I Broke Windows 7

Page 7 of 7 FirstFirst ... 567

  1. Anshad Edavana
    Posts : 562
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       New #61

    Hi

    Since the update description says it improves security, i suspect it may introduced "SecureBoot". While 64 bit edition of "Windows 7" is capable of booting in UEFI mode, it is still not "SecureBoot" compatible but latest version of "Ubuntu" is. You should check in BIOS setup for any settings related to "SecureBoot" and if one available, disable it.


    If no "SecueBoot" related settings can be seen, make sure your USB is working fine by trying it on another machine. Also try the DVD as Greg suggested.
    Last edited by Anshad Edavana; 21 Aug 2014 at 06:17.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  3. jbaylon
    Posts : 24
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       New #62

    Hi all,

    Thanks again for all your help. Everything is fixed, nothing is ruined. I remade the USB and the computer recognized it, I reinstalled windows from scratch, and I updated everything. I changed the settings you (greg) suggested, and it looks like everything is behaving marvellously. I'm leaving the OS on the SSD and putting most of my programs and my user directory on the HDD, and I'm perfectly happy keeping it un-RAIDed.

    You are all geniuses. Thank you again!
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  4. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
       New #63

    How does performance compare with install when it was on HDD?
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  6. jbaylon
    Posts : 24
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       New #64

    Peppier.

    My guess is as I re-populate the computer, it'll slow down some and operate closer to what I had before. For now, the OS starts up noticeably faster than it used to.... =)
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  7. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
       New #65

    It will be especially important to watch SSD used disk space in Properties to not let it max out. Keep a buffer. You can turn off Hibernate and trim paging file, only install to SSD most-used programs which prove they run faster there by comparison.

    You can also try enabling IRST to see if it recreates RAID for reinstall to HDD.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  8. jbaylon
    Posts : 24
    Windows 7
    Thread Starter
       New #66

    Yeah, even just windows takes a huge chunk of it. Would ~4GB be enough of a buffer? I only installed really basic programs (e.g. firefox) to C:, almost everything else is going to the SSD.

    I'm pretty set on leaving the configuration as is, unless keeping track of the SSD free space gets too annoying. If I'm feeling a little more adventurous sometime, I'll definitely look into the IRST thing again =).
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

  10. gregrocker
    Posts : 50,642
       New #67

    1gb is prob enough margin but someone else may know more certainly.
      My Computer
    Quote Quote

 
Page 7 of 7 FirstFirst ... 567

  Related Discussions
Windows 10 Broke my laptop
in Backup and Restore

Hours ago I allowed Windows 10 to upgrade onto my ASUS laptop that was running Windows 7. The features of the new Windows 10 install include: 1. Left click on start icon does not work 2. Search field can't be written in 3. Can not find Windows Update 4. Can not find the Settings App 5....
I tried to edit my login screen by altering C:\Windows\System32\authui.dll. Now all I get after the Windows loading screen is a black screen with only a white mouse cursor that I can move around. Windows would not let me replace the file--even after I took ownership of it and altered the...
I broke my windows 7 partition D:
in Backup and Restore

I'm getting an SSD, so I was trying to move all my files that I need to keep to another partition on my hard drive, then I was going to install windows 7 on my SSD and delete the windows partition (with all my files already on the other partition) off my HDD. So, first I had to shrink my current...
Windows 7 update broke all usb
in General Discussion

After a recent windows 7 update all my usb devices stopped working completely. The computer seems to see there are devices plugged in but does not know what to do with them. Trouble shooter seems to lead nowhere & google doesn't seem to have a real anwer for the problem. I reversed the updat4e...
After being forced to hold the power button for 4 seconds (because of Windows 7 freezing again), I turned it on today when I got home and normally when I have to shut it off like that it puts me into the "Windows did not shut down properly" page, where you can go into safe mode or start...
Our Sites
Site Links
About Us
Windows 7 Forums is an independent web site and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Microsoft Corporation. "Windows 7" and related materials are trademarks of Microsoft Corp.

 © Designer Media Ltd
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:25.
Find Us