"7264 - Problems installing, help needed!"

[Gazzasore]

Now I have downloaed the right copy of Win 7 7264 x64 But


When I try to install it it gets to the the compatibility check it should come up with a couple of things but it comes up with a blank page
an will not go any further there are no buttons for next etc
& when I click cancel it just goes back to the start again it just go around in circles

any idea what wrong with my copy ??

 

[Orbital Shark]

Hi Gaz, just had a thought.

What speed did you burn the DVD? I recommend using anything 4x or lower to reduce burn errors.

 

[Gazzasore]

No I just unzipped it to my desktop and install from there it normally works but this time it hasnt

 

[Orbital Shark]

You may need to edit a file...

Go to the folder you extracted to and then to sources, then open up cversion.ini & change the contents/numbers to lower than the build your trying to upgrade. It could be that during the compat check that the cversion.ini is kicking it out.

You could alsy try running the setup.exe in 'compat' mode for Vista as that has been reported to work in some cases.




Jeff

funny how things just pop into my head

 

[Gazzasore]

I am now buning it to see if that makes any difference

 

[Orbital Shark]

Ok mate, keep us posted

 

[Gazzasore]

This is what it has in the Cversion ini
[HostBuild]
MinClient=7233.0
MinServer=7100.0

What should I change it to????
I thought it should have 7264 there???

 

[Orbital Shark]

Change it to

MinClient=7000.0
MinServer=7100.0

That should do it

 

[Gazzasore]

Came up with the same thing
But this time there was a next btton there so its installing as im typing
Please see atachment too

 

[Orbital Shark]

Have you run the setup.exe file with 'Compat' mode for Vista? Might be worth a try.

Also, are you running the setup from a seperate partition or HDD?

 

[Gazzasore]

No its running from my C drive just unzipped it to a folder there
I am running it in vista sp3
I changed the C version like you said and its working
thanks for your help
& I hope this helps others too

 

[Orbital Shark]

Excellent mate, glad it's working

 

[Gazzasore]

Na didn't work
its says I cant upgrade from that version of Vista, I'm upgrading from 7232 x64
So using Compatibility mode doesn't work
I left it upgrading overnight still wasn't anything like finished when I got up in the morning so I canceled
I will try again later without compatibility mode

 

[Gazzasore]

I downloaded a fresh copy of 7264 x64
everything worked fine
But it was taking hours to gather info programs etc
so I stopped it
I will set it going again tonight before I go to bed & see what happens this time

 

[Gazzasore]

Ok Its Installed and Activated
It would not instal from a DVD just said it cant upgrade from this version of Win 7
So I installed it from my Desktop

It took 11 Hours to Upgrade from 7232 X64 to 7264 X64 my C drive has 47 Gig on it but its working fine now no dramers at all thanks for your help

 

[spliff]

Change it to

MinClient=7000.0
MinServer=7100.0

That should do it

I am doing the same thing but get message "you can't save here. Please choose another location. I'm trying to do it while image is mounted. Do I need to copy the whole image to a storage area.

 

[Gazzasore]

Extract it to your a folder on your desktop will do use winrar or I used Magic iso to extract it then just run setup from there it worked for me

 

[spliff]

Does upgrade install save your monitor and sound settings? I had to install new drivers for my vga and sound cards and reconfigure after upgrading from vista x64 to 7100x64. Don't feel like going through that hassle again upgrading to 7264.

 

[Orbital Shark]

Hi spliff,

It depends on the version of the currently installed drivers vs the version being installed. If the drivers already installed are newer then Windows 7 will not replace them as it has no need to 'dowgrade' drivers. If the drivers are older than that of the install, then they will be replaced & you will have to re-download & install whatever drivers you are currently using.

Hope this helps




Jeff

 

[spliff]

Wow, updated and activated....did not have to change a thing. Much faster...loving it!
special thanx to septprince and O-shark!