troubleshooting update issues windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
  14. Koushiro

    Windows 7 Requesting Assistance getting Windows 7 to see things.

    Hey everyone, saw the forums and thought I'd ask for some assistance. So I've got a WD 150gb Raptor SATA Hard Drive. I know I've got it, I'm using it right now with Windows XP SP3 installed. I downloaded the latest public beta for Windows 7, burned it to a DVD and reset my machine...
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