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I have an old TOSHIBA laptop that hasn't been used in 5 or more years. It came with Windows 7. A HUGE mistake I made was to upgrade to Windows 10, in spite of warnings that the machine really can't handle the upgrade. Boy, the warnings were right. The computer became super-slow, I guess because...

The laptop is an Asus R500A with Windows 8 (not 8.1) that I just purchased from a guy on Kijiji. I got the thing home and did the recovery on it, all went as it should have and I was able to boot straight to the desktop where I went about performing the usual new Windows OS tasks; updates and...

I just got a new (used) laptop. Most times I dont buy used, but too good of a deal to pass. Hp DV7-4263cl. 2 gig triple core, 650 gig sata, 8 gig ddr3, 17.3 HD screen, etc. I'm only in it for $200, so I couldn't pass on it. It has windows 7 home on it and I wanted to wipe it, and go to windows...

I had a program called StartIsBack installed on my computer, and after deciding that it was not needed, I removed it. Recently, when I log in, I can see that there are updates available to Windows. However, when I try to enter Windows Update in Control Panel it either does not load and crashes...

Hello, My disk drive isn't compatible with my new mobo, so i've decided to go the flash drive installation route. I had to install an iso from the interwebs to use in the windows usb/dvd tool they have to offer to make a bootable drive. when using the drive to boot windows, I immediately get...

Hi guys im planing on wiping my hard drive and reinstalling windows one problem..... I bought a custom computer and It has the windows product code sticker on the case but in the CD case came the windows CD with booklet but the disk that came is white and says Service Pack 1. Is this the install...

I have dual operating System, although primary being Win7. I had a crashed windows, once,which I recovered with the OEM Dvd, but that was long time ago. The label of having recovered is still showing, and this really irritates, I am looking forward for help in this forum of how to get rid of...

Here is my problem. Got a Dell M5150 laptop, and all seemed well. Until I had to install a large auto cad program, and it told me I didn't have enough space. Seems whoever installed it thought a little 60 GB OS drive would be best. So I looked into it, and figured I'd expand C: to remedy...

I have had windows 7 installed from an OEM disk for about 6+ months. I have always had auto updates disabled. last night I shutdown the computer just to find 98 updates being installed. I was just a little disappointed, for a couple of reasons. one reason is it seems to take longer to boot after...

I recently installed windows 7 from an OEM disk. During the drive selection screen, I entered the "drive options" screen and deleted the vista partition, created a new partition encompassing the entire drive capacity, and then selected "format." I then installed Windows 7 on this empty...

Hi, A friend of mine has a rather bad virus that I've given up dealing with. I have backed up all of her files and wished to install a fresh version of the 7 OS, however her laptop did not come with a 7 OEM disk. I hate going through the process of hunting down drivers (and I can never find all...

I have a computer with an Acer motherboard. Win 7 was preinstalled but I have no disk and no recovery disc was installed. I think several files in windows are corrupted and a reformat and reinstall is necessary. Because this version of windows will have been installed with an OEM disc will I be...

I bought my windows 7 on physical DVDs. The ultimate x64 OEM Dvds fresh out of the box. I deleted my hard drive partition and formatted my hard drive to wipe it clean. Now when I try to install Windows 7 onto my computer, the DVD boots and the installation begins. The installation will complete...

Hello Everyone, This is my first post so excuse me if I dont provide all relevant info right off the bat. Today I built a new workstation for my job, got everything assembled and started the Windows 7 installation process. System looks like this Antec Three Hundred Case Corsair 550 W...

I installed Windows 7 on a new computer from an OEM disk, specified and labeled as 64-bit. I never got an option to select one or the other, and the installation went fine. However, I can't find any indication that I have a 64-bit operating system. When I go to computer/properties/system, there...

On boot from the disk (oem), I get the usual "windows is loading files", upon completion I am presented with thee win7 background with working mouse icon and nothing else... At no time am I presented with any install options, not even a Hard drive format. Any Ideas, fixes or ifall else work...

Hi - I am having a problem upgrading from Windows XP Pro SP3 to Windows 7 Professional. I purchased Win 7, and received the box and installation discs from the manufacturer. I used the Windows Easy Transfer tool to make a .MIG file that backs up all of my information, and then attempted to do a...

I have currently on my computer Windows 7 Ultimate RC1. What will happen when I insert the OEM Ultimate installation disc. In other words will I be able to install Win 7 without having to re install all of my software?

I have pre-ordered Windows 7 full version from Link Removed since I'm not sure if the upgrade version would require that the old version be already installed on the hard drive. My Windows Vista OEM DVD came with light scratches when the PC was shipped from www.digitalstormonline.com. The...

Hay guys, been a bit of a "lurker" of this place, providied some great info on annoyances of Vista an how to get by:) Anyway I'll give this ago an hopfully I can explain my self well enough to get some answers on my issue:D Basically after a weeks ( giving it as much time as I can) of trying...