installation process

Hello. I don't have a hard drive large enough to backup the data on my daughter's netbook with a corrupted W7 starter install. When I attempt to re-install W7 starter, it does tell me that if it detects a previous Windows install, it will move the files over into a Windows.old folder. I'm...

For some reason my cementmixer (brain) told me I could set up W8 in the following manner BUT it was a failure. I used this procedure over 30 years ago on large IBM mainframes. The following was my logic: On the C drive I only have 1 partition which is used for W7 files etc. I used diskmgmt...

Long story short: The copy of Win7 Ultimate I was given by a friend is invalid. I want to purchase a valid copy of Win7, but do not want the Ultimate Edition. Too many bells and whistles to collect dust. I am looking to buy the Win7 Home Family Pack from the MS website, since we have 3...

Hi I was thinking about all of the people who post and complain about not getting a Windows 7 disk with their computer. I just answered one yesterday from someone who wanted to hack the restore partition and remove all the bloatware because they didn't have a disk to do a clean install of...

Hey guys new to the forum as im totally out of ideas on how to get this issue resolved. At this point id like to make note that i did not back up my files as i was going for a full installing, fresh start as you would have it. Im upgrading my Vista 64 bit to windows 7, i get through most of the...

My concern: If I completely re-install windows vista 64-bit via format, then apply a windows 7 home premium upgrade. Will it be corrupted due to two different operating systems being installed to complete the windows 7 package If I paid $199.00 for a full version and installed it then I am...

Hello my name is zane So I will be recieving a windows 7 upgrade disk because I bought a new laptop during the selected months. And I am hoping to clear some things up before I switch from vista My System:HP Pavilion Dv7 with windows vista 64 bit Well the thing is I hate almost all...

I intend to use the Win 7 East File Transfer when I upgrade from Vista Ultimate to Win 7 pro. I intend to use the clean install method. If I add a second physical internal hard drive, can I use that instead of a physical external drive? All documentation always refer to an external drive. I...

As you may know, you cannot make a clean install of Windows 7 upgrade on a formatted disc. You can only install this OS on a hard disc that has a previous version installed (XP, Vista, whatever). So, if you bought a Windows 7 UPGRADE (not the full version), you will have no luck just popping the...

Please forgive my lack of technical knowledge here, Guys, but does anyone have a sense of just how easy or difficult it will be to upgrade from Windows Vista to Windows 7? The Microsoft PR machine says that this will simply be a case of inserting a DVD and hitting 'Go', but I've always thought...