setup issues

  1. MoscowBullys

    Windows 7 Printer in windows 7

    I have installed & tested my Xerox 6110 on Netgear DG834N router. Office 2007 will print anything from Dell Vista laptop. Dell Windows 7 laptop will print test page. When trying to print fromm qffice 2007 I get the message 'Windows cannot print due to a problem with current printer...
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    Windows 7 dual display problem

    i've been trying to get a dual display working for my computer but cant. have a 19" monitor, and want to use my tv as a second monitor. an svideo to rgb adapter came with my nvidia 9800gt video card and so i picked up some rgb component cables to run to the tv. first tried to set up dual screen...
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    Windows Vista Can't install Win7 - graphics card related?

    First, please bear with me, i'm on my phone. Win7 won't install. The first try went fine until near the end. I got a black screen. I tried to start from every option off F8 on start-up with no luck. The furthest I got was a rejection saying setup was not complete or it went to the black...
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    Windows 7 win7 upgrade w/ program files partition

    I'd like to install Windows 7 from the 32-bit Vista-to-7 Upgrade CD. Currently my Program Files exist on a partition separate from that which contains my OS files. If possible, I'd like to leave things as they are (reinstalling my programs would take quite awhile). When I run the Upgrade...
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    Windows 7 Doesn't make it to installation

    Hey guys, Im currently running Windows 7 x84 and would like to upgrade/install Windows 7 x64. I have the disc (Downloaded from MSDN, i am a current member with the correct cd keys and everything) but i place it in the drive, boot from it, it gets just past the Windows is loading setup files or...
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    Windows 7 Another 'not working DVD+/- RW'

    So here's yet another addition to what seems to be an ever-growing list of drives behaving badly. I've got two DVD drives, neither of which are working properly in 7, the main one being a Lite On (Atapi DVD A DH16A3L) SATA drive. It's a DVD +/- RW Dual Layer that was working perfectly 2 hours...
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    Windows 7 Default settings in Media Player

    I upgraded from Vista HP 32 bit to Windows 7 HP 32 bit. Have also installed iTunes which I want to be default for most audio files. Opening Media Player for the first time, in the set up options when I go for custom settings to choose which files are played by default. It won't let me untick...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Nightmare

    I've been trying on and off all week to install Windows 7 on my desktop and it has been a nightmare I have a downloaded copy of Windows 7 that I purchased through their $30 promotion for college students. First, the exe I get through their download manager wont extract the install files on my...
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    Windows 7 crashed and display failures

    Specs: ATX Aerocool VX-R case Gigabyte EP43-UD3L motherboard Gigabyte Radeon HD-4550 1TB Western Digital RE3 HDD 630W Rosewill Green series psu 2Gb (2x1gb) DDR2 Crucial Ballistix Tracer Ram @1066 2 HP 1260i dvd burners Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66Ghz Problems: im trying to install Windows 7...
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    Windows 7 Office Home & Student 2007 - install problem

    I am trying to install Office 12 H&S on my new Windows 7 via the CD. after putting CD in drive, i receive a notification FILES CURRENTLY ON DISK (14). i click on setup and i get the rotating circle, but it quits after a minute and it doesnt appear that office installed. any suggestions?
  11. G

    Windows 7 Windows 7 installation is so frustrating

    I have tried to install windows 7 four times today but every time it does the last restart and says preparing for first use or what ever that message says, I get the ERROR in red writing and it's say's that is can not open c:\recovery.dat. I originally had a hidden recovery partition, a C: &...
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    Windows 7 help with media center

    Hi! I am trying to setup media center to watch live tv. I had no problems watching live tv on Vista before I upgraded to windows 7. When I get to the step in TV Setup that says "Downloading TV Setup Data" I get a message that states: Download Failure The new TV setup data could not be...
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    Windows 7 "DVD drive device drivers missing" in Win7 installation setup

    Hi, my attempt to install windows 7 today ended in :mad:!!!! When I boot from the DVD, choose the Language and press "Install" I get an Error message stating "A DVD/CD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver CD/Floppy please insert it now..." I have an Asus M4A79 Deluxe Motherboard...
  14. Nickel

    Windows 7 Error 0x80070002: Missing Boot.wim File During Windows 7 Installation

    When I launch Windows 7 setup in the install disk, I always get this error: Where do I get this boot.wim file? Any help appreciated, thanks.
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    Windows 7 WMC and WMP -- only has sound but no picture (worked in Vista).

    WMC -- only has sound but no picture (worked in Vista). Hi, Unfortuantely I am having problems with the tv tuner part of WMC. First off here is my setup.. AMD Phenom II x940 ATI Radeon 4890 (w/ latest drivers installed) Hauppage HVR-1800 (w/ latest drivers) Hauppage 950-Q (w/ latest drivers...
  16. S

    Windows 7 Error Code: 0x80070490 ("Setup cannot find a location to store temporary installation

    I downloaded Windows 7 Professional 64-bit online and ran the executable (I am running inside of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit RC version) . It created the expandedSetup folder and opened the install window. The only options I have are 'Install' and 'What to know before installing Windows'. If I...
  17. C

    Windows 7 Microsoft Elite Bluetooth problem

    hi, i am having problems getting the microsoft elite keyboard and mouse for bluetooth working in WIN7. after alot of struggles, the computer recognizes the Microsoft Wireless Transceiver for Bluetooth 2.0 dongle. The bluetooth services are on. The discovery and connections boxes in the...
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    Windows 7 XP to 7 issues with downloaded version of 7

    Through my school I was able to download Windows 7 Professional (x86) - DVD (English) from MSDN. The only way to get it was to download it. I unzipped the zip file and found that in the folder it contains a setup.exe. I ran it and everything is fine up until the first restart. When it restarts...
  19. J

    Windows 7 Uninstall 7, reinstall XP

    I have an older machine, that I have Windows 7 RC Built 7100 installed. I would like to remove Widows 7 and reinstall XP. There is only one hard disk. When I run setup on the XP disk, it says that it is an older OS then the current and won't do it. Booting from the CD with the XP disk on it...
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    Windows 7 VirtualDubMod and Lame ACM and Win7 x64

    So I can't get Lame ACM to show up in VirtualDubMod. I have tried a x64 installer and an elevated command prompt using rundll32 setupapi etc. None of it will work. Anybody have any tips for me?
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