Works on one computer, but not the other...

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  1. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate
       #1

    Works on one computer, but not the other...


    I installed the new Windows 7 operating system on my laptop, which previously had Windows Vista installed... Here are the specs:

    Gateway - Intel Core Duo CPU
    32-bit Operating System
    T2250 @ 1.73 GHZ
    1GB RAM
    128 Integrated Video Memory
    100 GB Hard Drive

    I downloaded the .iso file, burned it with Nero, and it installed flawlessly...

    So then I try to install on my desktop... not so much luck...

    Here are the specs:

    Dell 4400 - Pentium 4
    32-bit Operating System
    1.8 GHZ
    1 GB RAM
    Geforce 7600GS - 512MB Video Memory
    130 GB Hard Drive

    When I try to install, I get an error in the beginning after the initial web update, every single time...

    It says something about not having all the files available for installation? How is that possilible if I can succesfully install it on my other system? Any help is GREATLY appreciated.

    I am also installing the CD on an external DVD/RW drive, since this old PC does not have a DVD drive installed. It also does not support USB 2.0. (1.0 only)

    By the way, Windows 7 on my laptop has been running great! But my PC used to run 100 times faster with Windows XP. Is there any way I can get my PC running with Windows 7 just like my laptop, and even faster like before?

    Any and ALL help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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  2. Posts : 1,027
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64/ Windows Vista Ultimate x64
       #2

    Uncheck the check for updates when installing and see if that makes it install.
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  3. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #3

    When I go the "Don't check for internet updates" route, it gives me the error right away, opposed to the 20 second wait going the other way, while waiting on the "Please Wait..." screen.

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  4. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Let me add, the laptop that it worked on, had Vista installed months earlier...

    The PC that it did not work on, had a fresh newly partioned version of XP installed today...

    (By the way, I am trying to rewrite over the XP operating system with the 7 system)
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  5. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #5

    this is much faster then vista as far as i can tell, im happy so far
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  6. Posts : 2,899
    Windows 7 Ult x64(x2), HomePrem x32(x4), Server 08 (+VM), 08 R2 (VM) , SuSe 11.2 (VM), XP 32 (VM)
       #6

    braunstein said:
    Let me add, the laptop that it worked on, had Vista installed months earlier...

    The PC that it did not work on, had a fresh newly partioned version of XP installed today...

    (By the way, I am trying to rewrite over the XP operating system with the 7 system)
    do you have any usb devices pluged-in??
    unplug anything unnecessary to the install....
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  7. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #7

    the DVD/RW player is connected through a usb (external), becuase the dell pc is too old it only has a cd/rw and another cd player on it, can I not install through an external dvd player/writer?
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  8. Posts : 51,383
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #8

    Are you starting the install from within windows or from a cold boot?
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  9. Posts : 9
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    Thread Starter
       #9

    i have to do it in windows, i can't get it to boot from a restart
    i set the boot to the cdrom
    then a set the cdrom to start the dvd/rw as primary
    and nothing happens
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  10. Posts : 51,383
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #10

    What I would try is mounting the ISO with daemon tools (or other mounting software) and install without using the disk.
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