Win 7 Upgrade worked fine, but a few issues...

Page 1 of 4 123 ... LastLast

  1. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Beta
       #1

    Win 7 Upgrade worked fine, but a few issues...


    I upgraded Vista x64 Ultimate to Win 7 x64 Ultimate.

    The upgrade went fine - no major issues with the upgrade process.

    I am, though, having some small issues when running 7:

    1. Outlook 2007 process remains open after closing Outlook.
    2. Very slow closing certain programs/games.
    3. Gadgets doesn't work.
    4. Occasional empty folder pops up on taskbar that I can't close.
    5. WEI for my SATA3 HD is 2.9 - 500GB Seagate
    6. System shutdowns take forever

    The system, overall, seems to be quite responsive but the problems I'm running into are somewhat frustrating

    Not sure if these have been addressed in other threads yet, as I'm still searching them. I'm guessing that part of it may be due to MB driver issues, but not sure - running an EVGA 780i MB.

    Thanks,

    Terry
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 4,282
    Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
       #2

    Your problems are probably all related to the fact that upgraded instead of a fresh install either that or you have disabled UAC
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 28
    Win7 x64 NL
       #3

    I had the same problem with gadgets until I revisited my UAC settings...I had immediately turned it oof after install. Well, gadgets wouldn't work. Then I found out that UAC needs to be turned on at at least the lowest level (not off but the one above that) for it to work. So change your UAC level and then restart. Gadgets should then work.

    As for shutting down.... I have the same problem here. It takes forever and a day. Usually, after 3 or 4 minutes, I give up and just hit the reset button......
    Oh, and I did not do an upgrade, I did a clean install on a seperate partition....
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 10
    Windows 7 Beta
    Thread Starter
       #4

    UAC seems to have resolved most of my issues, other than shutdown. I can live with the shutdown part for the time being.

    Still surprised at how low my HD's performance index rating is, though.
      My Computer


  5. Posts : 4,282
    Windows 7 Ultimate Vista Ultimate x64
       #5

    To improve your HHD (only works on Nvidia chipsets) go to device manager and find your SATA drivers and deselect this option

    Win 7 Upgrade worked fine, but a few issues...-2009-01-12_033420.jpg

    Then Restart your computer and refresh your score and you should have a performance increase.
      My Computer


  6. Posts : 102
    XP/Vista/Windows 7 builld 7000
       #6

    my long shut down issues were gone with windows 7, in vista toshiba flashkeys was the culprit...those took three to four minutes to shut the services for them down...disabled those and missed them not at all. they never loaded on windows 7 so my shut down is a minute tops. see if you have anything comparable running.
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 246
    Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #7

    TerryTOH said:
    5. WEI for my SATA3 HD is 2.9 - 500GB Seagate

    It seems that a lot of Seagate drives are getting horribly low WEI scores
      My Computer


  8. Posts : 51
    windows 7 6.1 build 7068x64
       #8

    I2aMpAnT said:
    It seems that a lot of Seagate drives are getting horribly low WEI scores
    Yes i happen to have the same score...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Win 7 Upgrade worked fine, but a few issues...-sytem-per.png  
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 246
    Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
       #9

    rob3 said:
    Yes i happen to have the same score...
    Refer to my post under General Discussion about Low Hard Drive Scores.

    I tried the moderator's suggestion and no change.
      My Computer


  10. Posts : 17
    XP,Vista, Windows 7
       #10

    My scores are terrible but my PC is performing excellent... The machine is running very crisp shuts down with no problem. Go figure...
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Win 7 Upgrade worked fine, but a few issues...-wei-score.png  
      My Computer


 
Page 1 of 4 123 ... LastLast

  Related Discussions
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 07:59.
Find Us