Common Installation Problems and Their Solutions

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  1. rustyHO
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    windows 7 ultimate
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    Hey guys, i recently installed windows 7 ultimate in 32 bit then realized after that my computer is operational on 64 bit. i cannot do a clean install and load 64 bit it keeps loading 32 bit. it does not give me the option to instal 32 or 64 it just installs 32!! any ideas? I been hearing something about my bios or my I/O storing the activation key so somehow i have to delete it from there! im so lost, i have tried everything!! HELP lol
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  3. jasin
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    Darryl Licht said:
    For all the people who tried to upgrade from Vista and their PC froze or got stuck at 62%... Microsoft has released a fix... Microsoft Fixes 62% Upgrade Hang Issue!
    I had that problem myself. I just ended up doing a clean install.
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  4. jasin
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    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
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    rustyHO said:
    Hey guys, i recently installed windows 7 ultimate in 32 bit then realized after that my computer is operational on 64 bit. i cannot do a clean install and load 64 bit it keeps loading 32 bit. it does not give me the option to instal 32 or 64 it just installs 32!! any ideas? I been hearing something about my bios or my I/O storing the activation key so somehow i have to delete it from there! im so lost, i have tried everything!! HELP lol

    My windows7 home premium box came with two discs, one for windows7 32bit and another for windows7 64bit. Perhaps you are not using the 64bit disc?
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  6. Jonathan_King
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    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    rustyHO said:
    Hey guys, i recently installed windows 7 ultimate in 32 bit then realized after that my computer is operational on 64 bit. i cannot do a clean install and load 64 bit it keeps loading 32 bit. it does not give me the option to instal 32 or 64 it just installs 32!! any ideas? I been hearing something about my bios or my I/O storing the activation key so somehow i have to delete it from there! im so lost, i have tried everything!! HELP lol
    The 32 and 64-bit versions come on a different disc. It will not ask you which one to install.

    You will need to obtain a 64-bit copy. Contact Microsoft, and they should send you a DVD to you for a small fee.

    Or find a friend with the 64-bit version and borrow their disc.
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  7. pirate8
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    windows 7
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    what to do??


    when i tried to install/format my laptop, it said that my partitions does not contain enough space that is requiered to install windows seven..how to correct this error??
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  8. Darryl Licht
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit Steve Ballmer Signature Edition
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    pirate8 said:
    when i tried to install/format my laptop, it said that my partitions does not contain enough space that is requiered to install windows seven..how to correct this error??
    After backing up all your data, choose a custom install, then delete any partitions and continue with install. That is depending on how large your laptop HDD is... which you didnt tell us, but I am assuming it is large enough (16GB for 32 bit / 20GB for 64 bit).
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  10. soulform
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    Windows Server 2008
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    hey folks,

    I'm trying to install windows 7 with a copy my friend burnt for me. The copy of windows 7 is essentially an iso image and has been written onto dvd. I currently have windows server 2008 and cannot upgrade from this so fresh install is necessary and preferred anyway. When trying to install all I seem to get to is the "Preparing Windows" screen with the flashy new windows logo. Left it over night thinking it might just take a while but after 7 hours...same screen. tried another 3 times this morning and nothing. My friend is an IT tech and has used the same image to install on many computers..

    Any help would be damned well appreciated.
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  11. Jonathan_King
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    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    Welcome Trent!

    Have you followed all the tips, like disconnect video cards, remove all but one stick of RAM, etc?
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  12. soulform
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    Windows Server 2008
       New #49

    No I haven't, is this a problem commonly fixed by such modification?
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  13. Jonathan_King
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    Windows 7 Professional x64
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    soulform said:
    No I haven't, is this a problem commonly fixed by such modification?
    Yes, it is. Give it a try, you never know what will work.

    Let us know how it works out.
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