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• I loaded the preview of Windows 8 developer, how can I do a clean install of Windows 7?

  I was stupid and has not implemented a partition on my HARD drive.  I have to do a clean install of Windows 7, which is not too painful because my computer is new.  But I can't seem to start from the disc.  I changed the order in my BIOS but windows 8 charge even without even giving me a startup disk option.

  Hello JordanLeavitt

  Do not try to boot from the Windows 7 support. Instead of starting the Windows Developer Preview and then put in the disc of Windows 7. Run the Windows 7 Setup program and follow the installation process of Windows. I would like to know if it works for you. Thank you.

  EDIT: You end up with a Window.old folder on your C: drive. It's the Windows Developer Preview. You can delete this folder.

• Clean install of Windows 7 but the activation key does not work

  Hello, enter a new installation of Windows 7, the first OS on a new construction of the mine.

  The problem I have is that the activation key will not work, the problem would be
  I use a Windows 7 (updated for Win Vista)? Or do I need a new
  product key?
  Thank you
  Eric

  However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.

  15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.

  So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.

  If your computer comes with a qualifying previous license such as Windows Vista or Windows XP and the certificate of authenticity is still attached to the machine in good condition, then the COST is reason enough to represent the compliance to the software license agreement. No previous required software installation, which means you can do a clean install with Windows 7 Upgrade disk.

  How to do a clean install with upgrade disc:

  Boot from the Windows 7 DVD

  Click Install now

  Accept the license agreement

  When the option is displayed to select a type of installation, click (Custom advanced)

  Click on drive Options

  Select the disc/s click on Delete

  Click new

  Click on apply

  Click OK

  Click Format, and then click next to proceed with the installation

  Skip entering your product key Windows 7 and complete the installation.

  When you reach the desktop, click Start, right-click on computer

  Click on properties

  Scroll down to the Windows Activation

  Click the link x days before activation.

  Click on the link that says: "show me other ways to activate.

  Enter the product key

  Click next

  Select the Activation of the phone

  Click Next when you enter your key page

  Select your country

  Click Next, call the number listed

  Be sure to explain your situation to the Appeals Officer.

  Provide the installation generated when ID requested by the call agent

  They give a confirmation ID in return, enter it

  Click next to complete the activation.

  or

  How to activate Windows 7 manually (activate by phone)
   
  1) click Start and in the search for box type: slui.exe 4
   
  (2) press the ENTER"" key.
   
  (3) select your "country" in the list.
   
  (4) choose the option "activate phone".
   
  (5) stay on the phone (do not select/press all options) and wait for a person to help you with the activation.
   
  (6) explain your problem clearly to the support person.
   
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950929/en-us
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• Can I do a clean install of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit on Vista Ultimate 32-bit upgrade. Installation file will not work. The error is described below.

  The XPS 730 with Intel Q9450 computer yourself running Windows 7 64 bit? The details of performance show that it is capable of 64-bit. When I try to install Windows 7 pro 64-bit upgrade, the installer will not work. I get an error that reads:
  The version of this file is not compatible with the version of Windows that you are running.
  
  I'm currently running Vista Ultimate 32 bit. Everything that I read on Microsoft and elsewhere says that you can go from Vista 32 bit to an operating system Windows 7 64-bit as long as you do the clean install. I'm that far away since I can't even run the installation.
  Maybe nobody knows what could be the problem?

  Hi Hal K,

  Thank you for visiting Microsoft Answers.

  If you are currently running a 32-bit version of Windows, you can only perform an upgrade to another 32-bit version of Windows. Similarly, if you run a 64-bit version of Windows, you can perform an upgrade to another 64-bit Windows version.

  If you want to move from a 32-bit version of Windows to a 64-bit version of Windows, and vice versa, you will need to back up your files and then perform a custom of the version of Windows you want to install installation.

  You can see the following link, installation and reinstallation of windows: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/32-bit-and-64-bit-Windows-frequently-asked-questions

  Swati K - Microsoft support technician
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Execution of format or clean install on Windows 7 without product key

  Hello!

  I need to do a clean install/format to old PC which came with Win 7 Enterprise already installed. Unfortunately, I don't have the product key more (I think it was written on a single DVD supplied with the PC, but I can't find this disc more). I tried the key with Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder, but it says that the cd key is BATH-BATH-BATH-BATH-BATH - This is not normal. Is there a way to reinstall/refresh version of Windows 7 if I don't have the product key more?

  Thank you

  Janek

  Windows 7 Enterprise volume license customer and is only available for companies to large companies that have a valid volume license agreement. This means, it is intended for the employer that you deploy.

  You must reinstall the original copy of Windows that came with your computer.

  Check on the chassis of the machine for a certificate of authenticity detailing the version and edition of Windows initially supplied with your computer and reinstall that version.

  If its an edition of Windows 7, see the following:

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

• Install Windows Vista without the original OEM CD

  Hello!

  My problem is that I lost my laptop Vista OEM CD. However, there are still the license sticker with its series of Vista on the bottom. Is it possible to get a different installation disk and do a clean install with the old series? Microsoft offers such a replacement drive, or my laptop manufacturer? Or is it possible to lend a disc of friends, University, etc. and install it?

  Concerning

  Contact the manufacturer of your computer.

  They will send you replacement Vista Recovery Disk/s for a fee of $.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/326246

  'How to replace Microsoft software or hardware, order service packs and upgrades, and replace product manuals'

  Also, every version of Vista is contained on a good DVD of Vista (not Dell, HP, etc.)!

  There are 2 disks of Vista, one for 32-bit and one for 64-bit.

  See you soon. Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• (Redirected) How can I do a "clean install" of Windows 10 on my 32 GB tablet which has limited space C drive?

  My conference table 8 has 19 GB for the C drive and 7 + GB of unallocated space. I want to install Win 10 but can not remove enough files to get 3 GB of free space for download to win 10...

  Best of this post in the forum Windows 10 here:

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/software-OS/f/4997

  Bev.

• Question seeks to clean install 10 Windows on the drive of the merger. El Capitan.

  Problem: try a clean install of Windows 10 via the Boot Camp Assistant on an iMac 27 inches (Late2013) with 10.11.4 installs hours (more than 8 hours) and then failed to install Boot Camp updates. Essentially installation take much long than normal and cannot install updates of the Apple software or create normally start Windows Boot Camp 10.

  Background: After problems of slowing down after upgrading to 10.11.4 (with improved Bootcamp Windows 10) who had previously worked fine for 10 months, to the point of a start of OS X time, I decided to do a clean install of my iMac with Fusion 3 to disk.

  As I was unable to remove the partition from Boot Camp through BCA because of his holding always at the same load, I used Internet recovery and reset the Fusion drive. This then required me to repair the partition of Fusion by car through THE "fix" option which seems to work very well. And reinstalled OS X 10.11.4 which works fine now (delays etc..)

  Try using BCA to create a new partition Boot Camp and a clean Windows 10 install after downloading an image of disk W10 directly from Microsoft (Win10_1511_1_English_x64), BCA by downloading software updates and by selecting the desired partition, it began to restart and initialize the installation. However the whole process has been very slow, each step takes much longer than usual, to progress. Leave for hours rest a blank screen or with a circle of rotation.

  I tried with another stick USB 3 and also a USB 2 stick, but none has made a difference.

  In the last attempt, I left running overnight and after 8-9 hours, he finally reaches the top of desktop Windows 10 and the update of Apple Bootcamp starts to load updates. However, he just hung and even after 2 hours, nothing was. Reboot and try once again has been the same.

  After that I tried to create a Windows Installer via BCA 8.0 however it gives just a TPG error when you try to select the drive (due to el Capitan I guess?)

  After four days of efforts, I'm a loser on how to get the Windows 10 on the Boot Camp partition. I can't even install W8 and upgrade due to the error of TPG.

  Any help or suggestions how to proceed with the diagnostic / resolution of the problem would be appreciated.

  Details:

  System: iMac (27 inch, end of 2013), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5, 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 M 4096 MB, OS X 10.11.4

  • Nothing other than the keyboard and mouse attached via the USB ports, as well as the key USB of BCA. No other attached devices.
  • Reset memory NVRAM, SMC and ran more than once disk utility. No problem not reported.  Ran NVRAM reset before each attempt.
  • At ran EtreCheck report which seemed OK.
  • Verification of diagnosis ran who is childless.

  A detail I noticed after the merger by car there are now two Macintosh HD images when you use boot option. One previously. Are named "Macintosh HD" and "Macintosh HD2". I remember being Yosemite simultaneously in three, but which has been fixed in an update.

  In addition, it seems that no recovery partition. Cmd + R lance Internet recovery.

  Distill the results (the Boot Camp partition removed):

  / dev/disk0 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * GB 121,3 disk0

  1: disk0s1 EFI EFI 209.7 MB

  2: Apple_CoreStorage GB internal drive 121.0 disk0s2

  3: disk0s3 Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134,2 MB

  / dev/disk2 (internal, physical):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: GUID_partition_scheme * 3.0 to disk2

  1: disk2s1 NO NAME 209.7 MB EFI

  2: disk2s2 Apple_CoreStorage TB 3.0 drive internal

  3: disk2s4 Apple_Boot Boot OS X 134,2 MB

  / dev/disk3 (internal, virtual):

  #: NAME SIZE TYPE IDENTIFIER

  0: Apple_HFS Macintosh HD + 3.1 TB disk3

  Logical volume on disk0s2, disk2s2

  7BE1F343-ACBE-4144-BF86-C838BE1E49D4

  Fusion unencrypted drive

  iMac - simon: ~ list of cs simon$ diskutil

  CoreStorage groups of logical volumes (1 found)

  |

  + Logical Volume - Group CA0B8D0A-6315-4E85-B313-52AB509473F2

  =========================================================

  Name: Internal drive

  Status: online

  Dimensions: 3121237860352 B (3.1 TB)

  Free space: 0 (0 B) B

  |

  +-Physical volume 5E75EE74-EE1F-4FCB-A0C5-9ED5517FEB93

  |   ----------------------------------------------------

  |   Index: 0

  |   Disc: disk0s2

  |   Status: online

  |   Dimensions: 120988852224 B (121.0 GB)

  |

  +-Physical volume 91D639D6-634E-47C1-AFE5-616CE12E71E0

  |   ----------------------------------------------------

  |   Index: 1

  |   Disc: disk2s2

  |   Status: online

  |   Dimensions: 3000249008128 B (3.0 to)

  |

  +--> Logical volume family EE9934AC-F3CB-4101-ADB6-576F4371B4B9

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Encryption type: no

  |

  +--> Logical volume 7BE1F343-ACBE-4144-BF86-C838BE1E49D4

  ---------------------------------------------------

  Disc: disk3

  Status: online

  Size (Total): 3106705375232 B (3.1 TB)

  Reversible: no

  Name: Macintosh HD

  Volume name: Macintosh HD

  Content indicator: Apple_HFS

  LVG Type: Fusion, sparse

  Summary:

  Q1: Should it take 4 + hours to install Windows 10 via BCA?

  Q2: Al must ultimately be so slow when initially W10 desktop?

  Q3; What I do once I arrive at the office of W10 but it automatically updates the graphics driver as BC update is simply suspended for centuries and get a working driver to restart at least W10?

  Q4: is there a problem with the disk HARD the Drive of Fusion that is causing all this delay and slow install / boot? ON the clean install OS X 10.11.4 it is back to be fast as usual and all tests show things are OK but W10 goes on the part of the HARD drive. No way to verify this beyond diagnosis or Etrecheck?

  Q5: Y at - it no problem with the GPT / MBR that may be causing the delay etc. ?

  Q6: How can I use my existing WindowsImageBackup backup from the previous W10 with the BCA install usb drive or how to create a USB stick otherwise recovery disk with my other single Mac have W7?

  Q7: How can I install W8 as I once did on Yosemite, via el Capitan without a mistake to TPG on selection of disc?

  Details:

  Day 5. Attempt at 6.

  Partition Boot Camp delete and try again install via BCA. First question, is that when the startup it goes to a blank black screen. For a time nothing left. Reset then using alt to select windows training results in almost instantaneous startup of the BCA message created and the beginning of the installation.

  4 1/2 hours from start of Windows 10 initial signature window.

  Then the second question. One to reach the Boot Camp update Office tries to start and install the drivers. Allows you to "list files...". "stage then sits at the bar about 5% green for 1 to 2 hours and does nothing. All actions in the Office of the W10 takes ages.

  In the meantime, auto update of the W10 appears a message saying that the updated graphics drivers as one of the few messages or actions during this period. Looks like Nvidia install with the entire package of experience (unwanted) etc. and very probably not the correct gpu driver.

  Finally deciding to cancel the installation of BC by killing the Setup.exe process. Then copy Boot camp install files on the desktop. Lasts 30 minutes to copy. Run again and this time, although taking 15-20 minutes to download and install later with the success message.

  Check the graphic driver it shows a yellow exclamation mark, so the following Microsoft instructions I use the uninstall option via the device and then Manager (slowly) come on board to load and download the latest Nvidia driver on their site for the GTX 780 M for 64-bit W10 etc. The same thing that I had used previously. Slow with running the Nvidia Setup program again, but eventually it works only to say that he could not install as unrecognized graphics device...

  He ends up with Microsoft PnP driver so it's at least sufficient start and run it again BC of the figure updates as all other drivers have been installed. To restart, but I get an error of K-Mode that is most likely related to this driver graphic and not possible to start in the new W10 Boot Camp partition after 7 hours.

  I have a picture of W10 backup recovery (WindowsImageBackup) I've had in a few weeks, but it will not install bet for the installed W10. I try with the ACO created the USB windows but can't seem to get a way to get into recovery mode and to get the menu to install it. I don't have a way to create a USB W10 recovery key now because my other Mac has just installed W7.

  Finally I tried to count a reset of the Recovery boot up option but it seems that it will take longer to start.

  I also went to the recovery and selected Boot Mode safe, but it opens on an empty black window and he's here doing nothing.

  Looks like I'll have to restart on via BCA and reinstall and try and solve the problem of graphics in order to install driver updates from BC and restart to W10 and hope that with the drivers, it returns to the operation and the normal starting time. Then update the gpu driver.

  I used and installed Boot Camp several times with over the years including previously an upgrade of W8.1 > W10 I used for over 6 months without problem. I've never known these installation very long or ice once in Windows even for the initial start upward.

  For any help or suggestion would be appreciated, and this seemingly simple process has now expanded to five days.

• Laptop HP 15-R204NE: clean install of Windows 10

  Hello

  I'm ready to do a clean install of Windows 10 but the only thing that worried me are the drivers provided factory installed with my laptop, it was initially delivered with Windows 64 - bit of 8.1. I don't want to lose one that I have no idea how or where I'm going to do if I lose everything. If someone has a way to understand this help is very much appreciated.

  Kind regards.

  Hello Zarakkhan ;
  
  I read your post on the new install of drivers of Win10 and wanted to help.

  As to the first, the upgrade of active Win10 through something known as right digital, install some sense, when you perform an upgrade on the spot on an existing Win7/8/8.1, upgrade reuses the existing product key for activation.  After you confirm that the machine is turned on, you can THEN do a clean install on the same machine.  IF you do a clean install without activating the first, you will not activate your copy of Win10.

  That said, MS released earlier to a new update to Win10 and (allegedly), you should be able to do a clean install with NEW media made from multimedia authoring tool and have it activate using your product key of Win8.1.  But, I haven't read anyone done this yet, is just a rumor at this point.

  As for save the drivers, there's a product excellent freeware called Driver Backup.  After you download and install it, you can then save out all your current drivers on a USB key.  This will make reinstall them later a simple process. I know it works because I use this product myself.

  Good luck
  
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• Clean install of Windows 10

  Recently, I bought a laptop Aspire ES1-531 with Windows 10. When I'm surfing the web my laptop grinds to stop while it transmits the return private data from me to adsafeprotected, chartbeat, google-analytics, brightcare and others. Since it is installed Acer aps and not the cookies I'm unable to use CCCleaner toget rid them. I would like to format the PC and do a clean install of Windows 10 without Acer aps being included. How can I make sure that junk Acer is not included in what I guess is a new installation?

  Thanks in advance.

  Prior to that, make a usb recovery drive so if you want to recover the laptop factory system, you will have the resource.

  http://Acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/A_ID/29934/~/use-Acer-recovery-management-to-restore-you...

  When you install clean Windows 10, the recovery will be gone.

  If you download and run https://toolslib.net/downloads/viewdownload/1-adwcleaner/

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• (Redirected) if I do a clean install of windows 10 with 64 bit OS?

  I recently did a clean install of windows 10 using the tool of media (I updated to 10 before the clean install and used my product key). I noticed that he installed a 32-bit windows 10 OS. I believe that my laptop has a 64 core processor and I wonder if I should have installed a system of operating windows 64 bits instead of 32 bits. I also wanted to update my RAM memory, which now 6 GB (2,40 GB usable). I have 2 RAM sticks, one with 4 GB and one with 2 GB.

  My questions are:

  Should I do another clean installation with a 64 bit 10 OS?

  My laptop is able to do this?

  What is the maximum amount of RAM, this laptop can hold?

  Thank you!
  

  I list the specs I can find on my computer:

  Processor: Intel (R) Core (TM) i5-4210U u 1.70 GHz 2.40 GHz CPU
  Installed memory (RAM live): 6,00 GB (2,40 GB usable)
  System type: 32-bit operating system, x 64 processor
  Pen and touch: Touch Support with 10 Points of contact

  ' NWMX1 1 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 4GB, 1600, 1RX8, 4 G, DDR3L, S.
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  As you have a laptop, better make this laptop in the computer Forum post here:

  http://en.community.Dell.com/support-forums/laptop/default.aspx

  Bev.

• I decided to do a clean install of windows 7, but when the disc it stops to extend windows files 0% I do not know why this happens is the drive.

  Original title: Windows 64-bit clean

  Ive recently done my 2nd attempt to install windows 7 64 bit and ive met the same problem, I have formatted and deleted all the data ln my drive hard amd decided to do a clean install of windows, but when the disc it stops expanding windows files 0% I don't know why this is happening is the disc

  You have all the features non-essential connected to the computer during installation? If you have external storage media connected, disconnect them.

  It is also possible to reinstall your Windows 7 media is corrupt. You can try to download a new copy and try again.

  How to: What are my options for Windows 7 reinstall media?

• After clean install of Windows 7, Netflix and Internet TV plugin does not work on Windows Media Center.

  Original title: problem with Windows 7 Media center

  Is there anyway that I can replace the whole C:\Windows\ehome? There is a permissions issue, and I can't find a way to change the permissions...

  The only reason I want to do is I did a clean install of windows 7 and the plugin TV Pluzz.fr and the internet do not work on this computer and it seems to be no work around. But I have a PC where WMC works fine and I can replace the entire record of WMC and it should work like the other PC (I think).

  I could do if I ran linux or something, but I'm looking for something simple or a fix to this problem with WMC.

  Hello

  Thanks for the reply.

  It is too bad to know the steps in my previous post did not help to solve the problem.

  I would like to inform you that starting from September 20, 2012, the experience of Internet TV is no longer available. You can consult the following Microsoft article that has the same information:

  Cannot open Internet TV in Windows Media Center

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2801382/en-us

  For problems with Netflix, I suggest you follow the steps in the Microsoft article and check following:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/972496/en-us

  Also applies to Windows 7.

  Please answer us on the State of the question to help you further.

• Cannot re - save Photoshop CS4 on a new clean install of Windows 10

  I disabled and uninstalled my copy of Photoshop CS4 in Windows 7 and tried to reinstall on a new clean install of Windows 10 using the same registration number, but the number is constantly rejected as invalid.  I checked and double-checked it three times without success.  How can I re - register my software?

  http://helpx.Adobe.com/Creative-Suite/KB/error-serial-number-valid-product.html

  -http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/invalid-serial-number-cs4.html

  - and http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1038761

  In addition, that the software is old enough so that it does not work with Windows 10... but

  An idea that MAY work to install or run some programs in Windows old 10

  -http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/15523-compatibility-mode-settings-apps-change-windows-1 0 - a.html

• Clean install of Windows 7 Via a supplied upgrade

  Hi all

  Is it possible to do a clean install of Windows 7 via the upgrade of Lenovo provided if you have Windows Vista installed and if so, how? I prefer to do it this way so that it does not pick up garbage that Vista has accumulated.

  Thanks for your help!

  Douglas

  Of course you can. Yes, I did. Just do a "Custom" install and select format the partition target before you proceed with the installation.