Why do I have to remove memory to install Windows 7

nuff3rs · 01 Jan 2011

stormy13 said:

That was also a known issue with Vista and certain (almost always Intel based) chipsets and 4 GB or ram. Some of the posts here,

How to install Vista 64 Ultimate with 4Gb RAM? - AnandTech Forums

can explain it better than I can. Looks like it is still happening with 7 and probably the same chipsets that had the problem with Vista.

Thanks stormy13, Ill go have a read now

Ztruker · 01 Jan 2011

Why not make an image backup of your drive once you get everything reinstalled, then when you feel a need to reinstall, just restore the image. No need to remove ram and in 20-30 minutes you are up and running exactly as you were when the image was created.

All it takes is an external hard drive and use of Win 7 backup software.

Why do you need to reinstall Win 7 so often? I've had Win 7 Pro installed for a year and a half now and see no reason to reinstall. It

nuff3rs · 01 Jan 2011

Ztruker said:

Why not make an image backup of your drive once you get everything reinstalled, then when you feel a need to reinstall, just restore the image. No need to remove ram and in 20-30 minutes you are up and running exactly as you were when the image was created.

All it takes is an external hard drive and use of Win 7 backup software.

Why do you need to reinstall Win 7 so often? I've had Win 7 Pro installed for a year and a half now and see no reason to reinstall. It

Thats a brilliant idea! never thought of that thanks

Dwarf · 01 Jan 2011

I've not had that problem on my current machine. All 4 OSes were installed, one after the other, with the configuration shown in my specs (with the exception of the USB devices, as these were unplugged - not the keyboard and mouse, I hasten to add). It could well be a chipset issue.