1. McGehee

    Windows 7 If I upgrade from Win7 Home Premium...

    ...what happens, as far as Microsoft is concerned, to the Home Premium version I originally installed? My wife's laptop has Vista, and I'm considering upgrading it to 7HP but would like to upgrade my desktop from 7HP to Pro or Ultimate. If I upgrade my system will I then be able to use the...
  2. F

    Windows 7 Endless install loop of windows 7 on a brand new HDD

    Ok, so long story short my hard drive died. I had to get a brand new one, but I don't have any OS disc since they never included the disc with my PC. I 'got' windows 7 home premium 64 bit edition, went through the install, got to completing installation, then just as it finished it told me some...
  3. cybercore

    Windows 7 ImgBurn: Lightweight CD/DVD/Blu-ray Burning Tool for Windows

    ImgBurn is a lightweight CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application : Read - Read a disc to an image file Build - Create an image file from files on your computer or network - or you can write the files directly to a disc Write - Write an image file to a disc Verify - Check a disc is...
  4. P

    Windows 7 How to Transfer Music from Disc to MP3 Player Using Windows 7

    hi there , how do you put music onto a mp3 player from a disc via windows 7 , ive tried going to sink after puting the disc in then going to library and trying to drag and drop but its not working , any help would be magic , thanks
  5. Basilo

    Windows 7 Trouble Installing Windows XP Over Newer OS: Need Help Reformatting Hard Drive

    I hate these new operating systems. While trying to install xp, my computer said that i couldnt because i have a newer operating system. So i went to reformat my hardrive, only to have my computer tell me that i couldnt because that is the drive that has my operating system on it and the online...
  6. V

    Windows 7 Playing Blu-Ray discs on my Windows 7 laptop

    I just bought my first movie on Blu-Ray format and put it in the built in Blu-Ray Player on my ASUS Quad Core laptop running Windows 7 Pro 64 bit OS. Got this error message: "Windows Media Player cannot play the DVD. The disc was created in a manner that the Player does not support." There was...
  7. R

    Windows 7 Windows 7 'hangs' when a CD or DVD is inserted

    I recently upgraded my fully functional XP Pro OS for Win7 Home, but I am having major problems with the pc hanging or crashing whenever I insert a blank or written CD 7 DVD. At first I thought it was my optical drive so I replaced that with a compatible LG drive, but the same thing happens...
  8. TheLP

    Windows 7 I can't install anything properly. At all.

    Okay, so a couple days ago I bought Windows 7 as a part of a promotional thing and got a student discount. I downloaded the .iso and burned it to a disc. I've installed it on my computer, and now almost everytime I attempt to install something I run into some kind of error or bug that basically...
  9. W

    Windows 7 Does the Key go with the Disc?

    I bought a laptop with home premium that has the key sticker on the bottom. The laptop is loaded with bloatware. I would like to do a clean install of just Win 7. I also have home premium on my desktop. Could I use the disc I got for my desktop and install it onto my laptop and use the laptop...
  10. M

    Windows 7 Burning .mkv to Blu-ray

    Most of the blu-ray movies I get are .mkv and this is a problem because I'm using Nero 9, which will let me play them, but not burn them to a blu-ray video disc. I have to convert them first to .avi then burn which takes forever. Anyone know of a good program that will let me burn .mkv to...
  11. P

    Windows Vista Blu Ray Blank Media

    Does anyone know where in the UK i can purchase this media but i want it to be Lightscribe too. I have DVD Lightscribe but i cannot find Blu Ray Lightscribe anywhere, i would have thought that some would be available.
  12. H

    Windows 7 Windows 7 disc: upgrade or install?

    hi, i bought a new laptop in august and i signed up for the free windows 7 upgrade. i just got the disc in the mail today. the little packet is came with says "while a clean installation of windows 7 is available, HP strongly recommends that you use this kit to perform an upgrade and not a new...
  13. tmint

    Windows 7 Need advice for windows 7 install

    Hey all I have downloaded windows 7 pro from their site and I am using it unactivated at the moment,but I have decided I want to get windows 7 pro. Since I am eligible for the student program I am going to get window 7 pro that way. Now I'm wondering once I pay the fee and able to get windows...
  14. D

    Windows 7 Help with ei.cfg

    I have downloaded W7 from a few places and I cannot get the ei.cfg trick to work. I have tried two ways. BTW, I use magic ISO, which I am starting to believe is the problem. I d/l the ISO and open it with MI, then delete the ei.cfg file and save as an ISO file, burn to DVD. That gives me a...
  15. N

    Windows 7 IL-2 1946 Loading Times Increased in Windows 7 Compared to Vista: Insights and Benefits

    This game takes 8 times longer to load in 7 than it did in Vista why? However there is an up side in that it will run without the disc in the drive which it wouldn't before.
  16. W

    Windows 7 upgade disc needs cd dvd drivers

    ive been trying to install w7 upgrade w/ a disc i bought and downloaded from microsoft.for one thing it takes forever to get to the install screen then after the agreement screen i get an error that says i need to install drivers for cd dvd drive .the drive is a hp dvd 1140i it came w/ a nero...
  17. J

    Windows 7 Do Upgrade Discs work with the Win7 RC?

    Can I use a Win7 Upgrade disc to upgrade the RC? Or do I need to buy a full version? :confused: Thanks!
  18. X

    Windows 7 Install disc just spins

    Tried the 32bit disc and it went right to setup for install but the 64bit disc just grinds away in the drive. I tried a few other discs and they work fine, how do I get a replacement for this thing? Or is there a work-around for this? Running 64bit vista currently with no problems.
  19. T

    Windows 7 Student offer confusion!

    Hi, Here in the UK I can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional for £30 (inc VAT and delivery). I can also pay £9 for a disc as opposed to a digital download. I want to do this, but the disc is an upgrade disc, so I'm wondering what you'll need to perform a clean install. I...
  20. M

    Windows Vista Resolving 'NTLDR is Missing' Error After Windows Vista Crash

    Help, Vista has crashed and message reads 'NTLDR is missing'. Have tried to repair with original disc but it says can not find a problem!:confused: