hardware compatibility

At least it is better than Vista Users of Microsoft's Windows 7 are generally "very satisfied" with the new operating system. A report from Forrester Research said that most of the great unwashed know the product is there if they want it. Writing in its blog Forrester said a "strong majority"...

So im going from xp to 7 and i get all the way done with the install and my computer restarts and then when it goes back to the setup to finsh or whatever its states an error saying computer restarted unexpectedly and installation cant proceed? anyone know why? im running one harddrive in sata...

Hi I have just bought a revo 3600 nettop for use as a media centre and a LITEON usb dvd rom drive. I tested the usb drive on my main computer running win7 ultimate and it works fine. when i plug it in to the revo running win7 ultimate it shows up in device manager ok but does not show in "my...

installed windows 7 ultimate(tried both 64 and 32 bit) to my pc. but after installation when it reboots for the 1st time, it shows a black screen with the mouse pointer. i waited 1/2 hour but no use.:frown: my pc config core2quad q6600, asus P5KVM, 2 gb ddr2 ram, nvidia 9600gt 512mb and 380 gb...

First 3 downloads of the iso weren't complete...I didn't notice until I tried 2 burns. Then I resorted to downloading elsewhere and after 3 more downloads I got the right file(verified by hash) for 64 bit Windows Pro English. Burned the iso to my thumb drive fine, seemed to install fine and...

Dear members, I'v followd the threat about the random freezes cause i thought it would solve mine, but no.. I don't have the random freezes of win7 but only while editing hd video. After 5-20 minutes it's all over.. It doesn't really freezes but gets reaaaaly slow like some people told in the...

I have a gateway mx7120 that ihave put windows 7 on and works great. the ati driver updated itself and works fine. but i cannot locate a driver for the soundcard, therefore my cmputer has no sound capabilities. ive called gateway and say they cannot help me because i have upgraded to windows 7...

The upcoming 6 core Thuban processors will make it’s first appearance in the market somewhere in May 2010 according to OCQ. If the predictions are right, we would see lots of them at the Computex Taipei 2010 show to be held in June 2010. The codenamed Thuban series of processors are hexa core...

Hello. I have been trying for quite some time to get win 7 to install on my computer. I tried the beta when it came out and I couldn't get it to work, so I thought it was just b/c it was beta. I have since built a new computer and purchased the full version of win 7-64 bit and I am having...

I was hoping you might be able to point me to a resource that could help a relative having trouble upgrading to Windows 7 - 32-Bit on a mainstream PC built for Windows XP. I was a bit disappointed that he was on a call with support for 1 ½ hours to help him through a BSOD issue. In the end...

I just built my first computer. Specs are in my profile. I can get into BIOS and the motherboard's onboard OS. BIOS recognizes both my HDDs, both my optical drives, all of my RAM (3x2GB), my CPU, etc. I have the most current version of the BIOS. I can not install Windows 7. I have tried 3...

I had windows 7 pro 32bit in stalled on my computer for months. It crashed wiht a nasty BSOD after trying to install ad-aware. I was unable to restore windows to an earlier time until I checked the disk for errors. I was unable to check the disk for errors as there was a software problem...

I have a saulabi joystick I use for street fighter 4. Here's a link to the product if you've never heard of it. Link Removed On my old comp, I was dual-booting win7 and xp and the joystick worked just fine in xp, but in 7, only the stick would respond and the buttons wouldn't. the stick...

Cant Instal O.S to HD Hi does anyone know how to solve this error. windows/system32/winload.exe status 0x00000e9 unexpected I/O error I tried to install windows 7 on a older Asrock 775Dual-VSTA Board, however it keeps failing to instal. After i get past the part...

Hi. I cannot install Win 7 (pro, 64 bit). After booting cd/dvd the following text appears: "disc boot failure, please insert system disc and press enter" I have SATA dvd. I 've checked that when I plug ATA dvd there is no problem. What shuld I do to instal Win 7 using my SATA dvd...

I have two monitors which are connected by one dual cable. I have tried to run the extender but Windows 7 is not detecting the second monitor. The colours on the display are not right either now. One monitor is an Acer X193HQ and the other is a AOC N20WB. Can anyone help me set up the dual...

Hi. I work for Acer tech support. Lately we have gotten a lot of calls about CD/DVD and Blu-Ray devices not showing up after windows 7 upgrade. We usally recommend BIOS and chipset driver updates first, then a clean install if drivers doesnt take care of the problem. But now the custumers that...

Two weeks ago I built a brand new PC for work use (Adobe cs4 suite mainly). I was using XP 32 bit. I did not upgrade to Vista as I had no problems with XP. I wanted a 64 bit system so I could have access to more ram for HD video editing. Also I sometimes use a PC at a friend’s...

Hi i have a sweex wirless card LW057 which wont work when i install 4gb of ram but works fine win7 2gb ram can anyone explain. Ok Thanks for the replies I have gone to the sweex home page looked for sweex lwo57 drivers. I found there are about 3 drivers for my model There is also a fax tab i...

Hello, I just installed Windows 7 on a new hard drive. Everything went great and it was a fast install. I booted into Windows 7 and added it to my domain. I rebooted and logged into my domain. So far everything is good. I installed ATI 9.11 Catalyst driver, rebooted. Installed Firefox and...