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[gregrocker]

So is it a Dual Boot Menu that works for both?

 

[Mitch656]

Yes it is. I shall left u go to sleep and mayb tomoz u can tell me how to get rid of windows with no net, and make it into one big drive



Thanks so much for ur help

 

[gregrocker]

YOu did it kiddo.

Real proud of you.



Call your provider to get tech support tomorrow - it is included in your monthly bill.

They will help you get your wireless up on the new WIn7.

THen CHeck to see if sleep works!

Post here any new issues as they come up.

I'll be around to help.

 

[Mitch656]

I don't like to call my provider lol and can't get mm to talk. I will see

 

[gregrocker]

Mitch, you have a new install to work on for awhile to see if it solves your sleep problem, troubleshoot the wireless issue, transfer files in, compare to your other one on the dual boot.

There is no hurry to make a decision on which one until you get the new one Setup and running to compare.

You can have either one at any time. You can hide one and there will be no dual boot menu.

You have 30 days to decide to activate.

So don't rush to make any decisions. First see if this new 7 solves your main problem that brought you here.

Getting the wireless up is only a hurdle to get over then.

See you tomorrow.

 

[Mitch656]

I will sleep on it. Right now u need ur sleep!

 

[gregrocker]

I don't like to call my provider lol and can't get mm to talk. I will see

Then post a new Topic here in General Forums tomorrow asking for help on setting up wireless.

I have five here at home which I keep up. So I can help you there.

Night, bud.

 

[gregrocker]

It doesn't appear. This is what happen I try to instaill bigpond I get a error messade all the time. The my adapotor sorta instaill. The shortcut appears double click nothing happens

Do you have a router?

If so, then go into Control Panel and uninstall Big Pond for now.

Go to Device Manager, click Network Adapter, find your Wireless Adapter, click on it, then Driver tab, then Update driver, then Browse, now browse to the old Windows 7 partition (D?) windows/system32/drivers and have it search that folder for your driver.

Once the driver is installed to the Network Adapter, right click network icon in system tray and Troubleshoot.

Go to Network & SHaring Center>Change Adapter Settings, rightclick wireless adapter and try to Connect, then Diagnose.

If no connection still, then put Big Pond CD in, right click on CD Drive, Open CD. Look for .exe file, rightclick choose Properties and on Compatibility tab set it to XP SP2 and Run As Admin., save and then click exe to see if it will install. If not try Vista mode.

Or call tech support to help you. They may have a file on their website for Windows 7.

Post a topic In Network forum here. Explain problem clearly.

 

[Mitch656]

well i manage to install on Vista myself
then i did the custom so i dident have to install again, i tried install on Virtual PC but now i have the same issue as the virtual PC

 

[gregrocker]

well i manage to install on Vista myself
then i did the custom so i dident have to install again, i tried install on Virtual PC but now i have the same issue as the virtual PC

This may mean it needs to be installed in Vista compatibility mode. I show above how to try installing Big Pond in compatibility mode.

But first, if you have a router, try uninstalling Big Pond and just installing the driver for network adapter in Device Manager as I show in above post. That driver is waiting in the windows/system32/drivers file on your old Windows7.

 

[Mitch656]

OMFG!

Thank you so much,
IT WORKED!!!

I now have 2 windows 7's LOL one that doesnt freeze after sleep and i dident have to call my internet provider!

thanks so much for all your help soz for being a pain xD

it also fixed my Windows Live messenger problem xD

 

[gregrocker]

Mitch, it has been a pleasure helping you.

Look at how much you learned!

I remember when I was first learning this, the MS tech support guy who stayed up with me all night teaching me to clean reinstall my XP Home retail copy. I learned so much that night.

Just passin it on...

 

[Mitch656]

Haha

Now..
i was thinking you could help get gid rid of old windows 7, along with data partion so i have 1 big hard Drive again xD and no longer dual booting xD

 

[gregrocker]

Confirm that you copied all of your data out of the data partition.

Copy the contents of the folders (not the folders themselves) into the corresponding folder in new Win7 partition. Select all files on upper left Organize menu, drag them to corresponding folder in new Win7 partition in the explorer list at left.

Then delete the contents of DATA partition, but leave the partition in place.

In Computer, right click on DATA partition, select Properties, at top of page change the label to Backup Image, apply

Now type Backup into start search box, select Backup and Restore result at top, select Create a System Image

Imaging app will auto detect the Backup Image partition on HD, select to save there, click Next.

Now test that the backup image works by booting into Win7 DVD Repair console, select Recover Using An Image, see if it auto-detects the image and cues it up okay.

When you are finished with this, I will give you the steps to remove the old Win7 partition.

 

[Mitch656]

i have copied all my stuff over, but do i really need to make an system image, in the end i only want 1 drive, so in computer i can only see OS and no other drives

 

[gregrocker]

You need a Win7 Backup Image. How else would you recover if something bad happens?

It is built into Win7, so why not use it?

You never have to reinstall Win7 again, just reimage from the backup partition in 15 minutes using your DVD.

That way you have the same protection as when you buy a new computer and have a Recovery partition, except you have a clean install with no bloatware like factory recov partitions.

 

[Mitch656]

mkay :l

btw I get a warning says: The drive selected is on the same physical disk as being backed up. If the disk fails you will lose ur backups

 

[gregrocker]

When you get an external HD then copy the backup image from it's partition to the external so you have a backup in case of HD failure.

Delete data from Vista partition if image is too big to save at first.

Post back full Disk Management drive map screenshot when you are done.

 

[Mitch656]

Okay, when you say cues up okay? does that mean like boots from the back up image?

This time and let me choose which OS i wanted to back up, so i just choose the new one

 

[gregrocker]

Backup image cannot boot. You reimage the HD by booting into the Win7 DVD, selecting Repair My Computer, and then Recover Using A System Image.

It should auto-detect the Backup Image partition since it's primary formatted.

Just go through those steps to make sure it discovers image in its partition, then click the next step to make sure it's good to go and then exit. Don't click any further or it will reimage the HD - no problem tho since it only takes 15 minutes and you have the same HD back again.

This time and let me choose which OS i wanted to back up, so i just choose the new one

Smart move.