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[gregrocker]

A cloned copy is an exact copy of one HD made to another. Windows has varied ways of reacting to this so that their WGA license checks can functon, and what you experienced last night might have been an extreme one of them from reading the error searches.

Be sure to check your WIndows Updates as there may be incoming drivers for your wireless and others.

MS funded the partnership (WHQL) building Win7 drivers with all of the manufacturers so they have the drivers first in installer and Updates.

Did you run the WIndows 7 compatibility wizard before installing? What did it say about DLink adapter?

Try running DLink driver software in Vista compatibility mode:

Download and unzip v 1.30 DLink Driver to desktop. Check Control Panel>Programs and Features for DLink to uninstall, if not there then click on Network Adapaters in Device manager, select DLink and uninstall it along with software.

Now click through to DLink folder's Setup file, right click on it, select Properties>Compatibility tab then choose Vista mode from drop-down menu, check Run as Administrator box below, click OK, then go back to Setup and run Driver installation.

 

[garethgkr]

I hope mine isnt a clone.. paid AUD450 for it..
And yes I did run the 7 Compatibility advisor before installing 7, and everything was fine.

 

[gregrocker]

No, there has to be a clone made of the HDD first, then when it is started up on the cloned-to HDD, Windows can throw certain fits sometimes trying to figure out whether it is licensed to that machine..

It may have viewed the copy operation across the disk as some kind of clone, even though it was on same HDD. That's all I can figure out. I hope someone reads this all who knows.

Check your activation to make sure it held: right click Computer>Properties, scroll down.

Did you try your DLink driver in Compatibility Mode?

 

[garethgkr]

Yes i just finished installing it in compatibility mode.
After installing do I need to remove the wireless card and put it back in?

 

[gregrocker]

No just uninstall the DLink software in Control Panel and Device Manager, then run setup with the compatibility mode set to Vista, as Adminsitrator.

 

[garethgkr]

Hopefully this works, cross fingers...

 

[garethgkr]

Its still slow =[ speed is at like 15kbs
the signal is very good tho
uhmm at the bottom right there is the wireless bar thingo. that shows the connection. theres two one windows using and another Dlink's. Maybe they are conflicting with each other? because in Vista only D-lInk's was there

 

[gregrocker]

I would let Windows manage my wireless connection in Win7, as it is highly automated with a troubleshooter that actually can fix the connection if necessary.

The other reason is that DLink is notorious buggy and much inferior to Windows software. I never let an adapter run its own software if Windows can cover it.

See what your options are on Dlink adapter in systray by rightclicking. I would at least hide it, and maybe close it. You can always reopen it in All Programs list. In fact, go over the Preferences in the program itself to turn it off long enough to see if works better.

Did you notice during install if it gave you an option to use Windows Network Connections to manage the DLink adapter? If so, suggest your uninstall and reinstall again to select that. Believe me, it almost always works better. But if it doesnt here, then you can change it.

 

[garethgkr]

Nope it doesnt give me the option to choose Windows network connection while installing. I did a trouble shooting thing on Windows network diagnostics and it says Your computer appears to be correctly configured but the device or resource (DNS server) is not responding
Troubleshooting was unable to automatically fix all of the issues found.

 

[gregrocker]

Is your network performance where you want it?

I think you should try what I do with all of our network adapters:

Turn off the DLink software. Just let Windows run the driver.

See if it is any better.

If you can't turn it off completely, uninstall it in Control Panel, restart the computer and see if it reinstalls just the driver.

If not, see if there is still a DLink folder in C: Program files to browse from Device Manager for driver.

If not, start Setup in Vista compatibiity mode again from desktop folder, let it install to DLink folder in Program files, then cancel the Installation.

In Device Manager click on DLink Net Adapter Driver Update and browse to Program files to find driver to install.

 

[garethgkr]

Nope didnt work. I tested speed again. Its at 0.26Mb/s so slow, lol.
If I buy a USB Adaptor do you think I might be able to get 1.5Mb/s again? coz last time I tried with my friends old USB adaptor the speed was at 0.5Kb/s
If I can get the speed back with a USB adaptor, I can finally put back my tv tuner... had to remove it because the graphics card I bought was like massive and it occupied the PCI slot next to it... (shouldnt of gotten a Micro ATX board)

 

[gregrocker]

Yeah we use Linksys adapters here which work great on Win7. I saw one yesterday on NewEgg for $19.99. Be sure to look at their webpage before you buy to check Win7 compat.

When you get it, plug it in, put the CD in the drive and browse to the CD from the Device Manager and it will pluck the driver. No software needed.

 

[garethgkr]

PCI adaptors? or USB?
Can a USB adaptor get speeds like a PCI adaptor?

 

[gregrocker]

USB
sure

restart your modem and router.

 

[garethgkr]

Ok, 1 more question.
My friend gave me a couple of blu rays from the US, and since they are different region than Australia program I use Power DVD 8 only lets me change my region 5 times before it sets the last one as default. Is there a way I can make it play any region?

 

[rsvr85]

Not possible unless you flash the drive & that's extremely risky.

 

[garethgkr]

What do you mean? Oh btw the blu ray drive is the one on the computer(HTPC)

 

[rsvr85]

That's irrelevant, DVD/BR drives are hard coded to only change the region a certain mount of time (mine is 5), it doesn't matter if you reinstall Windows, the region changes will still be remembered, the only way of getting around this (i have looked for myself as i'm now at my limit) is to flash the drive with someone's 3rd party solution, which as i said is extremely risky, will no doubt invalidate your warranty, will make it harder to get support if things do go wrong, and more than likely would end up being an expensive mistake.
I suggest you forget about it, (I have!)

 

[garethgkr]

Oh ok. =(

But good news!! I don't know what I did but Im getting full speed now on this computer!! This is great!! Must be a miracle!
Btw do I need to install those stuff provided on my Mother board disc?

 

[rsvr85]

Congratulations!

Do you have any other issues whilst we're at it?