windows upgrade

I recently updraded from XP Pro to Windows 7 Enterprise, all is working well except for my sound. Device manager, sound properties tells me; this device is not working properly, tried uninstalling but after reboot, driver is still listed with yellow exclamation. Any help would be appreciated.:)

I recently installed W7U 32 from Vista and everything works fine except IE. I've tried to open it a dozen times and I always get this, " IE has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Window will close the program and notify you if a solution is available." It...

Hey all! Well after much arguing and frustration here is the guide on how to perform a Clean (or "custom" as Microsoft calls it) Install using the Upgrade Media with Windows 7. :) Enjoy! Paul Thurrott is the one to thank for this: Link Removed due to 404 Error

Overview Agood solution for XP users. This software installs Windows Easy Transfer on a computer running the 32-bit version of Windows XP so you can copy your files, photos, music, e-mail, settings, and more to a computer running Windows 7. If your computer is running another version of...

i am trying to upgrade my laptop from vista to 7 and every time i try to do it goes through just fine until it gets to the transferring files stage and then it gets to 49% and then hangs there and doesnt move. after awhile an error message comes up saying "windows cannot copy files required for...

So I've been running Vista Business until today. My dvd drive has worked fine until I finished the Win7 Pro (32 bit) installation, and now my dvd drive is not listed in "my computer" or "device manager" at all. I installed windows 7, so of course it works outside of windows...and I can still...

Want to install Windows 7 on second drive....How? I am currently on Vista which is on C: drive, and I want to install Windows 7 on F: drive. How can I do that? Also how will I select which Windows I want to log on to? Thanks.

hello all. i have network computers in my home with 2 client computers and 1 server. on the server i store all of my pictures in a different partition. I have tagged in the past all of my pictures using the "image gallery" app (I think its MSN app). Now, i upgraded all the computers to be using...

I have set up a Vista SP2 install I am going to in-place upgrade it to Windows 7 Ultimate (just playing, remember). What I would like are any suggestions from forum members as to what software I might install prior to the upgrade which might have shown a tendancy to mess up the Windows 7...

I’ve upgraded my Laptop from Vista to Windows 7 - all appears to be working OK except Internet Explorer 8. When I try to connect to the internet, IE displays the “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpageâ€Â￾ error – however Firefox has no problem connecting to the...

Hi all I know there are several install threads, but I am not the most techie minded and get confused easily so thought I would start my own thread to keep track. Right I got win 7 upgrade student version, and new ssd to put it on, and installed it and works fine, but when I went to register...

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...

I have a Matrox M9120 PCIe x16 graphics card. It was running fine in Vista x64 with the 1.0.3.35 driver. I ran the Windows 7 x64 upgrade, and everything seemed to be OK until I discovered that I couldn't open Windows Media Center or view DVDs or other videos. I tried to upgrade to the latest...

"Unidentified Network" problem, no solutions working -- EDIT: Problem solved The "unidentified network" problem seems to be fairly widespread. In my case, I just upgraded my computer from 32-bit XP to 64-bit 7 via custom install of a Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade Pack. Some basic details of...

I have been scouring the forums trying to get this issue resolved to no avail... please help :razz: Im running a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ430N with GeForce Go 7400, and just upgraded to Win 7 Ult 32 from Vista Biz 32. After the upgrade everything appeared to be working fine, but now i have backlight...

I bought my computer in beginning of September... which I can order free Windows 7 upgrade from the company of my computer. The company is Gateway and before when i was trying to order Windows 7, a lot problems happened and i lost the faith to Gateway. Luckily they finally gave me order...

Hi, I recently downloaded Windows 7 Professional 32-bit and when I run the "Win7-P-Retail-en-us-x86" it gets about a third of the way through "Unloading the box" when I get an error message saying "An error was encountered. Unspecified error". Does anybody know why I'm getting this message? If...

How I wish I listened to my head not my heart. I wanted Windows 7 to be a success because I like using Microsoft's software, I'm not a Mac fan simply because I never used one. A couple of months ago I bought an Acer Aspire 5810T, great computer but with Vista installed. No problem I thought, I...

hi ho ! I'm new here and my english aint the best since its not my mother tongue. so pls forgive my bad english, hope you'll understand my questions anyway i am a student and like to take advantage of this cool offer of M for students regarding Windows 7 currently i run : Vista...

ok so ever since i installed windows 7 ive had a few problems most of them ive worked out i did a clean install of windows 7 professional from vista home premium as most of you know i wasnt able to just upgrade but i notice that my battery life is terrible...worse than when i had vista after...