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    Windows 7 Pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit UPGRADE to Windows 7 Professional 64-bit?

    Hi guys, I emailed Microsoft support this question and got a useless answer back; they just sent me a link to download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor, which basically told me what I already knew (that my system is capable of running Windows 7). So I called them just now and the so-called...
  2. Sonny

    From Winidows Vista x32 To Win7 x64

    Now that I have switched from 32 bit to 64 bit I have a question on memory. My motherboard only takes 4gb memory at max. What I am wondering now that I have gone to Win7 home premium 64 bit can I install more memory or will that crash my computer? I would like to double my memory to 8gb. Hope...
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    Windows 7 LOGITECH QUICKCAM PRO 9000 - Sometimes you see, sometimes you don't!

    Although I installed the proper Win 7 - 64bit driver for my Logitech Quickcam Pro 9000, and the camera was recognized ok by the OS, etc., sometimes it just disappears or is "lost" or gone from the devices list, while being used or just by pointing it somewhere! I actually confronted this...
  4. M

    Windows 7 What is my best option

    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...
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    Windows 7 Win 7 Installation - Any ideas?

    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...
  6. Tsion

    Windows 7 Black Screen Flashes for 2 Seconds when Aero is Enabled

    Hey all this is the basics of my rig: Asus N80v Nvidia 9650M Card 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 4GB DDR2 RAM 64 bit - Windows 7 Home Premium I updated my graphics driver from Nvidia's page just recently so I could enable aero, however since then once I use an aero enabled setting, the...
  7. C

    Windows 7 Windows 7 not recognizing hard drive that works?

    Hey all, i've installed windows 7 on my laptop successfully with no problems. now, i'm trying to install it on a desktop, but windows 7 does not recognize the seagate hard drive in either DOS installation mode, or windows 7 installation mode while in windows xp pro. it recognizes my western...
  8. K

    Windows 7 Touch Screen interface

    Hello, I thought I would give windows 7 a go about a week ago on my Home system and loved it so much I've decided to install on my "carpc" that's fitted in my Toyota Hilux :) The install seemed to go well just like it did on my Home system, with even the touch screen being found, only problem...
  9. Z

    Windows 7 Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 USB???

    I've been playing with Windows 7 for about a week now, and I love it... I've got only ONE issue on the whole machine. My Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 USB mouse seems to be a problem. While moving around on the screen the pointer hangs for a moment, and the computer makes a ding chime...
  10. S

    Windows 7 Virtual PC beta is alot different..

    So, I'm running 64bit RC and because of Cisco's refusal to make a 64bit VPN client, I'm pretty much stuck with running a Virtual PC so that I can use the VPN to RDP into my servers.. Well, I downloaded the new Virtual PC Beta, and it's really becoming a show stopper for me. I'll go back to...
  11. M

    Windows 7 windows 7 blue screen

    Hi, I've downloaded Windows 7 a while ago (the rc1) and tried to install it on my pc. Its een HP d230m CPU= 2.8ghz P4 mainboard = intel based HP mainboard (nr128) Ram= 768mb ddr First issue i had was booting from the dvd. no mather what i tried, it wouldn't boot and gave me a...
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    Windows 7 Dual Boot Questions

    Hello, I heard that Windows 7 runs pretty good on systems a few years old, so I thought I'd give it a try for the heck of it on mine. I'd like to dual boot with XP, with XP still being the primary OS I use. At some point, whether it's a couple weeks later if I end up not liking it, or in March...
  13. S

    Windows 7 32-bit or 64-bit

    I am not exactly sure what system to use. Here are my computers specifications: - Intel Core 2 Quad 8200 2.33GHz Processor - ATi Radeon HD4870 512MB - 4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM - 2x Seagate 500GB SATA3 HDD I mainly use my computer for listening to music with iTunes, Visual Studio progamming...
  14. R

    Windows 7 64 bit installation issue

    I have installed W7 32 on a laptop. It is running. I am now trying to install W7 64 on my desktop. I can't get past the drive partitioning screen. I deleted the partitions and repartitioned it and formatted it but it is still telling me it can't install on this drive because the hardware may not...
  15. Radenight

    Windows 7 Is Windows 7 Build 6801 good enough to...

    (I apologize in advance if this is in the wrong thread) So like the thread title says, is 7 build 6801 32 bit "good" enough to wipe current setup of Windows XP Pro SP3 and start clean with this build of 7 and keep using it from now until the final.? (This to me will prove how "good" it is). I...
  16. S

    Windows 7 Troubleshooting External HDD Recognition Issues on Gericom Supersonic Laptop

    Anyone has an idea, why it can't recognise my external hdd (WD2500JB)? I plug it in, I hear the sound, and then nothing. It's trying to install a driver, but it fails. Then it will show in the device manager, as "USB Mass Storage Device" In the safely remove wizard it's an unrecognised USB...
  17. kemical

    Windows 7 Do you have the Case space for this monster!

    Checkout the latest thing in coolers: Link Removed - Invalid URL I'm not sure this would even fit in my case!
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    Windows Vista vista media center is BROKE!

    My System: WINDOWS VISTA ULTIMATE HP Pavilion a450n Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHZ Memory (Ram) 2gb 32 bit operating system Video Card – ATI Radeon x800 All-In-Wonder (W/TV TUNER) Happauge WinTV PVR PCII (DUAL TV TUNERS) Trouble: For about a month now my VISTA MEDIA CENTER has...
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