Comments on: The Complete Guide On How To Install Windows 7 RC http://abokevin.com/?p=362 my take on technology Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:29:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: James G http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-973 James G Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:19:19 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-973 Unfortunately, the methods described here will leave you with an intermittently screwed pc. When installing windows 7 it is best to back up all of your documents, images and music video files and gaming profiles. But, you should always do a clean install with windows 7. Do not try to transfer your setting and profiles from programs on an xp or vista machine. Using the techniques described by abokevin you will end up with some issues that are going to cause you to eventually do a fresh, clean install anyway due to the fact that a lot of the software you used in Xp or Vista will not act exactly the same in windows 7. It is true that windows 7 runs similarly to vista and Xp but you will still encounter problems that wont be resolved without doing a fresh clean install... I have installed windows 7 on 45 pcs so far using these techniques described here and 36 have come back with problems that were not resolved until a fresh installation was done and every program in use was set back up from scratch with fresh settings and a new user input. The only things that should be saved are your documents (which can be reopened or imported) Image files, Text docs, and video/music files. All of which can be easily saved to a usb flash drive or cd/dvd. You have been warned Unfortunately, the methods described here will leave you with an intermittently screwed pc. When installing windows 7 it is best to back up all of your documents, images and music video files and gaming profiles. But, you should always do a clean install with windows 7. Do not try to transfer your setting and profiles from programs on an xp or vista machine. Using the techniques described by abokevin you will end up with some issues that are going to cause you to eventually do a fresh, clean install anyway due to the fact that a lot of the software you used in Xp or Vista will not act exactly the same in windows 7. It is true that windows 7 runs similarly to vista and Xp but you will still encounter problems that wont be resolved without doing a fresh clean install… I have installed windows 7 on 45 pcs so far using these techniques described here and 36 have come back with problems that were not resolved until a fresh installation was done and every program in use was set back up from scratch with fresh settings and a new user input. The only things that should be saved are your documents (which can be reopened or imported) Image files, Text docs, and video/music files. All of which can be easily saved to a usb flash drive or cd/dvd. You have been warned

]]> By: Joseph http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-213 Joseph Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:53:01 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-213 How about a step to step on what program to use to burn a iso file. Then extract it. DVD mind you not a flash drive. Can you make the dvd so it will auto run? Or extraction the only way. This twitter mess have no need for what soever so could you or microsoft post the answer on thier webpage. www.windows.com. Windows 7 or a blanket email to those have no use of twitter. And like things in english. How about a step to step on what program to use to burn a iso file. Then extract it. DVD mind you not a flash drive. Can you make the dvd so it will auto run? Or extraction the only way. This twitter mess have no need for what soever so could you or microsoft post the answer on thier webpage. http://www.windows.com. Windows 7 or a blanket email to those have no use of twitter. And like things in english.

]]> By: AboKevin http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-194 AboKevin Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:47:09 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-194 @Adelba At what stage in the install process does it stop. Refer to my screenshots above. Difficult to give you any advice as long as I don't know where it stops. If you get any error-messages please let me know about those as well. @Adelba

At what stage in the install process does it stop. Refer to my screenshots above. Difficult to give you any advice as long as I don’t know where it stops. If you get any error-messages please let me know about those as well.

]]> By: Adelba http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-192 Adelba Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:34:24 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-192 I have tried multiple times to install the 32 and 64 bit RC's to no avail. My system is: GA-EP45-DS3R motherboard with the latest FC11c BIOS 320 GB SATA HDD 4 GB RAM E7400 processor Diamond 4670 Graphics I have done the following: (1) Removed all USB peripherals (2) Switched SATA port and configured HDD in BIOS to use AHCI. (3) Set BIOS to boot from DVD (4) Copied Windows 7 to DVD using lowest available speed (4x), with Active@ ISO Burner. I am at my wit's end, and I am on the verge of concluding that, as always, Microsoft leaves me feeling ... well ... micro and soft. I've heard it's a great OS, but looks like I've already spent too much time on it. Seems like MS insists on wasting everyone's time with half-baked installers, no documentation, and the like. I know it's a Beta, but even so, ... I mean, it doesn't even install!!! Any additional suggestions will be welcome. Guess I'm just a glutton for punishment. I have tried multiple times to install the 32 and 64 bit RC’s to no avail. My system is:

GA-EP45-DS3R motherboard with the latest FC11c BIOS
320 GB SATA HDD
4 GB RAM
E7400 processor
Diamond 4670 Graphics

I have done the following:
(1) Removed all USB peripherals
(2) Switched SATA port and configured HDD in BIOS to use AHCI.
(3) Set BIOS to boot from DVD
(4) Copied Windows 7 to DVD using lowest available speed (4x), with Active@ ISO Burner.

I am at my wit’s end, and I am on the verge of concluding that, as always, Microsoft leaves me feeling … well … micro and soft. I’ve heard it’s a great OS, but looks like I’ve already spent too much time on it. Seems like MS insists on wasting everyone’s time with half-baked installers, no documentation, and the like. I know it’s a Beta, but even so, … I mean, it doesn’t even install!!!

Any additional suggestions will be welcome. Guess I’m just a glutton for punishment.

]]> By: Phil Dowling http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-164 Phil Dowling Fri, 22 May 2009 11:23:25 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-164 May thx for the help followed it through and was back up and running within the hour. cheers May thx for the help followed it through and was back up and running within the hour. cheers

]]> By: Dave Finster http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-160 Dave Finster Thu, 21 May 2009 17:14:40 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-160 I've installed the beta as an upgrade and RC1 as a clean install. Each timer, when the process gets to checking video, it hangs there. I once waited severalhours, but nothing happened. I eventually restarted,finished the install process, and went back to run WEI later (not withouit incident, but eventually got it done. Is this a problem unique to my video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX) or is there something I'm missing? I’ve installed the beta as an upgrade and RC1 as a clean install. Each timer, when the process gets to checking video, it hangs there. I once waited severalhours, but nothing happened. I eventually restarted,finished the install process, and went back to run WEI later (not withouit incident, but eventually got it done. Is this a problem unique to my video card (NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX) or is there something I’m missing?

]]> By: AboKevin http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-120 AboKevin Thu, 14 May 2009 19:53:08 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-120 @Philip May I ask how you burn the iso to dvd? If you are using a commercial burning program you can not just drag the iso file over and burn it. You have to choose to burn an image to DVD in order for the DVD to work the way it is meant to. Check this one out, it is free and easy to use: http://www.ntfs.com/iso_burner_free.htm Good luck! @Philip

May I ask how you burn the iso to dvd? If you are using a commercial burning program you can not just drag the iso file over and burn it. You have to choose to burn an image to DVD in order for the DVD to work the way it is meant to.

Check this one out, it is free and easy to use: http://www.ntfs.com/iso_burner_free.htm

Good luck!

]]> By: Phillip http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-119 Phillip Thu, 14 May 2009 17:28:35 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-119 I burn the iso to dvd and then pop it in and nothing happens upon boot. it goes right back to win 2000. when i try to look at dvd through my computer it says that there is only a readme file on the disk that says it is a udf and only works on some computer running some kind of system. Is this a hardware problem. I burn the iso to dvd and then pop it in and nothing happens upon boot. it goes right back to win 2000. when i try to look at dvd through my computer it says that there is only a readme file on the disk that says it is a udf and only works on some computer running some kind of system. Is this a hardware problem.

]]> By: Fredrik http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-87 Fredrik Wed, 06 May 2009 20:58:12 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-87 I can hear the cd-rom and hdd stop working, and the hdd-light dont light. I've waited up to 6 hours without any activity, but then I just turn off the pc. Anyway, thanks for some help, I'll check technet. I can hear the cd-rom and hdd stop working, and the hdd-light dont light. I’ve waited up to 6 hours without any activity, but then I just turn off the pc.

Anyway, thanks for some help, I’ll check technet.

]]> By: AboKevin http://abokevin.com/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-86 AboKevin Wed, 06 May 2009 20:34:18 +0000 http://abokevin.com/?p=362#comment-86 @Fredrik How long have you waited after it seems to stop? Does the hard disk indicator lights on your computer show activity or are they dead? I am not sure, but sometimes the process seems to hit a bump and slow down and the indicator stays at a percentage for a long while until it suddenly resumes. My stayed on 0% for several minutes. If the process actually stops to a complete stop I really don't know why it does? I suggest searching the forums over at TechNet which you can find here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/threads I am sorry but I am not able to be more spesific than that. Good Luck! @Fredrik

How long have you waited after it seems to stop? Does the hard disk indicator lights on your computer show activity or are they dead?

I am not sure, but sometimes the process seems to hit a bump and slow down and the indicator stays at a percentage for a long while until it suddenly resumes. My stayed on 0% for several minutes. If the process actually stops to a complete stop I really don’t know why it does? I suggest searching the forums over at TechNet which you can find here: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itproinstall/threads

I am sorry but I am not able to be more spesific than that. Good Luck!

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