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Good Day All I loaded Windows 7 64 a couple of weeks ago in a new installtion and it has been running very well for the most part. One thing that I find impressive is the Program Compatibility Monitor. I loaded an older 32 Bit Software Application that I thought was running well. But I started...

Hey all. I've got a problem relating to Windows 7 and Windows XP. I have Windows 7 on DVD, but for some reasons, my motherboard isn't able to boot from it during startup. So, I couldn't do a clean install for Windows 7 and had to install from desktop while running Windows XP instead. Now...

Hey everyone. First off, Happy New Year! Feels good to be done with 2009 and have a fresh start :] That being said, I'm havig trouble with my operating system and was hoping someone here could help me out. I received a Missing Operating System error message upon boot and have unsuccessfully...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Note: This article is adapted from Windows 7 Secrets Chapter 2: Installing and Upgrading to Windows 7 --Paul When Apple switched its desirable Macintosh computers from the aging Power PC architecture to Intel's PC-compatible x86 platform in 2006, the computing...

I installed a Nvidia Force 8500GT in an E-Machine which previously had an older Nvidia nForce 6100. All was fine, until I went to Windows Update in Vista. I choose a couple optional updates relating the the Nvidia ATA controller and Network Adapter I did not select the update for the Nvidia...

This tutorial describes how to install Windows XP and Windows 7 on the same partition (first tutorial for one partition written). The short concept: Install XP twice and have 7 replace the first installation. Warning! Tested once. Need more testers to confirm it works for everyone and the...

Hi, I performed a clean install of W7 on my system and am having problems (re)installing some of my software programs and apps so I thought that I would re-install Vista and have a Dual-Boot system to clear up these issues and would appreciate help as to the best way to install Vista on a W7...

I recently installed Win7 Ultimate on the second drive of my main computer, but running XP Pro as the main OS. The Win7 partition was "G" in XP and when re-formatted using Acronis Disk Director. However, when booted into Win7 it is running in C Drive and the other partitions go up the...

I have been using Win7 RC1 on a spare computer for a couple of months - quite happy with it. Bought Win7 Ultimate last week and installed it on a second drive in my main computer as a dual-boot with XP Pro. On boot up I get the choice of "Old operating system" or "Windows 7", which is...

I used to have Ubuntu dual-booted with my Windows 7 and I just recently removed it because I wanted this computer to run just Windows 7 only. My only problem is that I can't run Windows 7 when I remove Ubuntu because the GRUB Loader is in the way. I know there's a fix of some sort about typing...

Ok, so here's the setup. I have four hard disk drives/partitions connected to my Computer. One is where Vista and Ubuntu are installed (140GB), one is the recovery partition (8.37GB), one is a data storage drive (189GB), and another is a blank one where I am trying to install Windows 7 (74GB)...

I am having trouble accessing shared files on my home network from Windows 7. I am currently running the Windows 7 64-bit RC, but i have had the same problem on earlier 32-bit beta versions. Windows 7 is installed on a desktop computer that is wired to a Belkin wireless G router. I have a...

I have downloaded Windows 7 Build 7229. But i have no dvds since i wasted 10 getting the rc to work. I know there is a way you can install windows 7 through upgrade but can i install it to a dual-boot if it stays on my hard drive. So i have two partitions. If i keep the download on one can i...

ok Ive read through the other posts to see if anyone else has the same problem as me but I cant see anything Ive got vista 64 and windows 7 64 dual-booted on separate hdds. Both are installed fine but Vista wont connect to the internet (it did before). Its confusing because windows 7 will just...

Hello, I currently have a dual-boot of wnidows XP and windows 7. When I try to use my motherboard's Cd to install the wireless internet driver, it says that it isn't compatible. I have an Asus m2n32 sli deluxe motherboard. Any help is greatly appreciated.

So has anyone got the RC. Im dual-booting it. Its so nice and better than vista.

Hi, I have a ThinkPad T400 and I'm dual-booting Vista and 7 (but I only really use 7). In 7, when you press Windows+P, you get 4 display options: Computer Only, Duplicate, Extend, and Projector Only. Since I just have one laptop screen, I obviously want Computer Only. But every time I close...

I'm at the moment dual-booting Windons Vista as a primary OS and Windows 7 RC 7100 as a secondary OS. I'm facing problem with iTunes library. iTunes itself works fine, but cannot find a solution how I could use the same iTunes library with both OS's. If I point iTunes to use the Vista's...

Okay, so here's what I've done: Partitioned my drive and installed Windows 7 RC1, so I can dual-boot with XP. Now, when I first let it go into Win7 by default, it booted fine - I had the pretty screen with the fish and everything. Then I decided to see how my XP boot would go. I realized I had...

Windows 7RC1 I'm dual-booting XP and Win 7RC1. Each is on a separate hhd. In Win 7, drive "C" is the Win 7 drive and "D" is the XP drive. "G" is an usb external drive. I wanted to write my backups to "D", but "D" doesn't show up in the backup utility. It shows up in My Computer. Only "C"...