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Hi, Wether doing an Upgrade, or a Clean Install, they both freeze at the last step. By freeze, I mean frozen, mouse doesn't move, no dots moving, no motion on the screen. The screen is like a picture. I tried disabled USB devices through the BIOS, clean boots, copying the contents on to the...

I bought the $49 versions from Amazon back in July and got them and also bought like 3 different keys from digital river from $29.99, student price. Will a key for a "32 bit" version from Digital river work on a "32 bit" DVD retail copy??? Just wondered if anyone has tried it out.

I have Windows 7 x64 installed (the retail version) and when I plug in my webcam, it downloads and installs some drivers which works fine. However, when I try installing any version of the QuickCam sofwtare, I get a messgae about incompatability and the installation aborts. I've tried the...

I'm getting really slow file transfer speeds in the 64bit version of Windows 7. I had similar speeds during the Beta and after reading a lot of people with similar unresolved issues, I assumed it was a bug that would be fixed by release. Unfortunately I am now getting the same speeds in the...

If you downloaded a retail version of Windows 7 from the Microsoft Store site I need to know if it worked like when I downloaded the Beta version of Windows 7. Specifically, you order and then get an email that directs you to a download page on the internet. The reason I ask is that I live in...

Windoze 7 install - stalls/freezes Hi, i installed rc 7100 without any problems, i needed to go back to XP as some progs wouldn't work, however i have now the retail home premium version and both the 32 and 64 bit stop at the same place. Everything is good until the last section, Completing...

I have Windows Vista retail version installed on a desktop pc and two laptops that had Vista installed on them. I am buying Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Family Pack to install in my desktop and laptop. I plan on doing a clean install. Can anyone with the install ? My main concern is the the...

my question is will windows7 upgrade (not the full) will it do like xp upgrade when i load it onto a new hard drive, i put in xp and it runs a short bit then it will ask me for my prefevious version windows, so i put in like windows2000 disk, it checks it, then it asks for the xp upgrade disk...

Hi guys, Trying to install windows 7 x64 for a few weeks now. Clean install using 64 bit retail version. Formatted the drive but after a few minutes after "starting up services" the computer restarts and an error message pops up. ....computer restarted unexpectedly... Underclocked the 8 gb...

Well, my father have a notebook and i want to install the Build 7600.. But i have 2 questions: First one: Can I upgrade Windows Vista Home Basic to Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7600? Second question: There's an activation that activates that build for ever? As is was the Retail or Final one...

Im wondering this question. If I lost my recovery disks and partition for windows vista since im soon getting windows 7 will i be able to download a like retail disk image of vista home premium from a torrent and use the laptop key on the bottom. The one on that sticker. Will it work like it...

Clarification on "Upgrading from RC to Final".. Hello all, I've noticed alot of people wondering if they'll be able to simply Upgrade from the RC to the Final Retail version once it goes live on October 22nd, 2009. Short answer: NO.. ;) You will have to do a Clean Install to go from the...

I built my computer when the beta came out. So I did not buy a new copy of xp or vista. It is strictly running off of win7 RC at this time. I have never done an upgrade to any of my computers and never will do an upgrade, as I no most of you guys will never do. I am wondering about the...

As I commented in a previous thread.... Well, An IT System Admin friend of mine had a 'teleconference' with MS on the subject of Win7 the other day; when I was talking with him, he asked me if there was anything I wanted to know about Win7? I ( in a 'tongue-in-cheek' mode) said yeah, ask them...

Hi, It's my understanding that starting March 11th, those who are running W7 RC1 will experience an auto shutdown every 2 hours. Then, in June, the RC1 will lock you out of your system. Even if you buy the retail copy of W7 before June, there is no way to do an in place upgrade, rather, you...

I'm running build 7077 (which I understand is as close to RC 1 as anything) having progressively upgraded from 7000 via 7057. RC 1 installation is going to require the agony of a clean install and reinstallation of all the apps -including getting fresh downloads of the software where they were...