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  1. Windows 7 upgrade wont reboot successfully

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    This sounds like the vista service refusing to unload loop issue.

    I posted about it on G4 and Microsoft is aware of it and has instructions for dealing with it.

    Basically you forgot to disable some items you should have disabled / uninstalled prior to upgrading and it is killing the upgrade.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975253/

    is one

    there are a couple others similar to it.

    Yea cause at first setup was telling me to uninstall applications so I uninstalled drivers that belonged to alcohol 120 and other image burn software. Along with diskeeper and I disabled my antivirus. Everything I could possibly think of and setup then did allow me to continue with the install.

    So i dont know what to do right now i guess i will just wait.

  2. Windows 7 upgrade wont reboot successfully

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    first, was vista preinstalled? or did you install it?

    second, do you have the vista dvd? if you do, boot from the dvd, and at the first prompt, it will give you 2 options, 1)repair, and 2) install.

    choose repair, then when you get to the dos prompt, type in fixmbr and hit enter then type in fixboot and hit enter, then exit.,

    this will fix the problem of having the 2 start up options.

    as for the video, open up the tower and take the video card out and reinstall it and make sure it is secure.

    as for the upgrade to windows 7, did you make sure your PC was Win 7 ready?

    if you had an XP machine that you upgraded to Vista and are now upgrading to Win7 that could be why you are having trouble upgrading.

    now if you have the Vista Install Disc, you can do a clean install with teh Win& disc.

    all you do is first save your files to either disc or another hard drive(like an external one).

    then boot from the disc, and choose install. when you get to the partition section delete the partitins, then create new partition or partitioins.

    format theone to install on, and continue.

    during the install it will ask for a previous version of Windows to upgrade from, jsut insert the vista disc, it will get the info needed and then put the Win7 disc back in, an the install will continue.

    My PC had vista preinstalled...the thing is I dont want to do a fresh install that is my last resort. I will attempt to do the repair and see what happens...thanks.

  4. Windows 7 upgrade wont reboot successfully

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Hello,

    I am trying to upgrade to windows 7 from vista. Installation goes fine until it reaches the "expanding" install. The setup gives me a message that windows is unable to successfully reboot. And it only allows me quit the upgrade setup and restart the whole process.

    I have disconnected my external hard drive. disabled antivirus, removed my video card ( I am having a separate issue with my video card? maybe its related?) and i have uninstalled all applications that would require a image drive.

    The Issue that Im having with my video card is that it shows up on the device manager, but when I connect the monitor cable to it the screen goes black and I receive no signal to the monitor. (I have updated the driver and nothing. ) But I have removed the video card from the pci xpress slot.

    Now when I attempt to reboot my pc, it automatically sends me to the windows 7 setup screen, unless I quickly select to boot windows vista. If I dont choose the windows vista option, it gives me this error:

    From the boot menu if I allow windows setup to load it gives me this message:

    Windows failed to start etc..and it gives me these options;

    Insert installation disc to repair computer.

    File /$windows.-Bt/windows/system32/winload.e…

    Status: 0xc000000F

    Selected entry could not be load because the application is either missing or corrupt.

    But if i let it go to the windows 7 setup it just tells me to reboot into windows and upgrade it from the desktop.

    Any suggestions? BTW im upgrading from vista ultimate

  12. No Sound In Firefox

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Hello all,

    For quite a while now I have had no sound in firefox while attempting to play embedded videos. I have sound while playing the same embedded video in IE7 but no sound in firefox. I have tried to reinstall wmp 11, shockwave player and vista codecs. I have no idea what could of caused this since it was quite a while ago that the sound went off.

  13. Switching Over To Vista Soon, Need Help With Backups

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Hey all,

    Im currently in the process of backing up data so I can do a clean install of Vista.

    But I was wondering how I could back up my music play lists so they could work under Vista?

    I have backed up all of my music files to dvds, but Im just having trouble with the play lists. I use Media Monkey and I am able to export my playlists to .m3u.

    Now I have a dual boot with Vista, (for testing purposes) so when I try to play a .m3u playlist under Vista, windows media player tells me it cannot find the flies, even though I run the playlist in the same folder where my music files are located in.

    I know it might sound all confusing, but any help?

  14. Creating A Partition

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    It shouldn't be too hard, this tutorial will show you how to do it. It provides steps with GParted, however the same type of partitioning can be done with Partition Magic (However that's not free, but if you have it - that'll work too. If you don't have Partition Magic use GParted as they show).

    http://apcmag.com/5023/dual_booting_xp_with_vista

    Note: From what I've read, you will need a full version of Vista in order for this to work! That's very important. I've read if you use an Upgrade disk to do the install with XP still on the drive it will void your XP install. So you're going to need spend a bit more money for the full version.

    B

    Yea thats the tutorial i found. it looks pretty straight forward, hopefully i wont run into any trouble. thanks for the reply.

  17. Question About Virtual Memory

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

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    Actually allowing Windows to manage it works quite well. If you want to set it yourself set the minimum to 1.5 times the amount of memory and the maximum three times the amount.

    Minimum = 1920

    Maximum = 3840

    Thank you for the reply. Im only adjusting it myself because I tried to play a video game and it said I needed to have more virtual memory.

  20. Need Help Chosing Some Memory

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Hey all,

    I have a Compaq model SR2020NX with currently 512MB of memory. I need more than that so I'm looking to upgrade to atleast 1GB depending on how much money I could spend. But Im confused as to which memory I should buy. I know my motherboard supports PC4200 (533 MHz) but this website Here

    says my motherboard will also support PC2 5300 (667 MHz) DDR2 DIMMs?

    I'm assuming the 5300 is better but at a higher price? Also how does dual channel work? Say I can only purchase a 1GB memory stick, could I later purchase the same type of memory stick and it will function in dual channel? Does PC2 5300 also work in dual channel? I just need more memory for multi-tasking. My motherboard is a A8M2N-LA (NodusM).

  22. Hp Vista Upgrade Rebate Program

    in Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

    Posted

    Hey all,

    I recently purchased a new Compaq computer and it came with a rebate form for a vista upgrade dvd that will be mailed home a couple of weeks after vista is released, or so I think. I already put in my order but without thinking I ordered the 32 bit version. The computer I bought has a AMD Athlon 64 3500+ with 512MB of memory. Wouldnt a 64bit version be "faster" than a 32bit version? Should I change my order? And I do plan on upgrading to atleast 1 gig of memory and a decent video card before actually installing the upgrade.

  24. Can Anyone Donate Computer Parts?

    in Open Chat

    Posted

    Hey all,

    Just recently I started working part time at a local Boys and Girls club. I'm there most evenings helping around doing what I can. They do have computers, but they are a couple of years old and terribly slow. Often, I see kids whining and complaining about how slow they are which just leads them to become frustrated. So I got an idea, to try and fix up the couple of computers they have there. So I cleaned them with antivirus, spyware etc. scans. But they are still slow and they cannot afford new ones. So I just started bringing in my own computer memory from home and what not to upgrade those computers.

    But im still coming up short in upgrading some of them. So if anyone has spare computer parts they do not need (preferably some computer memory) and would like to donate them for this cause it would be greatly appreciated.