Quantcast
Channel: Windows 7 Help Forums - Installation & Setup
Viewing all 6924 articles
Browse latest View live

HDD problems while trying to install Windows

0
0
Greetings! Recently I've purchased a new HDD to replace my old one that died. While trying to install a fresh copy of W7 I got stuck at selecting a hard drive to install W7 on. I've tried running DISKPART and then list disk but it said it cannot find any hard drives, so I decided to fiddle around in the BIOS. While in the boot menu of my BIOS the hard drive showed up, but when I got to the...

Windows 7 Asus Laptop Computer Reinstall Question

0
0
Have an old asus u45jc-a1 laptop. It has been complete reinstalled a while back. Im using it now for very little since i have a main computer. I wanted to know, do i need to have the asus operating CDs in order to do a complete reformat of my asus laptop? Because at the moment, i don't know where the CDs are. But could i do this without the CDs? Or would i still need a windows 7 key? ...

Error code 0x80070570 on hybrid drive.

0
0
I'm new guys so bear with me. Just built a new rig, specs are in my bio but long story short I'm trying to install w7 fresh onto a sshd from a usb. When it gets to 15% during expanding windows files it gives me the error code 0x80070570. so here's what I've done: ensured sata settings are set to ahci, used different ram in different slots on mobo, format hd in cmd with diskpart, made sure ram...

Windows 7 won't boot after install

0
0
Hi All, I recently bought the Gigabyte h110m-s2h. After downloading the Gigabyte windows image tool I was able to install Windows 7 from USB which looked like it went ok. After the install Windows rebooted to finish the installation but it won't boot. It goes past the Gigabyte logo then the pc resets and keeps doing this.

Clean O/S install from external SSD

0
0
I just bought a new PC that has Windows 10 on it. I want to downgrade to Windows 7 from my external SSD. How do I make it bootable for this? Or, if there's another way, suggestions would be appreciated!

Need help understanding UEFI while installing Windows 7 64 Ultimate

0
0
It's embarrassing to say how many hours I have invested in fighting the UEFI on my MB. Anyway, I need some help understanding how and why you should choose UEFI when installing Windows. Windows 7 in this particular case. I'll try to start by explaining some of the issues and some of the parts of UEFI I don't understand. let's begin with my boot options that has had me pulling my hair out. ...

ASUS laptop. Startup repair loop - NO Windows Setup [EMS Enabled]

0
0
Suddenly the ASUS UL30V couldn't start up windows. Its stuck in a startup repair loop, but it can't fix the problems automatly. I have been searching on google for solutions and tried BootRec.exe /fixmbr /FixBoot /ScanOs /RebuildBcd tried MD mybackup RegBack *.* .. and so on without luck. So I decided to do an factory reset,but when pressing F9, there is no Windows Setup [EMS...

Install windows 10 on another PC tower.

0
0
I have a self built Tower pc with windows 7 pro on it and i wanted to use and learn more about windows 10 but i do not want to upgrade my Windows 7 box to windows 10. I have another box that i can use for windows 10 but my question is how or where would i get the copy of windows 10 and install it? since i do own a copy of windows 7 pro.

Solved Win 7 Will Not Boot After Recovery To New SSD

0
0
I used Acronis True Image to backup the partitions made of my c: to my backup external drive. I have since restored that backup to my new OCZ Trion 150-240 GB SSD. I then booted from another Win 7 drive on the same machine and had the new SSD as a secondary drive when the recovery was made. Following recovery my diskmgmt.msc view shows the 2 partitions created on drive 0 as c: "system...

Problem with Win 7 startup after backup recovery to new SSD!

0
0
I used Acronis True Image to backup the partitions made of my c: to my backup external drive. I have since restored that backup to my new OCZ Trion 150-240 GB SSD. I then booted from another Win 7 drive on the same machine and had the new SSD as a secondary drive when the recovery was made. Following recovery my diskmgmt.msc view shows the 2 partitions created on drive 0 as partition 1,...

Upgrade from Win7 x32 to x64

0
0
Hi, I have a PC running Windows 7 Ultimate x32. I like to play lots of games, the problem is I have a x32 OS. Is there any way to upgrade to x64 for free?:sarc:

How do I repair or do a clean install with no Windows 7 install disc?

0
0
I have the Windows 7 key for the netbook but I was not given an install disc when I bought it from the store. I believe it originally had Windows 7 Premium home edition on it and I updated it to Windows 7 SP1 Premium Home Edition. I am having many issues with the OS and wish to either do a repair or a clean install. I'd rather do a repair so as not to have to reinstall everything, but if a...

Installation of Windows 7 SP1 UEFI failing

0
0
Hello, A while ago my boss told me I needed a laptop, so I bought a nice second hand one, and bought a fresh new copy of Win7 SP1. It always worked fine, until the laptop died. My boss bought me a nice new laptop, but we found out that some programs don't run well on Win10. We also have an outdated server setup, and Win10 seems to have some problems with it. So we decided that I need to go...

Solved Help updating BIOS

0
0
Hello! My OS is Win7 ultimate 32-bit. I have an Asus P5LD2-X/1333 motherboard. I used to have a Intel Pentium Dual-Core 1.80ghz. Today I installed a Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.50ghz E5200. It's running just fine, without any software updates. However when starting the PC I get the following message: Unknown CPU detected. Update BIOS to unleash it's full power. Fress F1 to continue. As I...

Windows 7 boot SSD now in RAW format! "missing operating system"

0
0
Hi, I am a newbie here, so apologies for the long post. My PC recently went into hibernation mode, and soon after i restarted windows noticed sector errors and fixed them. HOWEVER, since then it will not start windows, and now it tells me "missing operating system" I can access the motherboard boot screen and see all of the drives(including disc drive), i have used the command prompt and...

System Active

0
0
I have forgotten. How does one go about to check if a Windows 7 is Active?:o

Trying to find Win-7, 64-bit Home Premium ISO?

0
0
My wife's old eMachine has some problems making cloned hard drive and it appears to be a Windows problem, maybe a corrupted file or two, so I want to repair the install but cannot find a copy of the ISO. I had it but it has disappeared, naturally. I made some "Recover" DVD's when she first got the PC, but forgotten how to use them. I have gone over to the dark side, Windows 10, so can't...

Windows 7 Dual Boot

0
0
Can I Dual Boot Windows 7 With Windows 7? Haha, yes I know, you guys are doing a double take. I want to dual boot W7 with my current Toshiba install because it is slow to boot, explanation below. http://speccy.piriform.com/results/1I0kvU3JPDnNeaWscG8OcUh My current Toshiba is slow to boot but runs well. Did some stuff with "autoruns" that seemed to help, and removed some stuff that I...

Windows update stuck, cant get the required updates to upgrade to 10!

0
0
I have an hp pavillion dv4 2112 tu running windows 7 home premium 32 bit. I want to upgrade it to win10 but i don't have the necessary upgrades to get it to upgrade on its own by the get windows 10 app. I read somewhere about the kb2952664 and the 3035583 updates and tried to install them via windows update but it was stuck at downloading updates with no traffic generated. I tried manually...

Re-install OS onto Solid State Drive

0
0
Hi Everyone, I want to replace my HDD with a SSD. My desktop came with windows 7 installed inclusive of a recovery partition. I don't have OS on disc so: How can I install OS onto new SSD? How can I install recovery partition onto new SSD?
Viewing all 6924 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images