Dynamic Partitions
Is it possible to create a dynamic partition between NTFS and XFS? If so, will windows 7 operate correctly on a dynamoc partition? The system will have 3 512GB SSDs in RAID0. There will be two dynamic...
View Articleupgrade from home premium to Professional or Ultimate
I currently have home premium but want to upgrade to professional or ultimate. I have tried to get an activation key so I can use "anytime" but it does not seem to exist. I am trying to avoid backing...
View ArticleDowngrading from Win8 to Win7 Home Premium
Hi y'all, my first post here. I'm a novice - can get into trouble without getting out. The lovely wife had an old Dell machine that came with WinXP. We bought an upgrade pack at retail to upgrade from...
View ArticleSolved Install error 0x80070570 on Acer Nav50 after DBAN
Hey guys, self taught and "usually" self fix but this one has me stumped. Wife has an Acer Aspire One Nav50 netbook running an Intel Atom Processor 1660.0 MHz, with W7 starter. She has had it a few...
View ArticleSolved Wondering about a new Windows 7 install process (no disk)
Hello! I currently have a HP laptop which originally had Windows Vista installed. When I got the laptop it had a few virus' and wasn't starting correctly but I managed to get it running decently well...
View Articleinstall UNIX with Win 7
Hi everybody, I want to install UNIX with windows 7, I want to keep wind 7, just for my work I would like to learn UNIX and work with its commands, I am beginner in Unxi, and would like to gradually...
View ArticleUSB installation error 0xc000014c
Hello! I recently wiped my computer hard drives and created a boot up USB to reinstall the OS. I have used this method before and it worked then. However, this time when booting from the USB the...
View ArticleSolved Windows 7 SP1 failure
Hello guys, so i installed W7 after buying a SSD, everything went well, the windows was updating to sp1 but i didnt know that and i closed the computer to take a look at the ssd's serial number to see...
View ArticleSolved Pxe Realtek network drive
I have a question that I cant figure out after searching. My computer will not boot from my OCZ SSD anymore instead it boots from a network drive?! Why is this was this part of a Windows Update or......
View ArticleW7 HP 32Bit install help
I'm having a ton of trouble installing either vista home or W7. I have a dell studio xps 1640. I have vista basic on a cd and W7 on a bootable USB. When starting vista install it stops right before...
View ArticleNo Bootable device after new windows 7 install
Hi Guys, I've read many threads on this and tried many fixes none of which have worked. Basically I've re-installed windows 7 on my laptop hard drive after having problems with my earlier installation,...
View ArticleInstallation limbo - black screen with pointer
*Windows7 sp1 OEM* It's a madhouse. I got a virus, & so I used that as an excuse to clean out the PC, get it organized & start fresh. So I went to this AAAAWWWFUL 34-part guide on about.com to...
View ArticleAdvice please on swapping Win7 and XP drive letters (separate disks)
Hello all, First post here and seeking some advice please. The intention is that eventually I (and other family users) will "migrate" to being Win7 users. The crux of what I want to end up with is Win7...
View Articlepartial install of Win7 Pro OEM - How can I clean it out?
I'm trying to do a clean install of Win7 Pro SP1 OEM, but all I'm getting at startup is a black screen with a pointer. I still get the Win7 startup animation, so it's at least partially installed. So...
View ArticleSolved Moving System Reserved partition to a different drive
I currently have one drive that contains a System Reserved partition (which includes the boot files). The status is System, Active, Primary Partition. I have another drive with the C: partition. The...
View ArticleSolved New harddrive "Couldn't create new partition or locate existing one."
So here's my problem, that I just can't overcome alone. I'm changing some parts for my cousin's PC and one of them happens to be a new hard drive...
View ArticlePreinstalled activation key question
Hello, I have a notebook that came preinstalled with Windows 8. I recently had to send it in for service regarding a power issue. I wiped the hard drive before shipping it out and just got it back a...
View ArticleSmashed HDD and can't load windows 7
I recently dropped my laptop and damaged my hard drive. I have replaced the hard drive and I previously created a system image repair disc but am having no luck in loading it and do not have a original...
View ArticleAny way to stop Windows 8.1 from replacing Win 7 boot manager?
As the title says. After installing 8.1 on a new partition (same disk) it replaces Windows 7 boot loader and configuration. In order to fix it i have to wipe the partition, wipe all the entries in...
View ArticleSolved Not enough free space?
My laptop is a Dell L702x (XPS). I had to start all over because of a file permission issue. I have the factory installation disc with Win 7 Pro 64. When I get to the stage where I select the drive to...
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