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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Dichotomy on February 27, 2011, 01:30:03 PM
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I tried to do a rip and rebuild and 'upgraded' to windows 7 to see if that helped my problem out.. nope
In order to start up I have to leave the 7 disc in and it does pretty well. No disc no boot.
Any ideas?
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Have you set it up to boot off of your hard drive, or is it still set to boot from CD drive?
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:huh you're having the worst time with that thing...
that win7 you have...it's an upgrade or full?
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set to boot from HD and it's a no go Mel and yes I do have your project saved but it takes an hour to install CS4
upgrade from XP to 7 so it was a total rip and rebuild.
Decided on the R&R before I dropped the $$'s to ship it to TD (I don't let anybody but TD touch my computer) and I don't feel like spending the day reinstalling everything just so I can watch it go bye bye tomorrow. Just hoping somebody has a magic fix before I box her up.
Gotta say this though.. 7 does seem to have a more crisp look to it.
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Yeah, when 7 first came out I wasn't too enthused. However, the school I'm attending switched over to 7 and I gotta say that I've learned to like the interface.
P.S. I can't really find any pics that are SFW Dicho. :lol I'll keep digging, but it looks like it may be a no go on the 'ol Lady.
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ok...i'm pretty sure i know what's going on...
does win7 delete and rebuild the partition without an error?
if so once the partition is rebuilt does it format without errors?
win7 upgrade should do a full install without the need for another version of windows on the drive...at least the ones i've used have.
there is a power saving api in the bios that needs to exist and be enabled for win7 to install properly...i've seen some bizarre errors and it took hours to find the fix.
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If you take the disc out Dicho, what error messages do you get. Sounds like your hd/mbr has popped its clogs.
If its the mbr, I'll direct you to something to help (fully legit obviously)
Wurzel
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reboot or select proper boot device hit any key to continue
throw in the 7 cd and walk away.. starts just fine
GAAAAAHHHH
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PM inbound fella
G
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reboot or select proper boot device hit any key to continue
throw in the 7 cd and walk away.. starts just fine
GAAAAAHHHH
By boot do you mean it boots normally to windows desktop or it boots into win7 setup?
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reboot or select proper boot device hit any key to continue
throw in the 7 cd and walk away.. starts just fine
GAAAAAHHHH
nevermind...different issue than i initially thought...easy fix though
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By boot do you mean it boots normally to windows desktop or it boots into win7 setup?
boots normally
If I elect to boot from CD it attempts to set up
Okay Gyrene
tell me the easy fix :D
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didn't wurzel give you the suggested fix or did it not work? :lol
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im sitting here hitting refresh
I think G is messing with my peanut sized brain ;)
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im sitting here hitting refresh
I think G is messing with my peanut sized brain ;)
When you did the install, did you do it on a brand new harddrive or over a used one? Some people have reported that their computer booted only with a cd in when the disk partition was not set active. This can happen if you format the partition yourself instead of letting Win7 do it for you.
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try doing this first, since it is the most common fix for what you seem to be describing...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)
that should get the system to boot into windows without the cd...
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try doing this first, since it is the most common fix for what you seem to be describing...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927392)
that should get the system to boot into windows without the cd...
Was just going to post that he should repair his MBR and type up a how-to... Glad I looked at the second page! :aok