Solved Setup was unable to create a new system partition.
I have an old 160GB ATA drive from an old dell and it had XP on. When I tried to boot, it bluescreened immediatley so I decided to put windows 7 ultimate x64. I tried but I got the message about when...
View ArticleSolved Moved Pagefile.sys to secondary HDD and possible BSOD/boot problem?
Hello, I posted this thread earlier today http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/317014-moved-pagefile-sys-second-hhd-old-pagefile-sys-still-primary.html#post2643860. To sum it up, I have a...
View ArticleSolved SSD / HDD Disk Management Best practices?
Hello, I posted this thread earlier today http://www.sevenforums.com/performance-maintenance/317014-moved-pagefile-sys-second-hhd-old-pagefile-sys-still-primary.html#post2643860. To sum it up, I have a...
View ArticleSolved BSOD after Windows 7 logo
I just installed windows 7 on a fresh Hard disk on one computer. I put the hard drive into my other computer and after the windows logo it shows a BSOD (even in safe mode). The error code is "STOP:...
View ArticleWindows 7 Clean Reinstallation gone wrong. Urgent help needed, please.
Hello! So I'd gotten my PC built a year ago. I have two hard drives; one's an SSD for the OS, another is a WD Black Caviar for storage purpose only. My PC had recently gotten quite slow so I decided to...
View Articlehp dv7 hd formating gone wrong
in short, I used software dban to wipe the hd,reinstalled the os, now it will not reconize the hd as a bootable deive,will boot from dvd only but thats all, what steps did I miss or did I do a...
View ArticleDell Studio 1555 to factory settings,no Dell Factory Image option
My problem is that I am trying to restore a friend's Dell Studio 1555 laptop back to its factory settings, I follow the procedure...
View Articlealign-1024 or align=4096 for SSD using Diskpart?
Which is best for correct alignment for my Samsung 840 EVO SSD ? Create partition primary align=1024 or Create partition primary align=4096 I read Diskpart uses *kilo*Bytes. And when they talk about 4k...
View ArticleSolved Formating 3tb drive..diskpart clean or clean all
I am having to format a 3tb drive that I am installing Windows 7 on and I need to know do I need to do clean all or just clean in diskpart? What happened is I did not know about the GPT (first time...
View ArticleNeed Help Installing Win7 from bootable USB
Windows Setup finishes 'windows loading files' then starting windows screen comes up but there is no other screens that follows, simple a mouse cursor. I loaded win 7 ultimate iso in poweriso to create...
View ArticleWhat can I remove from Win7 for small install size?
I have an ultrabook with a 18.6GiB SSD and a 500GB HDD that I will have just made a fresh install of Win7 onto. I installed Win7 onto the 20GB SSD in order to gain speed, and I will use the 500GB HDD...
View ArticlePlease help me
Newb question but my OS is installed in C partition. And most of the files I want to retrieve are in D partition. If I just reinstalled my OS in C will I still be able get my files in D? I want to...
View ArticleInstall Windows "Windows could not complete the installation."
Every time I turn on my computer I have windows could not complete the installation. To install windows on this computer, restart the installation" It is a black screen and there is nothing there. I...
View ArticleWindows 8 Recovery Drive will not reinstall OS
I created the Windows 8 Recovery Flash Drive: Attachment 300260 (http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/installation-setup/300260-windows-8-recovery-drive-will-not-reinstall-os-recoverydrive1.jpg)...
View ArticleDowngrade 8.1 Pro to 7 Ultimate (not Pro)
Hi.I am currently running Windows 8.1 PRO on my main PC and 7 on another.I'd like to downgrade my Windows 8.1 Pro to 7 ultimate and keep all apps , files , settings just everything witouth having to...
View ArticleReinstalling W-7 Pro - It doesn't work the same!
Hello, I'm at my wit's end. I reinstalled W-7 Pro, and it doesn't work nearly as well. Maybe I installed it incorrectly, I would appreciate hearing the voice of experience. The reinstall was an effort...
View ArticleHard Disk Drive not found in ASUS UEFI BIOS Utility - EZ Mode
Hi there, My sister just bought a new desktop. It was working fine and all. But this morning, she forced shut down a windows update. The next thing happen once it gets past through BIOS is "Reboot and...
View ArticleGeneral Upgrade Questions
I'm currently running Windows XP Pro (upgrade version) and I'm planning to install Windows 7 Pro (upgrade version). Will I have any problems upgrading because my previous version of Windows was also an...
View Articleinstall Win 8 but keep Win 7,possible?
I wanna try Windows 8 but keep my Windows 7 installation,I mean I wanna have dual boot system.I have 2 partitons both are primary one is C where is Win 7 installed and the other is F where my most used...
View ArticleSlipstreaming Windows 7 Home Premium-SP1 Upgrade Problems
Greetings, I have a retail copy of Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 Upgrade that I am trying to find a way to slipstream all the updates after SP1 into. I've found information about using RT 7 Lite to...
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