Is it possible to install the new operating system on a separate external drive?

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• had to install the new operating system and bookmarks are gone

  Hiya. I had problems with the computer and the fix was to install a new operating system (windows 7 it was old, windows 8 is the new). Most of my old files make the switch, but when I downloaded firefox, my favorites have disappeared. I looked in my profile in the menu, but it's the profile that I created today by downloading firefox. Where can I find my old profile? Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you, Billy

  Was this an upgrade of type "on the spot" where your user folder

  C:\Users\youroldusername\
  

  was intact, or did you end up with a new user folder? In the case of a new user folder, you will find a folder named

  C:\Windows.old\Users\youroldusername\
  

  If so, your Firefox data are probably here - and here's how I suggest to access:

  First of all, it would be useful to set windows to display the hidden files and folders. This article has the steps: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/show-hidden-files

  Then click in:

  Username\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles C:\Windows.old\Users\

  Note: there is a cache under AppData\Local folder, but everything important is under AppData\Roaming.

  Here you can find one or several folders named random semi. Who has most recently updated content is probably one you want to restore.

  This post has my suggested procedure to resurrect these data in your new installation of Firefox. Please note the use of the copy instead of move throughout the process. This allows you to try again if it fails somewhere along the way.

  https://support.Mozilla.org/questions/1024189#answer-638319

  A little luck?

  Note that if you really ONLY want to bookmark, copy the last two backups of the old bookmarkbackups folder to a location such as the desktop, see the following article (you will use 'Choose file' in the menu to access these backups): restoring bookmarks from a backup or move them to another computer. Note that this process will replace all new bookmarks that you may have saved since installing Firefox again. If you need to preserve those, first use the export feature: Export Firefox bookmarks to an HTML file for backup or transfer bookmarks.

• Hard drive partition and install the new operating system

  HY,

  If I partition my hard drive and I install a new OS (E.g. Ubuntu 14.04) my warranty ends?

  Thank you

  SA

  Hello

  No, it will not void the warranty but HP only supports the problems with the original operating system and prove the operation of the equipment of the original OS.

  Do the recovery disks and keep them safe before so that you could go back to factory settings if there is no problem of partitioning.

  Recovery partition usually works after partitioning, depends on your luck, but you could make the 'Active' Partition in disk management and try for recovery if it works or not.

  Thank you

• HP Pavilion 550-055na: new disk will not install the new operating system

  Hello

  I bought a new HP Pavilion 550 - 055na with Windows 8 a month or two ago but want to use Windows 7. However, I decided that I will keep the hard, the PC came with, and have the option of Windows 8 in future if I want. So, I'm installing Windows 7 on a new hard drive.

  My problem is that the new copy of Windows 7 will not install on my new hard drive.  I get:

  Violation of secure boot

  Invalid signature detected. See the policy in the configuration of secure boot

  Then me to a black screen after I pressed Enter/Ok, who said the following.

  Check the presence of the media...

  Media present...

  On IPv4 PXE boot.

  If I press F12 on power on, I get a blue box asking me to select a boot device. The only options are:

  Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller IPv4
  

  Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller IPv6

  and the output by using the arrow keys

  How to change the secure boot strategy?  If I do, it means that I can install my 7 can I on my new hard drive? Also, providing that I do, I always will be able to use my Windows 8 OS drive after changing the secure boot strategy?

  Any help would be appreciated to greately.

  Sincere greetings

  DJ

  Hello:

  You have to enable the legacy mode and disable start-up secured in the BIOS to be able to install and run W7.

  Please see this link to find out where these settings... this references adding a video card, but this is how you change the settings no matter why you need to change.

  http://support.HP.com/us-en/document/c03653200/

• When installing a new operating system isn't automatically wipe the hard disk, create a new partition, and then install the operating system?

  Have a Dell system, caught a virus and it has really messed up the PC. Recently, it got worse so I tried to reinstall the operating system with the Dell disks. It wouldn't work. So I bought for Windows 7 Professional, it will not be installed. My first question when installing a new operating system isn't automatically wipe the hard disk, create a new partition, and then install the operating system? Because this does the same as the Dell disks, is to take what is on the hard drive and put it in a folder called windows old, is not formatting the HD. When I boot the disk, it shows the installation of files then open windows and start the installation. Before he could finish I get an error missing or corrupted files. Tried several times now, windows will still not open. Any suggestions? Once while trying to install the pc crashed with a blue screen which is one of the reasons why I have reinstall the OS, he started to plant a few times. I don't remember all the details on my PC, but its 4 years, triple core coprocessors, ram 8 GB, 500 GB HD. At the same time just after all this started in Jan. I had also improved my 3 GB to 8 GB memory. I bought the Dell memory for my system. Since the crash, could there be a problem with these new memory chips? Last night I tried to disassemble each and reinstalling it, but that doesn't seem to make a difference. Before I tried to reinstall the operating system, the pc was see the concert 8.

  Original title: used to install Windows 7

  Disconnect any other (additional) internal hard drives and external USB devices.
  Look for any loose hard drive power or cables SATA, graphics card or other power cables.

  First run Memtest86 +:
  It runs from a floppy disk or CD and should eliminate or confirm if one or more of your memory
  sticks are bad or the values of the SPD in the BIOS are correct.
  Let it run for as long as you can: 2,4,6,8 or several hours (at least 3 full passes), so no errors at that time then your ram is OK.
  http://www.memtest.org/
  Memtest86 + Guide/How To (use the.) ISO to create a bootable CD)
  http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=409152

  Hard drive test:
  If you do not know your readers of the brand and model, try "Speccy",.
  It provides information from the computer/system in detail:
  OS, CPU, RAM, motherboard, graphics, Hard Drive, optical, Audio, peripherals, network.
  Note: Option RAM indicates number of slots, DRAM Timing.
  Works your memory speed (frequency). The nominal frequency of your memory.
  http://www.Piriform.com/Speccy

  Test your player - create a Bootable CD:
  Ranging from 5 to 25% (depending on the make and model) new hard disks are defective.
  Note: Reliability of the drive hard has come the way down over the last 24 months and improved a bit lately according to manufacturing.

  Test your drive with the car manufacture utility.
  If you have a new hard drive Seagate the very next thing would be to download Seagate Seatools
  (bootable CD) and check bad sectors.
  SeaTools for information: http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
  SeaTools for Windows download: http://www.seagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/enterprise-hard-drives/saturn/seatools-win-master/
  SeaTools for DOS download:
  http://www.Seagate.com/support/internal-hard-drives/consumer-electronics/LD25-series/SeaTools-DOS-master/

  For Western Digital readers to download the .iso from WdDiag file: http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=611&sid=30&lang=en

  Samsung Estool: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/hdd/support/utilities/ES_Tool.html
  Samsung Disk Manager software: http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/utilities/shdiag.htm

  Hitachi Drive Fitness Test Software: http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT
  Diagnostic tool available for use by customers who believe that having a brand Toshiba Fujitsu hard drive:
  http://SDD.Toshiba.com/main.aspx?path=ServicesandSupport/WarrantySupport/SoftwareUtilities

  Notice of Fujitsu drive management utility: http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/

  Toshiba CD bootable: (BACK Diagnostic Tool version 7.0 for IDE/ATA/SATA hard disks)
  http://SDD.Toshiba.com/main.aspx?path=ServicesSupport/FujitsuDrivesUSandCanada/SoftwareUtilities#diagnostic

  Also check Home Edition free Partition Wizard option "Test of disc surface":
  http://www.partitionwizard.com/free-partition-manager.html

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

• If I buy windows 8 (any OS windows) now and install in my computer and after a year when I change my computer, can I install the SAME operating system in the new computer?

  If I buy windows 8 (any OS windows) now and install in my computer and after a year when I change my computer, can I install the SAME operating system in the new computer?

  You can if you buy a commercial box full of Windows 8 version.

  If you buy a computer with Windows preinstalled, or a version OEM of Windows 8, 8 No, you can't.

  If you buy a version upgrade, you can, as long as the new computer has a licensed version earlier of Windows on them.

• Adobe Premiere Pro requires new mac operating system. My Adobe programs already installed would work after the installation of the new operating system?

  Hey there,

  I think to get the Premiere Pro, which requires that the new Mac operating system. But I installed the other Adobe programs such as Photoshop, Indesign etc years ago.  These work on my current operating system (= Mac OS X 10.8.5).) Anyway, now I wonder if my programs already installed Adobe might work after the installation of the new operating system.

  Any ideas what to do?

  Thank you very much.

  Yes, they will work in the new OS.

  Kind regards

  Hervé Khare

• Reinstall Acrobat 9 after the new operating system installed

  Need to reinstall Acrobat 9 after the new operating system installed

  If it's acrobat pro and, if you follow the 7 steps you can dl a free trial here: http://prodesigntools.com/all-adobe-cs5-direct-download-links.html

  and activate it with your serial number.

  If you have a problem dl'g, you don't follow all 7 steps.

• Laptop HP Pavilion DV2000: install a new operating system on old laptop

  I have the laptop model is consistent with the provisions, it's old, I know.  It seems not to have an operating system.  How to install a new operating system without knowing which key?  It is said that it was Windows Vista.

  Is this a good version to go with?  Can I install a new?

  Hi @melba35,
  
  Thank you for visiting the HP Forums! A place where you can find solutions for your problems with the help of the community!
  
  I stumbled upon your post on the laptop and wanted to help you! I looked into your problem on your computer HP Pavilion dv2000 CTO Notebook is compatible with Windows Vista 64-bit. Here is a linkto Microsoft to find product key most of the time it is on a sticker on the laptop.

  You can also order discs here.

  Please let me know how it goes.
  
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  Thank you.

• I've upgraded to the new operating system and now my MacBook Pro is in trouble.  Should I uninstall the new system and if so how?

  I have upgraded to the new operating system, El Capitan 10.11.4, and now my MacBook Pro is in trouble.  Should I uninstall the new system and if so how?

  Restore the backup that you did when you replaced the old system

• I got a new hard drive from apple. They have updated to El Capitan. This affects how I restore from time machine? A full restore allows you to copy on the new operating system?

  can I use time machine to restore everything, only the data, not the operating system

  Why would you go back to a previous operating system when you just got a new hard drive with the new operating system on it?

• Battery blackBerry 10 draining with the new operating system

  Hello... has anyone else experienced battery drain with the new OS?  I downloaded 10.2 yesterday night and plugged my Z10 into a wall outlet.  She enrolled in the 33% autonomy this morning after an hour 5 responsible... anyone else have this problem?

  Nice day

  Welcome to the BB forums

  I'm not having any problem, have you added all the emails, applications?

  Its normal to let your Z10 adjust to the new operating system.

• BlackBerry smartphones my 9700 does not have a password when it is locked using convience left top of page key in the new operating system.

  Info on the device

  T-Mobile 9700

  V5.0.0.586

  So as others waited until what tmobile had an official release for the new OS, I used before the stock 5.0 OS. I did not read about the new operating system and mines unwisely update. My problem is that the left upper button convience asks for a password when I lock it, from what I read the only way to block it and password prompt on unlock is ALT + ENTER.

  I was wondering if someone had resolutions, I love my 9700 and this problem upsets me just, I just don't see me lock the phone with alt + enter. I have even try and downgrade the OS, if someone could tell me how.

  Thank you guys.

  Everything I read is that blackberry has released the password locking and his return do not, if you open the Desktop Manager and have the phone hung, if you press the button update, in that you having the option it downgrade to the old operating system that you are running, at least I did on mine

• Hello. You will need to update Mac OS El Capitan. Currently have v.8 CS Photoshop and Lightroom 2 v.2.4. In order just to work with the new operating system, please inform for updating both.

  Currently have v.8 CS Photoshop and Lightroom 2 v.2.4. In order just to work with the new operating system, please inform for updating both.

  Hi R0w1% 40nd,

  Adobe Photoshop CS v.8 and Lightroom 2 v.2.4. are very old software and the operating system you are using is the most recent, so there may be compatibility issues that adobe has not tested these applications on newer operating systems.

  The installer for Adobe Photoshop CS v.8 and Lightroom 2 v.2.4. are no longer available.

  You can see the creative Cloud, creative cloud and rates membership plans | Adobe Creative Cloud

• Photoshop CS 5.1 is compatible with the new operating system of El Capitan?

  Photoshop CS 5.1 is compatible with the new operating system of El Capitan?

  Ron, Photoshop CS5.1 should work with MAC El Capitan.

  Also, please see the following link: made CS5 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign works after upgrade Mac to El Captian?