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• I have windows 7 installed on my laptop. I want to format my hard drive. Should I buy windows 7 once again as I format my hard drive?

  I have windows 7 installed on my laptop. I want to format my hard drive. Should I buy windows 7 once again as I format my hard drive?

  Im doing just because my computer is slow and its time to format the hard drive... so I need to wipe it off, but I don't want to lose windows in the process

  If Windows 7 is pre-installed on laptop, Mike instructions don't you will lose Windows 7. If you bought Windows 7 separately and allows you to format the computer, which also does not let you lose thel travel when you format the drive from your installation disc.

• I bought a new hard drive to replace my old, broken, what do I have to buy windows again?

  Hello world!

  I have a laptop very old but relatively powerful. The hard drive on this laptop broke about two years ago and I did not get around to fix until today. I bought a new hard drive and tried to download Windows 7 on a disk from the internet, I entered the product key located on the bottom of the laptop but I was arrested when I was told that the software is preinstalled on the previous hard disk by the manufacturer. It seems that the key I is still active on my old broken hard drive. Y at - it no word-all about this problem? or do I have to buy Windows 7 for my work laptop?

  Any help would be great, thanks.

  For 5 years, Microsoft made it fairly easy for users of the Windows 7 operating system to get reinstall media. If you have lost your support disc or installation retail collection; either it has been damaged or defective; You can download a copy of the edition that you have licensed from a membership site called Digital River. More recently, Microsoft ended the availability to reinstall media that you can download as a. File ISO in Digital River, which is a digital reproduction of an optical disc.

  It was particularly convenient for people who could not easily get the manufacturer's recovery media, did not want to pay the fees required to get or preferred a clean configuration without the software packaged manufacturers or even a recovery partition does not work. It's easy to use, all you had to do was reinstall and reactivate using the product key located on the certificate of authenticity and download all the drivers on the manufacturers website.

  Given that this option is no longer available, what are your options? See the article for more details:

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

  Make sure you scroll down and read the section:

  What to do if you cannot get your manufacturer recovery media, refuse to use or to buy it or the Microsoft Software Recovery Website does not work?

• Laptop bought with windows vista installed, the hard drive was completely cleaned and windows 7 installed, I have to uninstall it and install a genuine windows xp pro - how do this please.

  Laptop bought with windows vista installed, the hard drive was completely cleaned and windows 7 installed, I have to uninstall it and install a genuine windows xp pro - how do this please.

  On Sunday July 25, 2010 10:11:30 + 0000, pc_novice wrote:

  Hi Gordon

  I just downloaded drivers from the Dell website in support of xp

  I have tried to reboot from the XP cd but got the following message when I tried to install

  "This program is blocked due to compatibility issues"

  Program - the installer of Windows

  Editor - Microsoft

  Location: D:\1386\winnt32.exe

  Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is newer than the version on the cd. If you decide to remove the version latest Windows that is currently installed the files and settings cannot be recovered"

  I don't want Windows 7 at all so I'm ready to lose all data, so how can I do to remove it?

  You say that you have started from the XP CD, but something is wrong with that
  you do. Just boot from the CD and follow the prompts for a
  clean install. A new installation by formatting the
  drive and does not care what version of Windows is installed (or
  even if any version of Windows is installed.

  Ken Blake

• Can I use all 500 GB on a hard drive, I have install windows 7 and it only uses I think 466 around this amount, why is - this

  Can I use all 500 GB on a hard drive, I have install windows 7 and it only uses I think 466 around this amount, why is - this

  Hello Edtannjr,

  Thank you for your message.  Remember that the operating system itself takes place and many OEM systems contains a recovery partition which can take up to a space as well.
  See you soon

  Engineer Jason Microsoft Support answers visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• I have Windows 7 with 500 GB hard drive, I have 280 GB free hard disk, but when you try Shrink partition I could get space Shrink as 36 GB only.

  I have Windows 7 with 500 GB hard drive, I have 280 GB free hard disk, but when you try Shrink partition I could get space Shrink as 36 GB only. I've defragged and tried as well... Any suggestion to get more space for the partition.

  I've hit in this partition for a long time.

  I have Windows 7 with 500 GB hard drive, I have 280 GB free hard disk, but when you try Shrink partition I could get space Shrink as 36 GB only. I've defragged and tried as well... Any suggestion to get more space for the partition.

  I've hit in this partition for a long time.

  This is due to files not movable, scattered in open spaces.  Windows Disk Manager has a few limitations... You can use a thrid party as EaseUS Partition Master Free Edition 9.2.2 freeware utility

  Its very easy to use and you can be dragged and resized your drive...

• I have Acrobat Pro 8 and 9 for Mac. Can't install (CD media). Has already been installed on an old 17 '' Mac; failed hard drive. Everything seems fine, activation passes through, but when I go to start the program, nothing. Nada. No respo

  I have Acrobat Pro 8 and 9 for Mac. Can't install (CD media). Has already been installed on an old 17 '' MacBook Pro; failed hard drive. Then, new facility, MBP 13 "most recent. Everything seems fine, activation ADOBE passes through, but when I go to launch the APPLICATION, nothing. Nada. No response from the application. Suggestions?

  Acrobat 9 (and 8, of course) is not compatible with your operating system.

• How can I recover the modules and their data from a failed HARD drive (the lost BONE areas, but data files are readable)?

  The HARD drive that was my OS (Windows XP Pro SP3) failed and lost quite a few areas which are essential for the operating system running. Other data is still readable. A got another HARD drive and installed Windows XP SP2, Firefox and other programs. I was able to retrieve the bookmarks, security certificates, and other profile information using the information found in bandages.

  None of them addressed how do to recover the modules or their data. Specifically, there are several large, elegant scripts that took months to develop and customize.

  Articles related to migration and other do not work for me because they require the old copy of FF is functional, that is not because the OS on this HARD drive is damaged. Is it possible to recover these data, similar (or not) about how I could get the other profile info?

  Have you copied the entire folder C:\Documents and Settings\username \Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\ on the old drive?
  If this is not the case, can you?
  If so, make a copy and save this folder just in case.

  If so, you could replace this folder on the new facility by \Profiles\ [with your profiles inside] folder and the profiles.ini file [delete all other files / folders that may also be in the folder "Firefox"] -and then replace with the same folder named from the old failed drive. Note that you will lose what you already have with the new installation / profile!
  Your profile folder contains all your personal data and customizations, including looking for plugins, themes, extensions and their data / customizations - but no plugins.
  But if the user logon name is different on the new facility that the former, any extension that uses an absolute path to the file in its prefs will be problems. Easily rectified, by changing the path to the file in the file prefs, js - keep the brake line formatting intact. The extensions created after the era of Firefox 2.0 or 3.0, due to changes in the 'rules' for creating extensions usually are not a problem, but some real old extensions that need only "minor" since that time can still use absolute paths - even though I have not seen myself since Firefox Firefox 3.6 or 4.0.

  View instead of 'Modules' I mentioned the 4 types of 'Modules' separately - Plugins are seen as 'Add-ons', but they are not installed in the profile [except those mislabelled as a "plugin", when they are installed via an XPI file], but rather in the operating system where Firefox 'find' through the registry.

  Note: Migration articles can tell you do not re - use the prefs.js file, due to an issue that I feel is easily fixed with a little inspection and editing. I think you can manage that my perception is that you have a small shovel in your tool box, if you encounter a problem you are able to do a little digging and fixing problems with the paths to files - once you have been warned.

  Overall, if you go Firefox 35 35 or even Firefox 34 to 35, I don't think you will run in all the problems that you can not handle [that I cross my fingers and "hope" that I'm not on what it is obvious].

  With regard to the recovery of the 'data' for individual extensions - there are many ways that extension developers used to store their data and pref. The original way should save in prefs.js or their own file RDF in the profile folder. While Firefox has been developed more, developers started using their own files in the profile folder. And because Mozilla has started using sqlite database files in Firefox 3.0, Mozilla extended their own use of sqlite, as have extension developers.
  Elegant uses the file stylish.sqlite to store 'styles', but something in the back of my mine tells me that 'the index' maybe not in this file with the data. But then again, I can be confusing myself a question I had with GreaseMonkey awhile back where I copied the gm_scripts folder in a new profile and with already installed GreaseMonkey but with no script. These GM scripts worked, but I could not see them or modify them - they do not appear in the user GM extension interface window in Firefox.

• After the new installation of hard drive and a reinstall of Windows XP on I: function used Drive, Windows Update

  After the new installation of hard drive and a reinstallation of Windows XP I: Drive, Windows Update continually responds with: "Files required to use Windows Update are longer registered or installed on your computer" by clicking on the option to register or reinstall results by bike to the same error.

  Hi TedWie,

  Windows update no longer works for systems with SP2 or less. To check your systems service pack level, click on Start, run and typeWinver in the Run dialog box. If your system does not already have Windows XP SP3 installed, download and install XP SP3 from the link below. (Ignore warnings about professionals of computing and network facilities).

  Windows XP SP3.

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=24

  Windows XP SP2. (According to THE level of SP)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-US/Download/details.aspx?ID=28

  Note:
  If your system has a Processor AMD, download and install before installation of the SP3 of XP, theUpgrade utility Microsoft for processors not intel

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?CC=UK&LC=en&softwareitem=PV-60484-2

  If you encounter problems installing XP SP3, you can refer to the procedure described in the link below to resolve an installation failure.

  How to troubleshoot a SP3 Installation fails.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/950718

  Let us know if this solves the problem.

• Failed hard drive, HELP! I want my data of user account

  My hard drive failed last Saturday (September 3) and local repair technicians told me it was a critical failure because she refuses to boot into Windows no matter what. The drive itself ran Windows XP Pro (SP3) and was in perfect health until this random failure.

  I can still read its data if I connect to another computer and treat it like a disc Add on, so I took the oppritunity back up all my data and program installers who have survived in a temporary folder on the other computer. The only thing I want now is my data of user such as custom settings account, that I had.

  Where Windows stores my custom settings of data of the real of the user (desktop theme, desktop wallpaper settings, settings of the record, things like that)? So I can upgrade to Windows 7, I want to be able to migrate the information from my account in XP as well, but obviously I can't do the normal with the Windows easy transfer program track if I can't get my boot drive in Windows.

  I finally got all the stuff I needed to get my computer running under W7. I also transferred what data I could off the old drive as an external slave coast. So I got what I needed.

  It turns out that files AND Windows 7 itself modern motherboard BIOS seems smart enough to identify a failing hard drive. They both harassed me that he is basically junk and I have to back up what I have on this matter as soon as POSSIBLE. That and I certainly couldn't coax the wrong disc when starting windows. However, I copied what I needed. So I can't fix it or use it further.

• Designjet 5500: HP Designjet 5500 - failed hard drive?

  My next plotter Designjet 5500 has the error message: "failed to start.  Error: 1f50007.  Hard drive failure. "I took out the hard drive.  Then I took a good hard drive on another plotter Designjet 5500 I have here (he has other issues, but the hard drive is in good health) and installed it in the abacus of 1st.  He repeats the same error message (i.e., "failed to start.  Error: 1f50007.  Hard drive failure. "I took that hard drive back out and put back in 2nd tracer and it always starts very well.

  For me, this means that probably the hard drive is not really the problem with my 1 tracer because I put a hard drive perfectly well in and he said that the hard drive has failed.  It seems that something has no who is now saying the plotter that there a defective hard drive when it's not the real problem.  Someone else this experience?  Pointers for me on what to look for or what would be my next step in troubleshooting?  Not covered in the manual on the defective hard drive errors.  Only how to remove and install a.

  Thank you.  Erica

  Unplug the printer.  Loosen the screws and remove the print server plug at the back of the printer (he shoots just to the outside), then take the back cover off long.  Look for the two lights, amber and one green on the circuit on the left.  Lights are on the top left of the Board of Directors (main PCA).  If you do not have both lights then it is most likely doesn't have the power of power supply Board (the circuit board to the right of the hard drive).  My experience has been that when the power Board fails, the error you see is that the hard drive will not start.

  If you have already tried a known good hard drive and have the same defect, it is most likely the problem.

  Tell us what you find.

• Dell Inspiron 3520 - hard drive failure - how to install Windows 8 on the new hard drive

  I bought Dell Inspiron 3520. My hard drive has stopped working completely. It was stated as dead hard drive by diagonstic center.

  I have now bought a new hard drive but have lost data and windows 8 preload on the original hard drive. Dell did not provide any recovery disk for Windows 8 pre-loaded on portable hard drive. How can I then install windows 8 / 10 on my new hard drive?

  The .iso image file official 10565 has only:

  • Overview of the House of insiders
  • Overview of the Insider Pro

  Unfortunately, there are 5 editions of Windows 10 and so 3 are missing. If your key is not automatically entered and accepted, it's probably a simple language edition or edition N.

  When Microsoft release 10586 - TH2 - 1511 Version they will probably have an .iso that contains all 5 editions in 1 .iso or alternatively 5 .isos distinct (I hope as the first case that it will make Windows installation much easier).

• Hard drive not visible after installing Windows 7

  My second hard drive is no longer visible in 'My Computer' since the installation of Windows 7 (new installation).   The two drives appear in Device Manager, and apparently both work correctly.  The hard drive I have Windows 7 on is the first SATA and the second hard drive (which is not visible) is the first IDE.  Any ideas?  Thank you!

  Right-click on my computer, select manage.  On the next page, click Disk Management.  It will be displayed on the right side, just assign it a drive letter.

• just formatted my hard drive and xp wouldn't charge b/c he didn't see the hard drive. I then installed Windows 7 starter and cannot be upgraded

  I formatted my hard drive and xp wouldn't charge b/c he didn't see the hard drive. I then installed Windows 7 starter and cannot be upgraded. .

  Probably, you need to boot in the BIOS of the computer and changed on the hard drive in IDE mode, SATA, so it can be recognized by Windows XP.

  Before that you plan to replace Windows 7 with Windows XP. Have you tried to familiarize yourself with the operating system first?

  http://techingiteasy.WordPress.com/2009/08/19/for-the-former-Windows-XP-user-welcome-to-Windows-7/

  If you want to run Windows XP, you can consider to dual boot Windows 7 and Windows XP. You first need to know if your computer is compatible with Windows XP. Much more modern computers are gradually support for Windows XP.

  How dual boot Windows 7 and Windows XP
  http://notebooks.com/2011/02/01/how-to-dual-boot-Windows-7-and-Windows-XP-Part-1/

  With Windows XP installed first:
  http://notebooks.com/2011/02/17/how-to-dual-boot-Windows-7-and-Windows-XP-Part-2/

• Recovery of DNG issue: I have photos stored on an external hard drive which have previously been imported into Lightroom and converted to DNG.  The laptop on which I was running Lightroom died and I had to replace the hard drive and rebuild the

  Recovery of DNG issue: I have photos stored on an external hard drive which have previously been imported into Lightroom and converted to DNG.  The laptop on which I was running Lightroom died and I had to replace the hard drive and rebuild the computer.  In the process of my Lightroom program and catalog related to these images have been lost.  When I re-associate these photos with my new installation of Lightroom and a new catalogue is there a way to retrieve the keywords or other changes or metadata catalogue Mountaga?  Is any of this information embedded with the imge DNG file or was it only in the cataloght lost on my failing hard drive? I re-import just as if it were new images with no prior treatment of Lightroom?

  By default, LR saves all changes in the catalog, and that applies to any type of file.

  Optionally, you can save changes to the file as well, for raw files owners, this will create a xmp file - for DNG that changes are going to be cooked in the file, without additional xmp file.

  But it does not default. Go to the catalog and parameters under the control of metadata automatically save changes to XMP.

  Unless you do this, the changes are saved only in the catalog.

  Hope this makes things clearer.

• I want to be the format of my hard drive, but have a backup copy of the information of Firefox and passwords and bookmarks so retrieved after formatThank you

  I want to format my hard drive, but have a backup copy of the Firefox information and passwords and bookmarks so recovered after format
  Thank you

  To save bookmarks, see restore bookmarks from a backup or move them to another computer

  If you want to save passwords, you must use an extension like password exporter. It is located at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2848/ .