vista upgrade

Hi, Incase anyone asks, I have searched around as much as possible before asking this, but I have been unable to find an answer. I have upgraded from Vista to 7. While I was using Vista I had a seperate partition that had all the software that originally came with my laptop. Now I have...

i recently did a complete install (not an up grade) from vista to windows 7, now i can't install windows media player have tried wmp 11 and wmp 12 but say's it is not compatible with my system. i am using a dell inspiron e1505, 2gig memory, 150gb hard drive, other than the wmp problem windows 7...

I installed Windows 7 and everything went perfectly but when I went to bed I woke up and the computer was off! The lights would turn on and you could hear it but nothing was on the screen. (this has happened before). Well I fixed that by taking out the battery and putting it back in. It goes to...

I have a CD of a video editing software.When I want to download it into my hard drive I get a message that I don't have permission-"please log in as adminstrator".This is my laptop and there is no adminstrator.How do I set adminstrator permission.I have upgraded from Vista home premium to...

Upgraded from Vista 64-bit to Windows 7 64-bit Home Edition. Google Chrome and Internet Explorer have internet access but pretty much nothing else will connect to the internet. Itunes store, AIM, Trillian, any gaming clients that require patching...etc. My attempts at troubleshooting: I have...

Did have Vista on my computer and then loaded Windows 7 but now the computer will not do anything at all. Will not even allow me to log into the computer, it says thta user profile service failed logon - User profile cannot be loaded. Please can someone help me!! I need to go into my...

Hi, I manage images using Windows Explorer. I just updated from Windows Vista to Window 7. Now, I'm finding that I can't move images within the same folder like I was able to in Vista and earlier version. The images are arranged alphabetically and won't allow deviation from that...

I have installed windows 7 onto my philips HEPC 7511 pc which was running Vista Home Prem but it wont go past the 'starting windows' screen now - i know nothing about computers and really really need a solution. Have run the auto fix thingy on CD but says it cannot fix the problem, Have tried...

Why won't Windows 7 work on my HP Pavilion a6720y desktop PC? I have searched and searched for an answer to this question. Thus far I have not come up with anything. The computer, since I upgraded to Windows 7 from Vista, seems to have error after error that was not present before the upgrade...

Hello, I just updated from Vista 64 bit to Windows 7 64 bit. Everything worked fine for the first couple of weeks and then things began to act funny. I'm not a computer wizard so I'm turning to you for help. Here is my situation. I normally leave my computer on and only turn it off when it...

This has been happening in the title bars and main portion of windows I open (whether it be Firefox, MS Office, Windows Live messenger, VLC media player). I recently upgraded from Vista and right after I had done so, I upgraded my display drivers to the latest one (According to Intel) which are...

Hi I recently updated my desktop machine from Vista to Windows 7. I have been using a Dell 968 to print. Following the upgrade, when I try to print anything other than a test page, the printer initially gives a status of printing but then this rapidly changes to "Deleting - Printing -...

Link Removed But former XP users less thrilled than those who upgraded from Vista Computerworld - Users who have moved to Windows 7 gave the new operating system a big thumbs up in a just-released survey, although people upgrading from XP were less enthusiastic than those migrating from...

I installed Windows 7 over Vista and since then every time i try copying anything to my two portable hardrives or a memory card, the computer crashes and it says "system dump". I am having to send everything over to another computer via home network and then copying the file from it. This makes...

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Hello, I have a HP G60 418CA laptop. The laptop came with Vista Premium, but I upgraded it to Windows 7 professional. After I upgraded it, I noticed that every three four days, when starting the computer, it runs Disk Consistency Check. I am sure I didn't restart the computer improperly. And I...

Hi, Got that message after upgrading from Vista Home Premium 64bit to 7 Home Premium 64bit. The environment is thus.. MacBook Pro as the host. Windows as the virtual machine. Any suggestions how I can confirm Desktop Manager isn't working and/or solve the problem? Thanks.

So, I've been having Vista for quite some time, and decided to switch to windows 7. I got my copy, and upgraded from my vista installation. After the upgrade, when everything was completed with the installation, it wouldn't get to the desktop. I get this error each time I'm past the login...

I recently upgraded from Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 32-bit and have run into an issue with my USB ports. Basically, if I plug any device (notably a USB pen drive) which requires automatic installation by windows, all of the devices attached to USB ports go dead. In the device manager, all of the...

Hi guys, I have installed Windows 7 32 bit on my Dell XPS 1530 with 4 gb RAM. After installation the windows starts up correcl the first time. However when I then reboot I see the blue screen of death with the following error:. technical information stop: 0x0000007b...