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  My MBP has an inside 128 GB SSD, and insists on the creation of a 50 GB partition on it in order to install Boot Camp Boot Camp.  This would force me to erase most of what I have installed.

  Is it possible to force the Boot Camp Assistant to install on an external USB3 Western Digital 1 TB Passport drive I have?

  Thank you!

  N ° Microsoft does not allow for Windows must be installed on external drives, which is the reason why Boot Camp requires you to create a partition for Windows on the SSD.

• Windows XP cannot reformat my external drive to seagate expansion of exFAT

  I'm trying to reformat my external drive to seagate expansion of exFAT with windows xp, but I have "windows could not complete the format". So I reformatted it on another computer and now my usual computer XP even open the drive or reformat.

  Hi GoGadget,

  ·         Did you do changes on the computer before the show?

  ·         You receive an error message?

  Follow the suggestions below for a possible solution:

  Method 1: I suggest you to locate the external drive in Device Manager and check the status.

   

  How to troubleshoot unknown devices listed in Device Manager in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314464

  Method 2: You can try to change the drive letter and check if the problem still persists.

  How to change drive letter assignments in Windows XP

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307844

  I hope this helps.

• Windows Vista Business 32-bit external drive does not work in the administrator account

  Hello, I installed Microsoft Windows Vista Business 32-bit on a Dell Precision T3400 workstation, and I have also configured the strategies of groups for Non administrators. Basically, I disabled the removable drives, 'C' and had "only for non administrators." After edit in GP, the system has been precisely set and I am able to access the Administrators account and copy stuffs from my local drive on my USB key. But a few days later, I'm not able to use my USB or other external drives in Administrator account, it shows that 'inaccessible '. But I can't access local drives 'C' or '. Then I have to redo the group policies and it will last only for 3 days. Thanks :)

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  You are on a domain network?

  Your question of Windows is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please ask your question in the appropriate Forum TechNet. You can follow the link to your question:

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• Windows Vista will not read external drives

  I had an external hard drive connected to my computer earlier today. All of a sudden, my computer froze and started to make noises beeps, then I stopped and released my external drive.  Now, whenever I plug a drive it tells me that I have to reformat. However when I try to reformat the drive, he told me that the format could not be completed. It allows me to format NTFS, but that does nothing for me. I need to format in FAT or FAT32, but it won't let me. I even reformatted my drive to FAT32 from another computer, but when I plug in Vista it still says it needs to be formatted.  I got lost. How can I get Vista to re-read my external drives?

  Hello

  Run the diagnostic tool for Microsoft Fixit.

  Hardware devices not detected or does not:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  See also: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Formatting-disks-and-drives

• "Computer does not allocate a drive designation letter and is not displayed when windows Explorer opens to USB external drive.

  Original title: problem connecting to USB external drive

  I tried to install a 30 GB drive to Fireball over using a disk enclosure external hard Octigen SATA-USB 2.0 on an Acer Aspire T671 under Vista Premium computer. The system recorded new material, installs drivers and registers an entry on the massive safe removal as a "USB storage device" icon However, the computer does not allocate a drive designation letter and does not show the opening of windows Explorer.

  The hard disk is configured as a master, as described in the user manual.

  How can I make the computer recognize the drive and assign a drive letter?

  Thank you for the help

  Frank Hughes

  Hi FAH300,

  If you are not able to format the drive, there may be a hardware problem.

  I suggest formatting the disk using the instructions linked by wb2001.

  Chris
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• Windows Vista backup on the external drive stopped working

  I have a LaCie 750 GB hard drive external (total size 698 GB) who I've been saving my drive C and D to a Dell XPS 410 using Vista Home Premium software.  He contended until the end with a backup automated on-demand for once a week.  He performed the backup 30 times since 11/09/09, but sometimes did so sometimes (shorter range) other than the weekly on-demand.  When I compare the total size with the free space on the external drive and my drives C and D, the amount of used space is respectively 131 GB, 5,11 GB and GB 665,5.  I am not very computer savvy, but if the backup program backs up only what of new each time, why used on my external drive space is so superior to what is still on my C and D drive?  I assumed that the backup software would just copy the previous backup, each time that a new backup or write on the oldest backup, but apparently is not.  So now all I get are messages saying that the backup was not successful because a file was in use or something to that effect.  I'm doing something wrong or do I have to reformat the hard drive external when it is "full" to start the backup of my computer again?

  Hello
   
  Your assumption is correct. Cross check if a new backup is created and saved in the external hard drive. If a new backup is not too write the old backup, the use of the space will be very high.
   
  Two particularly useful automatic backup features are the ability to do a scheduled backup and the ability to save your files.
  We recommend that you cross check if backup settings are intact. To do this, try the following steps.
  1. open backup and restore by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking system and Maintenance, and then clicking the backup and restore.
  2. click on change settings.  If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
   
  For more information on "back up and restore: frequently asked questions" visit this link:
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions
   
  You get the error message, unplug the external drive and restart the computer. Connect the hard drive and check if you get the error message.
   
  I hope this helps.
   
  Kind regards
  Syed
  Answers from Microsoft supports the engineer.

• Restore the data to backup the Windows XP system files

  I have a backup of the Windows XP system to an external drive.  I need to restore my data from this external hard drive files only.  I don't have an XP machine.  Ideally, I would like to restore my data files on a Windows 7 computer and save them to the external drive. Is this possible?  If so, simple step by step instructions can be provided.  Thank you.

  Hi Denise_898,

  1. How were you running the backup of files on Windows XP?

  2. what program did you use to backup files in Windows XP?

  If you use the ntbackup utility available in Windows XP, you use NT Backup Restore Utility for Windows 7.

  Restore description of the backup of Windows NT to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/974674

  How to use the backup utility to back up files and folders in Windows XP Home Edition

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/308422

• Windows 7 cannot see my external hard drive, even if I don't use it on this computer!

  I have 2 external hard drives, both worked well on Windows 7. Now, on the same computer, no change, they stopped from within the computer. Drivers fine and visible in the devices. all ideas

  Hello Gus,

  Windows 7, having trouble finding external drives is not uncommon. I use Aomei Partition Wizard to get Windows to recognize the drive; Download here: http://download.cnet.com/AOMEI-Partition-Assistant-Standard-Edition/3000-18512_4-75118871.html?tag=mncol;1 .

  Once installed simply click on the external drive, and then select Properties. Who should get the drive recognized by Windows. See if that solves the problem for you.

  Kind regards

  BearPup

• Windows 8.1 file history of not recognizing "internal hard drive D:.

  I have my Toshiba laptop:

  1. "hard drive C".

  1 hard drive D ".

  * Note: the above is two physical hard drives.

  I also have:

  1 - 'card memory E' 30 GB.

  1 - drive 'F' CD/DVD

  AND

  1. 'G' 16 Gb USB Flash Drive

  When I go in the file history settings - Windows is only allow me to locate the historical data of the files on the drives of my 'E' or 'G '.

  Why isn't Windows recognize my secondary hard drive of 'd' and let me save the data of the file history there?

  Hi Pauliw,

  You will only be able to configure the history of files on external drive connected, such as a USB drive, or you can save to a disk on a network. I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft Help article and check if it helps.

  Configure a drive for file History:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/set-drive-file-history

  For more information, you can consult the following Microsoft Help article.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/what-something-goes-wrong-file-history

  Please answer if the information provided is not useful so that we can help you better.

• Satellite A200-1DN - the update of the BIOS for Windows 7

  I am running 32-bit Windows 7 on a Satellite A200 1DN. I had battery problems (plugged in, does not support) and I understand that I have to update my BIOS. However I can't find an update of the BIOS for Windows 7, only Vista and XP.

  Can anyone help? I should update with the BIOS in Vista? Are there other options to fix this battery? I already tried an ATX reset and uninstall method battery Microsoft ACPI compatible controls.

  Any advice would be much appreciated.

  Thank you
  Ian

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  Unplug the computer from the power adapter and turn it on. Let the computer battery power until the computer turns off
  Remove the battery. Using a soft cloth, wipe the battery packs connectors and AC adapters.
  Reinsert the battery and plug it into the power adapter

  > I tried an ATX reset and uninstall method battery Microsoft ACPI compatible controls.

  also, have you had the same problem before installing Win 7?

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  I have THREE questions which PEUVENT all be linked togther... What do you think?

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  #1 - Two weeks ago I had a problem with the installation of Nero/LiquidTV-TiVo to my PC... (this is also when the problem started).
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  #2 - On my next BOOT, Windows Update has found an IMPORTANT update:

  A security update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 for x 64 systems (KB954430)

  .. .and it fails every time, it tries to install saying this:

  Windows Update - failed

  Code 643 Windows Update encountered an unknown error.

  "Get help with this error" provides little or no help... but it says this:
   "WindowsUpdate_00000643" "WindowsUpdate_dt000"
  
  All the research I did, the problem seems to be with Microsoft .NET Framework... .and all the solutions I found talking about it, "UNINSTALL all THE .NET FRAMEWORK & REINSTALL" ... I tried and there is no .NET Frameworks listed in Add/Remove, and when I press on ' VIEW INSTALLED UPDATES'... " on my PC it says, "no updates are installed on this computer"... what the _____?

  #3 - Today, I thought I would just pop the WINDOWS 7 installation disc and do a repair/upgrade... It will not be upgraded.
  He cycles most of the way through, then he Has STOPPED and says this:

  The following problems prevent upgrade Windows. Cancel the upgrade, perform each task, (it lists only a SINGLE task), and then restart the upgrade to continue.

  • Windows needs to be restarted if necessary to system files can be changed before you continue.

    Does not help restart. He tried 3 times and he ends up doing the same thing.
    Is it possible I deleted something out of the register so far here and which is cause of all this?
    If so, is it possible to fix WITHOUT doing a new install of Windows 7?
    OR... anything can be a problem... Please HELP!

    (And please note: I am a first year student college with specialization in computer science... but I just started last semester, so I don't know what I should... yet. - though, I SHOULD have known better than to mess with the registry!) My bad).

    Thanks a lot for your time in advance, and I look forward to hear from you!  VikeMike4
    

  Erwan,
  You must read this entire thread and the State, if you have tried the steps listed here or that you tried to fix the problem.  Take a look at this article, because it has a solution for 643 errors: KB971187
  Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• Realtek rtl8188su wireless lan update 802.11n usb 2.0 network adapter

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• When I try to install an update to iTunes on my Windows 7 computer I get the following message: "there is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. "Help, please.

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• Tecra A8-185 - the update of the BIOS under Windows 7?

  Hi again,

  I have a question how update of the BIOS under Windows 7 ultimate x 64. I downloaded the latest version of the BIOS for my laptop (Toshiba Tecra A8-185 PTA83E). After having unpacked there is only the .exe file.

  When I try to run this file, he said, that my OS is not supported. When I run it in compatibility mode (with Vista or XP), it starts the upgrade, but gives me an error: "the BIOS upgrade is failure (8). BIOS is not able on this configuration. "What should I do? I really need a new BIOS.

  Can I run it at the start of the USB key, or whatever?

  Hi offi55

  Why do you need a new BIOS? You may notice some problems with the laptop or why are you trying to update?

  However, I think that the update should only be done on the pre-installed Windows version (XP or Vista). I guess that this update n t tested and designed to update Windows 7 so I think that would be the reason why you can t.

  So to install Windows from the Toshiba Recovery disk and try to update again. It should work.