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    Windows 7 Windows could not retrieve information about the disks on this computer.

    I am trying to upgrade to Windows 7 64 bit from Vista 64 bit. When I put in the Windows 7 installation disk into the DVD drive and click "Install Now", it goes to a full-screen setup page, which reads: - Setup is copying temporary files... - Setup is starting... - Then an error message pops up...
  2. Cannot write or format CBI Mode USB floppy disk drives in WinPE

    During the text-mode portion of Windows versions that are later than Windows XP Setup, or when Windows versions that are later than Windows XP are running in the Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE), you may be unable to format or write to... Link Removed
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    Windows 7 New windows install

    So, i have this problem for a while now, haven't found an answer unfortunatly:( My problem is, every time i install windows 7, from boot, after the initial load, it restarts for the first time to enter windows for the normal instalation. The problem comes here, normally, it would prompt you for...
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    Windows 7 Heroes 3 won't install

    Hey everyone, I'm trying to reinstall the oold game Heroes three, but it just won't work. After I try to turn on setup, it will ask for permission (which I will give it) and then... not do anything. This has happened for a couple other older games like Homeworld Cataclysm. Any suggested...
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    Windows 7 Help Needed: Issues Installing Windows 7 Due to Hard Drive Errors

    hi i installed windows 7 but didnt know u had to partition the hard drive the instalation got to setup services and restarts then it says that the hard drive is in bad condition but i cant open any options such as bios or setup only thing i can do is press f1 to resume which does same thing wit...
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    Windows 7 MSI 6800 HD can't push 3 monitors? Or win7 can't push 3 monitors?

    I thought I read that this video card can push up to 4 monitors, my computer sees all three monitors but when I try to enable all three at once it says "Unable to save display settings".
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    Windows 7 [Install] Windows 7 - No Device Drivers Found

    First post :p I have read many posts on this issues, in this forum and others, and no solution worked. So I'm giving it a shot at explaining my situation. I'm trying to create a dua boot with win7 and ubuntu. I want to install win7 first and then the other os. So, using Gparted, if I...
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    Windows 7 'Bad block' installation error with MS Office Professional 2007 in Windows 7

    MS Office 2007 Professional will not install. It does not get past the splash screen 'Setup is preparing the necessary files', but hangs. The summary error message in Event Viewer is as follows: The device, \Device\CDRom0, has a bad block. The detail is: + System - Provider [ Name]...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Setup hang problems

    Hi guys, I have a problem with Windows 7 Ultimate x64 setup and it's quite frustrating. Before I explain what is happening let me give you my system specifications CPU: Intel Core i7 870 Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD4 rev 2.0 Ram: Excelram 2x2GB Red Culvert 1600 mhz Disk: Seagate Barracuda...
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    Windows 7 Incompatable Pgm. Install Problem

    I'm having a problem trying to install an old pgm (Web Edit Pro 2.0) to Win7 / Ultimate. Pgm. worked fine under XP. Did a clean install for Win7 to a new HD and can't install Web Edit Pro. Here's what I've done: Pgm is on a .zip file (can't extract/install to HD "Incompatible w/ this ver. of...
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    Windows 7 How to install a driver for an unknown/unlocated but existing device? Generic procedure?

    I have bought a new notebook and re-installed Win7 with multiple specialized drivers. Most of these drivers have an own setup.exe and were installed successfully. There are however two drivers remaining which do NOT have such a setup.exe. When I right click on the contained *.inf file and...
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    Windows 7 Upgrade to Windows 7 stalls at 63% (Not 62%)

    I decided to upgrade my Dell 1525 Inspiron laptop from Vista Home Premium (32 bit) to Windows 7 Home Premium (32 bit). I bought the Dell disks and ran the upgrade assistant first. It told me to uninstall two programs - which I did. I should say I do not want to do a clean install for...
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    Windows 7 InstallShield 2008 Not registring DLLs

    Hi, I have a problem that occurred only in some Win 7 Ultimate systems. In my setup is suppose (among others) to copy files to the "Program Files" & "System32" directories. The problem occurred when the setup try to copy files to the "System32" directory. The install shield raise this error...
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    Windows 7 Can't reinstall XP after formatting HDD with Windows 7 RC Recovery CD

    So, I had the RC Build 7100 32-bit on my PC. This was installed over the top of 32-bit XP. It was expiring soon, got some issues and bluescreened every so often, so I booted the Windows 7 Repair CD I made and used cmd to format the C drive, which worked. However, when I try to load the XP setup...
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    Windows 7 Windows Media Center Won't Recognize Cable Provider

    A few days ago I was having problems with Windows Media Center but I got some answers. I was so sure I knew what I was doing when I started trying to set up my new tuner card today, but it still won't work. WMC recognizes the card just fine. I go to setup my TV signal, it searches, but doesn't...
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    Windows 7 Failed to install Windows 7 with Error code: 0x8007001B

    Hello, Any idea how to resolve below error during installation? Windows cannot copy files from E:\Sources to C:\$WINDOWS.~LS\Sources. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code: 0x8007001B
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    Windows 7 Can anyone recommend a 'work out of the box' wireless router and adapter? Please!

    Hello, Boy i should have done more research before buying win7! I have been trying to get a wireless router and adapter (or just the adapter) that works with windows 7. So far i have tried a Belkin N+ and there was no joy; it was showing as enabled when it wasn't and then could not see the...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 upgrade problem

    We have a desktop computer that we had a licenced copy of Windows XP Pro installed on it. I ordered an upgrade copy of Windows 7 Ultimate for the desktop and Windows 7 (Full) Home edition for our laptop. On the desktop I correctly installed Windows 7 64 bit on a new computer disk, clean install...
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    Windows 7 windows 7 virtualization

    adding this post for anyone who might have missed the original thread and can help had 2 problems when trying to install windows XP vertual machine on windows 7 ultimate 64: Problem 1 – the “user does not have access rightsâ€Â￾ was solved after uninstalling both the virtual...
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    Windows 7 more virtual machine issues

    hi, had an earlier problem with XP virtual machine. now i finally got to the XP setup part, Windows freezes after a minute of "preparing XP vertual machine for first use" keyboard and mouse stop working, can only reboot by forcing shutdown. win7 ultimate 64 dell inspiron 1526 thanks, itai