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• I have an ACER Veriton M221 - dual operating system on hard drive - I want change the XP to Windows 7

  I need instructions to change my OS from XP to win 7 opersting system supplied with the machine, on the hard drive.

  Nice day

  Normally with the double load, Windows 7 is the primary OS and then you switch to XP. However, once you switch to XP, the only way to get back to Windows 7 using recovery disks of Windows 7, you must have created before downgrading to Windows XP. However, the procedure will be to click on start, all programs, Acer eRecovery management, restore, completely restore to the factory settings, click on and you then get a pop up in the middle of the screen with Windows XP X 86 and options Windows 7 x 86 which you can select one, click ok, then, machine will restart and begin to load the operating system that you selected.

  Kind regards

  FReeZA

• Two operating systems on PC with Windows7

  I have new PC running windows 7 Home premium. I can load XP pro to run as a dual operating system with windows 7?   Any help is appreciated?

  Thank you, racer20

  Racer, Yes, you can do a dual boot with Win7 and XP Pro.  However, it can be a little difficult to find drivers for your components.  I run a dual-boot system for several years.  I did it both ways; a single drive hard and two partitions of two separate hard drives.  I recommend two hard drives.  This way, you have an operating system if a hard drive fails.

  Here's a guide to help you.

• Can I run exe files in different operating system on the same machine, HP Envy dv7 dual OS

  Hello

  I have instaled Windows 8.1 on my drive C: and Windows 7 on my E: drive. Is it possible to run executable files with Win7 (like games), which are installed on my Win8.1.

  Thank you in advance...

  

  "You mess with the best, die like the rest!

  Hello

  No, when 2 or more operating systems on a construction machine means logically divide the machine at 2 or to several machines and we do not want a VM to interfere with the other virtual machine (s) (in short, we don't want a mess) and each operating system runs on its border.

  Kind regards.

• In a configuration of dual boot Vista/Vista, where are the operating system files stored in another copy of Vista?

  In one, the operating system is in the C:\Windows folder. Where the operating system is stored on the 2nd partition?

  Hi BDTT.

  If you have installed the Windows vista operating system in a dual-boot on two partitions Setup then you find another folder Windows in the second disc of the partition.

  For example: C:\Windows and D:\Windows.

  When you start in any partition the root drive letter would change to the C:\ drive.

  I hope this helps!

  Halima S - Microsoft technical support.

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• After leaving Win10 Win7 upgrade, error "operating system not found"!

  My son has been upgrading its laptop Win7 to Win10.  The upgrade has been painfully slow (more than 7 hours) and hooked to 85% achieved 35% of writing configuration files.  The light of the fool presented no signs of activity of the HARD drive for hours.  In disgust that it finally just manually turned off and restarted.  Windows says it's re-installed his previous operating system.  Everything seemed fine at the time.

  The next day, as he watched a training video and 25 minutes in the laptop just went to a black screen and showed 'Unknown device Boot' and "Can't find Operating System" error messages.  (Of course he had just looked away for a second because this happened and looked at the back after stopping the audio.)  Manually, it turned off and rebooted 3 times before it should start!

  Is that going to be a problem for him in the future?  Now, he's not sure he wants 10 Windows.

  Two options to try:

  (1) Bootmgr is missing, message or black screen with cursor flashing

  (2) how to do a repair installation to repair Windows 7

  This will show you how to do a repair installation (aka: install upgrade on-site) for fix your currently installed Windows 7 and preserve your user accounts, data, programs and drivers of the system.
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/3413-repair-install.html

  No-reformatting of Win7, non-destructive reinstall
  http://WindowsSecrets.com/top-story/WIN7S-no-reformat-nondestructive-reinstall/

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  Need to install a Windows 7 Installation DVD to repair

  February 6, 2015, Digital River links for different versions of Windows 7 are functioning is no longer, as an alternative (as long as you have your product key) you can use the link to the Microsoft recovery software web page: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-recovery

  Note: You may receive a notice to connect with the manufacturing of PC if you have a key OEM supplied with your computer, but it can't hurt to try. Also note that this site may return an incorrect language for the product key that you entered. Please read the articles in this wiki below are a possible solution.

  More information and alternative resources:
   
   
  If you have a friend with a version of "Retail" (Full or upgrade media, only in the media that you don't need their key) of the installation DVD (should be the same as your key was for: Home Premium, professional or Ultimate) it will work with your "Retail" or "OEM" product key, if you need to reinstall or repair Windows.

  Read the following articles on the Wiki:
   
  Create your own ISO file from a Windows 7 installation DVD:
   
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/wiki/Windows_7-windows_install/create-your-own-ISO-file-from-a-Windows-7/a344df19-b535-4420-a58f-4898ac7416ec

  How to create a Windows 7 universal installation DVD or a USB Flash drive:
   
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/wiki/Windows_7-windows_install/how-to-create-a-universal-Windows-7-installation/15183b74-4478-4647-84dd-6d6431f1cfa4

  How to get Windows 7 spare filter
   
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/wiki/Windows_7-windows_install/how-to-obtain-Windows-7-replacement-media/f749fc0e-8bc7-40ba-8d8e-38572cbe6669

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• Unique identifier in Win7 32 bit operating system?

  What is the identifier Unique in Win7 32 bit operating system, it may be a registry or a file

  I like to use an automatic wauy to identify the version of the OS

  HiGanesh_0911,

  
  Thank you for your response.
   
  
  I understand that you must use a tool to identify the version of the operating system. Based on this situation, I suggest you to post your query in the following forum.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/iTCG/threads
  I hope that helps!

• I want to install my photoshop 5.0 but limited edition pc screens, I have to check if it is a 32-bit or 64-bit application. I changed my windows XP to win7 64-bit operating system (I think that's the problem) how can I use my photoshop on this system?

  I want to install my photoshop 5.0 but limited edition pc screens, I have to check if it is a 32-bit or 64-bit application. I changed my windows XP to win7 64-bit operating system (I think that's the problem) how to install and run my photoshop 5.0 the on this system?

  It is no longer available via adobe and if buy you it to someone else, that you will probably have problems running.  I think that it is compatible with win 98 but I don't know if it's available for you using compatibility mode.

• How to remove the load operating system prompts for options in Dual boot

  Original title: remove the extra operating system - without a rear-updisc!

  I need to remove an additional laptop operating system, but don't have not a disk of re - install the operating system, I don't want.

  I bought a laptop with Windows Vista. My father also uses the laptop, but hate Vista, so it has installed an older operating system. Fortunately now he has his own laptop, and I am free to remove the old operating system (it slows things down!). How can I do this without a backup of Windows Vista disk?

  Thanks for any advice.

  Hello

  I suggest you go through the steps and check if it helps.

  Right click on my computer

  (a) click on properties

  (b) go to the Advanced tab

  (c) click on settings under startup & recovery

  (d) change the seconds to display the operating system to 0

  (e) to the operating system you want to start the default operating system to help the drop drop-down

  (f) click Ok

  (g) click on apply

  (h) click Ok

  I would also ask you to contact the manufacturer of the hardware for the recovery media. You can also check if the system has a recovery partition, and if so, try to access, which will reinstall the original operating system.

  See also:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/888023

  I hope this helps.

• Can I use a legitimate DVD Win7 product key to activate the operating system already installed?

  I used a DVD Windows 7 Home Premium I bought from Amazon to install on 2 computers, THEN discovered the 2nd computer would not accept the product key.  I don't want to reinstall the OS and I can't seem to find a place online legitimately sell just a product key, so if I buy another DVD on Amazon, the product key that comes with it will allow the existing installation to activate, or do I have to spend a day or more to reload the operating system, drivers, programs, settings etc, just to stinking activation?

  This information is partially incorrect. OEM System Builder licenses come with a product key.

  Yes, it does not require a clean install, but because you already have Windows 7 Home Premium installed to use your retail disk, all you have to do is to change the product key, no installation required.

• Install Windows on SMU-8133 (with time real operating system already installed)

  Hi all

  I have an SMU-8133 NI with a real-time operating system (OR Real - Time PharLap 13.1). Now I want to install Windows on it and make it dual-boot (I want to keep the original real time operating system). So my question is how do I install Windows without erasing the current real time operating system?

  I tried to just install Win7 (starting from USB) but it says "Windows cannot be installed on disk 0 Partition 1" because she needs NTFS (what we have is the FAT I think). If Win7 is unavailable, Windows XP is also correct, but I still prefer Win7.

  

  Thank you!

  As a general rule, Windows don't play well with other operating systems installed on a drive, there will be some efforts to preserve the existing installation of RT OS if it is a requirement.  The simplest approach would be to wipe the entire disk, installing Windows and then reinstall LabVIEW RT.

  If you can start from scratch, you must first make sure that the partitioning is correct.  Since you did not purchase this as a Windows / controller dual boot RT initially, you do not have Windows installation media OR, correctly configure the partitions from disk for you.  You will need to do this manually during the installation of Windows.  The best approach is to create two partitions, one for the RT and a Windows.  RT the partition must be the first partition on the disk.  Install Windows on the second partition.  Once Windows is installed, convert the 1st partition to FAT32 using the built in Windows or a 3rd party partitioning tool utilities.  You should now have a system with Windows installed correctly and ready to be fitted to RT.

  Change your SMU-8133 to boot RT using the BIOS Setup menu or hardware DIP switch.  It should boot to safemode RT.  From another host PC, find your target in MAX.

  You can now put your target if you want to switch to the FAT32 file system the system of dependency files.  You can do this through MAX, or by using the utility RT USB key.  See herefor details on this step.

  Warning: Before doing this, ensure a MAXIMUM target shows already the correct amount of disk space for partition 1, you created.  If the RT operating system can see a usable partition (FAT32 or dependency) it will set up only that partition by avoiding to touch the rest of the disc.  If the 1st partition is not used, the formatting process will claim rather all of the disk because no usable partition has been found, and you may lose your Windows installation.

  After that, you can perform the installation of the RT of MAX software as usual.

  If you try to preserve your existing installation, you can try to combine the above process with one of the options available for the creation and restoration of RT disk images, although I am not very familiar with these tools and can not comment or creating an image on a single disk partition and restaurant then a disc multi-partition will be successful.  Here is a good linkto start with which describes the options available.

  -JoshH

• Multiple operating systems. How to get the double boot or sort and what's on the disk images?

  Hello. I currently have Windows XP Home Edition on my desktop. I have an update for Windows Vista Home Premium. Both are 32-bit. I read this linkhttp://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-Vista. I have a few questions, I would like to precise please.

  Can I add the upgrade to Vista on a separate hard drive? Is there a partition?

  Do I need to install any other program infront of XP or Vista so I can dualboot? I have to if I wanted to add Win7 Home Premium 64 - bit as a bunch of sorting?

  I'm not pure install, I understand that. I'm done with my XP havn't programs, it takes more time than expected.

  Is it possible to create disk images or backups with more than one operating system installed? If I have an upgrade, I don't think that I can remove the previous installed OS (XP Home Edition) and have a Vista disk image work. At least I have clean install and only Vista is? I have Norton Ghost 15 and I wondered if I would be able to drive or backup XP image or upgrading to Vista at all, or together.

  Can an upgrade copy, I change the material at all, or add anything internally?

  XP SP3 on the desktop.

  Hello

  Yes, you need XP on your drive hard first to use the dual boot with Vista, after the restoration of ghosting for 2 hard drives.

  If you only want Vista on the PC, then you will need to use your Vista installation disk to repair and install files on the hard disk Vista.

  As for the reactivation, you should be able to activate again within 3 days on the internet, you may need to phone MS if you can't.

  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 and waiting for someone to help you with activation.

  Your XP disk is more then likely an OEM version, which means that it is linked to the computer it was installed on.

  So your Vista upgrade could also be tied to the PC you are upgrading to.

  Please keep in mind that my answer is based on the information in your message. More the better I can answer, Slan go foill, Paul

• Two operating systems; Windows 7 Professional with an option of Windows 10

  Two operating systems;  Windows 7 Professional with an option of Windows 10.

  As a Neolithic Windows, I'm comfortable with Win 7 like all my old XP applications have continued to work with Win 7.  Now I want to try to get around the current Win 10 operating system through experience to see what Win 10 offers me in every sense of the use practable. I don't want to lose the existing installation of Win7 which works well, I think to a new PC.

  I need a route which can accommodate my learning needs.  I'm open to suggestions that might involve touchscreen options to win 10 OS while keeping the mouse driven navigation for Win 7 applications.  Clues on a postcard!

  10 dual-boot Windows, you will need to buy retail (it's only free if you use it to replace Windows 7, not to start the long side).

  So first, buy an installation Windows 10 CD/USB stick to your favorite tech store and install it as a dual-boot option.

  You will find that there is no dichotomy of the 'touch' vs 'mouse' use Windows 10.  You can use the mouse as you do today in Windows 7: there is literally not a single instance of a hidden mouse-gesture-operated menu, you need to know the secret movement to activate (unlike Windows 8, Windows 10 has been designed so that a user of Windows 7 could jump in without any training).

• Error "Missing Operating System".

  Hi all. I'm trying to dual boot a 2013 end macbook pro with windows 10 and el capitan. I need to be able to run windows 10 to use some programs required by my University. I was actually able to configure my computer completely, so that it works on both partitions perfectly, but in a few days the windows partition seems to fail. This has happened three times now, and with each failure, I completely deleted the partition and started from scratch. The error I get seems to be completely random and occurs when I turned off my computer, turn it on and try to start the "Windows" partition It reads "_ Missing Operating System".

  To install Windows 10 first, I used the boot camp assistant tool to make a partition of 100 GB out of my 500 GB drive. I went through the process of boot camp and created a bootable usb key from the iso image windows 10. I booted from the USB and windows installed and everything worked perfectly. I had to delete the partition generated by the wizard boot camp and create a new space on my disk unallocated hard usb Boot because it would not me to install windows on the partition as boot camp originally created. I installed all the drivers through bootcamp tool which displayed once windows 10 has been installed and all was good. I did all the updates of Windows 10 through the parameters, and then I did all the app store updates. I installed applications base approximately 4; This includes chrome, iTunes and uTorrent.

  There seems to be no problem with my el capitan score whatsoever, and I was totally unable to find anything on the internet to help me with this problem. I chatted with support of microsoft and apple support. I was told that "it seems that the operating system on the Windows side is having a problem remaining installation and which is the origin of the problem" apple support. I was also told by microsoft that "maybe microsoft and apple cannot work together in a single machine :-) ».

  Any help at this point would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

  John

  Should I give up trying 10 windows and try to use something like windows 7? Sounds like a problem with Windows 10 or my Macbook? Thank you

• Pavilion 5000 series: locked out of operating system

  Desktop HP wil not boot Windows. I get a message stating that the drive on which Windows is installed is locked. This problem occurred shortly after downloading the OS of Windows 10. I discuss this issue in detail with a Microsoft representative and after exhusting many troubleshooting options concluded that I had to restore my computer to its factory settings. I can't access the image at all, and the image of the software on the Microsoft Web site is no longer usable by the machines purchased in a retail store. I bought my computer directly from HP via Amazon. This has happened a few months ago. I have been using a Linux OS as a temporary for solution. However, I run into problems of compatibility found and would like to have the Win7 (or Win10) operating system dos.

  Should I order a kit recovery or is their way I can download a Win7 of images on line? I have my 25 digit key.

  hsaleem

  Hello;
  
  Let me welcome you on the HP forums!
  
  I read your post you need to restore your PC to its original state and wanted to help.

  What will work restores your computer to its original factory state using HP recovery media. It is a set of DVD and a CD or a USB key, which will erase the hard drive (removing all data, applications and settings, reinstall the original OS, drivers and utilities for HP. In some cases, you will be able to order a USB instead of discs.  You must order at HP; they cannot be downloaded.
  
  You can look online for recovery from the paged media related: http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers
  
  Once there, enter your product name or number. On your software page and download the drivers, select your operating system and version. Click on "Update".  If the HP recovery support is available for your computer, down near the bottom of the page, you will see an entry for the command Recovery Media-CD/DVD/USB. Click on the symbol '+' to expand this entty and click on order to press for more details.
  
  Or, if you prefer, you can do the same by contacting HP Customer Service:
  
  If you live in the United States or the Canada, details are on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/phone-assist.html#section1
  
  If you live elsewhere, contact details are on this page: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-contact-us.html
  
  NOTE: once you get through, stay on the line until you are finally able to talk to someone ' one - it can take a while!
  
  Note that if HP no longer provides a recovery media for your model, a few other sites, you can check are: http://www.computersurgeons.com/ and http://www.restoredisks.com/

  Good luck
  
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