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• Upgrade of large computers without having to reinstall windows 7 PRO?

  Hello, all the

  I'll be upgrading the motherboard, sound, video, memory, and processor on my current computer (I built it myself).  I will keep the same disk configuration.

  I have here some so that I can do this without having to reinstall Windows again?  My copy of Windows 7 Pro is a copy retail NOT oem.

  I read a bunch of different items on the net, but responses varied considerably.  My apps are all installed on the boot drive and all data, backups and documents are in a separate table in mirror. I'm trying NOT to do a clean install, because I have about 27 apps, some of which are quite massive and would take me more than a full day to reinstall.

  Thanks in advance,

  Jeffrey

  PS, just in case I need to specify the components, they are:

  MOBO - ASUS AM3 MSI AM3 + both with RAID support (hardware)

  Processor - AMD Phenom 8 core Core AMD FX Vichera 6

  Sound - Sound Blaster Audigy (legacy) to Sound Blaster Audigy PCI Express

  Video card will not change

  No, I think you need to perform the migration of a motherboard to another as simple as possible. No devices, cards Add on or what that what else option means that Windows is more likely to address changes in pilots limited successfully.

  Then restore optional lights preferably one at a time.

  Each RAID (manufacturer) solution can use proprietary systems, but within the same manufacturer, they tend to be fairly stable. I left a RAID Intel ICH6 for ICH9 without any problem. Also keep in mind that a mirrored pair does NOT use any form of ownership anyway. Set them on a platform no RAID and the data must be fully accessible.

• Need to format the drive due to some problems and having to reinstall Windows 7. I could use the same product key

  Original title: Windows 7

  I am using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP 1 that have previously been installed then bought my laptop. Product key number is fixed under the laptop.

  I need to format my drive due to some problems and having to reinstall Windows 7. can I use the same product key and where can I get the installer of Windows 7 because I don't have it.

  Thank you

  New computers that come pre-installed with Windows often have what is called a recovery partition. This is used to reinstall an operating system in the case of a system failure. To access it, you need to start when you start your computer by pressing a function key. This can be either F1, F2, F9, F10, F11, F12 key DEL or tab. See the manual that came with your PC for instructions on how to reinstall Windows.

  This is how the recovery partition is accessible to most popular brands...

  For Dell, press CTRL + F11 directly after switching on the device

  For HP, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For LG, press F11 directly after switching on the device

  For Toshiba, press and hold "0" BEFORE and during the power upward

  For Acer, press and hold ALT + F10, as soon as you see the logo

  For Asus, press F9, as soon as you see the Asus logo.

  For Samsung, press F4 to the power upward...

  For Fujitsu, press the F8 key directly after the power

  Advent, restart your computer. Then, press F10 repeatedly until the message "Starting system recovery"

  Sony VAIO, reboot and press "F8" or "F10" repeatedly until the screen "Advanced Boot Options".

  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?

• Is it possible to move my SSD in AHCI mode without having to reinstall Windows 7?

  Before installing Windows 7, I entered the BIOS and changed my AHCI Mode IDE SDS for a reason any and I forgot to switch back. Now, I want to put in AHCI mode because it says online that AHCI mode could improve SDD/HDD performance considerably, compared to IDE mode. However, if the mode is enabled in AHCI mode, my Windows 7 will not able to start, so I continue to choose the IDE for my SDS mode.

  Is it possible to move my SSD in AHCI mode without having to reinstall Windows 7? Or is it really useful to change the return method? I have no hard drives except an SSD in my computer.

  See how you go with the options below-

  https://support.Microsoft.com/kb/922976?WA=wsignin1.0

  Be sure that set you the BIOS to AHCI again on restart.

• Reinstalled windows (Vista Home Premium upgrade), will not let me activate

  I had to reformat/reinstall windows on my Vista Home premium computer, but now when I try to activate, I get an error indicating that the upgrade cannot be used for clean installation. That's fine, because I know that the activation of the phone will operate, but I can't find a phone number for the activation of the phone. When I do the slui.exe 4, he'll need just to options where it asks me to put in the code, then gives me just the error message. He will never give me the option for the offline or activation of the phone (I even tried to unplug my internet). I'm looking for a phone number to get it activated...

  The best thing for you to do is repeat the installation, this time as an upgrade of the current, ensuring that you enter the key on request the installation - it should then accept and activate normally.

• Reinstalling Windows Vista Home Prem Upgrade

  I have a Windows Vista Home Prem Upgrade of retail, and I'm reinstalling on a clean hardrive on another computer because my old computer crashed. After resettlement on the new computer with a new hardrive it tells me that I need a previous version of windows before installing. Is there a work around to send a fix me?

  Hello

  do you need an operating system prior to the upgrade of

  It is the sense of a license upgrade

  ______________________________________________

  If you do not have an earlier operating system to upgrade, you may be interested to go instead to a full license for Windows 7:

  so eager to upgrade to Windows 7, it will depend on if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has windows 7 drivers available for your computer/laptop as to whether Windows 7 will work properly on your machine

  check with them

  and read this

  Windows 7 upgrade advisor (you need an operating system that is installed to run this)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b544e90-7659-4BD9-9e51-2497c146af15

  Windows 7 system requirements

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/system-requirements

  Compare editions of Windows 7:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/products/compare

  Windows 7 Compatibility Center to check software and hardware compatibility:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/compatibility/Windows-7/en-us/default.aspx

  Windows 7 price:

  http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/list/CategoryID.50726100

• How do I reinstall Windows 7 with a upgrade disc

  Separated from this thread.

  Hello Bill,

  Is this true with a copy as well upgrade? I brought (bare with me I forgot the details) upgrade 64-bit Windows 7 Home premium from XP I think it is? If I was to reformat my computer would be I reinstall windows using the natures CD upgrade or do I need to reload XP and then update? I'm confused sorry if this doesn't make much sense!

  You can clean install them using the upgrade disc.  Always on the technical side, you need to own a qualifying version of Windows (XP), but that's just a rule of licensing - the older one has need not be actually installed on the drive.

  Here's how: Clean install Windows 7 with upgrade media

• How to reinstall Windows 8 with the upgrade product key

  I bought a Windows 7 laptop and then bought the upgrade of Windows 8. on the online store of Windows. The hard drive of the laptop has been altered somehow and both the partition of Windows 8 and Windows 7 recovery partition no longer works.

  When I try to create a USB Windows 8 key install it does not accept the product key that I paid for. I can't reinstall Windows 7, so how can I reinstall Windows 8 on the laptop.

  Hello

  Try saving it in a an ISO Image... You can then put it on a flash or DVD later...

  Make sure that you try to download Win 8 and not earn 8.1...

  You will always have problems well... even if you manage to get the picture, it will take an existing operating system on the machine.

  You may have to buy Win 7 media the manufacturer of machines, if they are still available...

  The price is usually quite reasonable, less with most manufacturers charge about US $20

• You need to reinstall Windows Vista and later upgrade to Windows 8 again. But is not Vista disc.

  Original title: windows disk

  I have a Sony Vaio all in one computer. It came with windows vista. I have recently upgraded to windows 8. I need the windows vista disc. I want the disc because I would like to reinstall vista yet but you may have to reinstall windows 8 thereafter.

  How would the windows vista and windows disk or 8 with purchase of a new version?

  See the following topics:

  http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/repair-man-removed-windows-vista-and-installed/f4ec610a-856b-47a6-9ac2-7d5f07763eb0?msgId=343a6389-3a13-46d1-93fa-342f6a9b8ae1

• I had to reinstall CS5 on my laptop after having to reinstall Windows.  Now impossible to update.

  After you have reinstalled CS5 Design Premium on my laptop, I tried to update. I got a list of updates to do, but they all failed.  When I clicked on the "contact customer service" link on the screen of the failure, I got a page with a message that says "Error during upgrade installation", and further down the page, it says "this serial number is not for a product calling»  I contacted the chat from Adobe, assuming that they needed to reactivate the product, given that I had been unable to turn off the previous version before reinstalling Windows, but the chat agent said I should ask in the forum.   I have no idea what to do at this stage, so any help would be welcome.

  When you have a non-functional computer and cannot turn it off, click on the link below

  Serial number and activation support (no-Cloud) https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2041990 to adjust the number of activations

  Invalid License 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

  Beginning of the updates here and product selection, read to see if you need to install updates in the order of the numbers, or if updates are cumulative for the product http://www.adobe.com/downloads/updates/

• After cancellation of Windows 10, still getting notificiation at system level to Windows 10. ("your upgrade is ready, you must now restart to install... »)

  Hi all

  I have a problem with my system which concerns the upgrade of Windows 10 - I agreed to download, and then decided to not put at level I like Windows 7 as-is. Windows 10 then installed himself anyway after I didn't say thank you, and after giving it a try I rolled back to Windows 7 because of the 10 interfering with my internet protocols and prevent net access.

  HOWEVER, now that I'm back on Windows 7 I always get Windows 10 update notice ("your upgrade is ready, you must now restart to install... "), and Windows update will only say it has downloaded 10 and I need to reboot... I uninstalled the update of KB3035583 according to online recommendations to stop this, but my Windows Update still says that it needs to restart the upgrade, despite the fact that the upgrade has already been installed, restored, then uninstalled and is basically not wanted. Windows Update issues are of no assistance (cannot find a problem and does not have a relevant help topic as far as I can find), and because he insists on an immediate reboot I can't seem to access the more updated list to find a solution. I actually tried to restart the computer, but this results in the same situation - 10 Windows is always uninstalled (thank God), but Windows 7 is still give me urgently install and restart notifications for what I can't get rid of.

  I'm sure I can't be the only person having this problem, but I can't find any info online (all I found is on the way to restore, rather than how to deal with the consequences). At the moment it's like I'm working with Malware, which really is not what I expected from Windows normally and honestly, isn't hard enough.

  In summary:

  10 installed Windows, then restored to 7.

  Windows 7 update still wants to install 10 Windows and locks in trying to restart.

  Restart affect anything, as does cleaning registry or try to uninstall the previous updates.

  As far as I know, it means that I don't get updates to Windows 7 in the meantime.

  As it is, I'm really worried about the State in which the company Windows 10 has left my system and no matter what help he is serving my system and updating so that Windows 7 can return to normal again would be very greatly appreciated.

  Thanks for your time.

  OP - problems with the Windows 7 updates after cancellation of Windows 10

  Hi Kyetxian,

  Thanks for posting your query on the Microsoft Community.

  We understand the inconvenience caused and we will try our best to solve the problem.

  We appreciate you to try the troubleshooting steps.

  I suggest you refer to the following Microsoft Help article, which explains how disable the Windows 10 notification and check if it helps.

  https://support.Microsoft.com/en-us/KB/3080351

  It can be useful, we meet with the status of your question. We will be happy to help you.

• Hello, I currently windows 7 Home premium 64-bit running on my laptop, can I install windows 7 ultimate 32 bit over this as an upgrade? I have the ultimate disc then, how do I use it? Thank you, Mark.

  I am running windows 7 Home premium 64 bit on my laptop. I have a disc of windows 7 ultimate 32 bit, is it possible to upgrade to the ultimate disk, if so, how, if not how do I use the ultimate disc? Thank you very much, Mark.

  No, you can't, but if its Windows 7 Ultimate you want, simply use the Windows 7 Ultimate product key to upgrade Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate using Anytime Upgrade.

  If the license for Windows 7 Ultimate, you have access to is a retail version update or complete, you can use the product key and the Express upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium to Windows 7 Ultimate. First of all, check that the edition of Windows 7, you are upgrading is already enabled (if it isn't, you will encounter complications and that you might start all by performing a clean installation). Click Start, type Anytime Upgrade, click on the option enter a key, enter the key of Windows 7 Ultimate edition at the request, click Next, wait while checking the key, accept the license agreement, click on upgrade, wait while the software upgrades, (it may take 10 minutes or more depending on the if updates are required) your computer restarts automatically, after the reboot, Windows 7 will notify you updating the computer, the computer will restart once more automatically and will be completed the upgrade, a window will appear notifying the upgrade was successful and your computer is ready to use, click Close, you should be upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate files the stored settings and programs.

  Cases of failure to upgrade Express:

  Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade fails:

  If your getting the following: error: Windows Anytime Upgrade failed
  This problem may occur if Windows 7 SP1 was downloaded by Windows Update, but has not yet been installed.
  See: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2660811

  = Other reasons and possible corrections.

  Windows Anytime Upgrade fails with the error:
  "every time that the upgrade has failed. Go online to solve the problem.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2658652

  If Anytime Upgrade still does not work:

  Shut down and restart your computer.

  Make sure that the Windows updates have been installed.

  Download the hotfix that contains a tool called CheckSUR, this tool will look at the package and the maintenance of records and difficulty any data corrupted, the tool is listed under kb947821 he can be found at the following link http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=947821

  If Anytime Upgrade still does not work, turn off the user account control:

  1. go in user accounts in Control Panel

  2 change user account control settings

  3. pull the slider to the level as low as possible

  4. restart the PC

  5. pass by the "Anytime Upgrade" as usual

  Try the following:

  1 disable any security software before attempting to upgrade

  2. make sure that your computer is updated (devices and applications)

  3. disconnect all external devices before installing.

  4. check your hard disk for errors:

  Click Start

  Type: CMD, according to the results, right-click CMD

  Click on "Run as Administrator"

  At the command prompt, type: chkdsk /f /r

  When you restart your system, your computer will be scanned for errors and will try to correct them.

  1. click on start, type msconfig in the search box and press ENTER.

  User account control permission

  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password, or click on continue.

  2. in the general tab, click Selective startup.

  3. under Selective startup, clear the check box load startup items.

  4. click on the Services tab, select the hide all Microsoft Services check box, and then click Disable all.

  5. click on OK.

  6. When you are prompted, click on restart.

  7. after the computer starts, check if the problem is resolved.

  Also run the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/Windows/Windows-7/Upgrade-Advisor.aspx

  Who should I contact if I have problems installing and / or activation of my product key card?

  Please contact to the: www.windows7.com/getkeysupport.

  If all above fails them, install Windows 7 Service Pack 1, and then try the Express Upgrade:

  Learn how to install Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/learn-how-to-install-Windows-7-Service-Pack-1-SP1

  If your key is not valid and you will need to change the keys, you may need to Open regedit and remove first the ProductKey value in the following registry key:
   
  HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsAnytimeUpgrade

• Have Windows XP, HD crashed, recovery disks don't work, the new HD installed, have no windows XP disk, I have the product key. How can I install windows XP

  HP S4200NX was stopped abruptly after a PC waiting longer than normal to stop.

  Next tried to boot the PC. Safe mode options is displayed. Selected options, nothing has worked.

  Ran test, HARD DRIVE SMART 1 FAILED SHORT SELF TEST. Couldn't use recovery tools, disk set.

  Installed a new HARD drive. Message received the error 'could not locate the MS user agreement acceptance. " The last error message is

  "NTLDR is missing"

  Office did not come with a windows disc, but it has a label Microsoft of authenticity with the product key on the top of the PC.

  I'll be able to get software for Windows XP Home Edition

  Reinstall Windows XP by using recovery disks in HP S4200NX.

  http://h10025.www1.HP.com/ewfrf/wc/doclink?LC=en&cc=us&product=338684&tmp_docname=bph07145

• How to restore the D drive without having to reinstall Windows Vista?

  Original title: reload drive D

  I was deleting files in the E drive and eveything inadvertainly demolished in the D drive.  Player D can be restored without reloading Vista?

  Hello gdlawson1,

  It is a question better directed to HP.  They would be in a better position to tell you if this is possible.

  Best regards

  Matthew_Ha

• I reinstalled Windows XP. Everything was going well until I installed an HP update. Now, he can't find a CD player? What can I do?

  The computer restarts automatically after the update & now he stops & I get a message that it cannot find a CD-ROM drive.  My CD drives are working properly.  But now I'm stuck on this screen with nowhere to go, but perpetually restart & finish on this screen again.  I got the BIOS to boot from the CD drive, but I'm went & changed to the hard drive.  It made no difference.  Anyone know what I can do?

  I have a Dell XPS 400, DXP051, Bios Version 02, Windows XP Professional, 64-bit, Hitachi 500 GB HDD, controller of video graphics PCI, multiple CPU Core technology, VGA screen, 4 GB RAM Intel (r) Pentium (r) D CPU 2.80 GHz, processor Bus speed 800 mHz, L2 Cache processor at 667 MHz, 2MB memory, wireless Logitech USB Keyboard Mouse &.

  Hello

  Thank you for writing to Microsoft Communities.

  I understand how it could be frustrating when things do not work as expected. Please, I beg you, don't worry I'll try my best to resolve the issue.

  1. the updates have been installed on the computer?

  2. when exactly do you get this error message?

  3. are you able to boot into Normal mode?

  Please go ahead and follow the steps mentioned and later a update on the State of the question.

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

  Please follow these recommended steps and post if you still experience the problem.