overpass
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Post by overpass on Apr 1, 2012 14:13:31 GMT
Hi Guy I want to uninstall win Xp and replace it with Windows 7 From a CD. Could anyone help me with the procedure? I don't want to have two OS on the computer.I have a 140GB hard drive with 2GB Memory. Any help would be appreciated Thanks Bill
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Post by elvisuk on Apr 1, 2012 16:39:17 GMT
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Post by mikkh on Apr 2, 2012 9:46:13 GMT
Windows 7 comes on a DVD, the days of a Windows OS fitting on a CD are long gone. The install procedure is about as simple as it could be, first pick the country/language of choice then when it comes to selecting the hard drive to install it on (assuming only one drive) click the advanced options and delete the existing C drive. There's no need to create a new one, Windows will do that for you as part of the install.
When I saw the subject title, i thought oh no, another dreamer who thinks a new OS will somehow make an old machine run faster. Then I saw you had 2 GB of RAM which will at least give it a chance of working properly. All you have to do is boot from the DVD basically, although I think you can start the process from within a running XP system, but I don't recommend doing that because it will assume you want to upgrade your existing Windows XP and save the entire existing installation in a folder called windows.old
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overpass
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Post by overpass on Apr 5, 2012 10:53:06 GMT
Thanks Guys for your advice.Now got windows 7 up and running. As you said Mikkh it was pretty straight forward. Thanks
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Post by gentleharry on Feb 22, 2013 10:52:31 GMT
HI and good morning to you all from a very cold, but dry morning here in Belfast. I didnt want to start a new thread for what I am sure is a very basic question to members and i sort of thought this heading would cover.
I had been using windows xp while on the internet until things took a nose dive approx 14 months ago, over 1000 viruses, lose of connection and so on and so on..............since then I have been using my local library for connection.............Old xp was approx 7 years old.............Time for new........I got myself a seniors book on the windows 8, and reading it...............mmmmmmmm maybe too big a transition from XP to windows 8..........Perhaps windows 7 and getting a desktop, like im used to.....For a casual user of computers would this indeed be too big a jump from xp to windows 8 ? On a more personal note, over the last few months I have visited the gym less, but taken up line dancing, to add to my ballroom dancing nights..........good fun, and a slight increase in weight loss lol............not adding all that muscle at the gym, but dancing it off lol
as always any comments would be helpful
harry
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Post by vikingken on Feb 22, 2013 12:23:16 GMT
Personally I wouldn't recommend Windows 8 to a dog, it was written for Microsofts Surface and its getting installed on everything now. Its just not made for a normal PC without a touchscreen. Unless you go to a small dealer who will give you a choice of operating systems or none at all, you will have a job to buy one with Windows 7. You could put XP back on your old one, buy one with Windows 8 and install your copy of Windows 7 on it. If its a retail copy, you can install it on another machine as long as its not installed on two. As long as you register the XP on your old one first, that will clear the registration and allow you to install Windows 7 on the new one. Its only OEM copies that are glued to one machine, as you bought your copy without a computer it must be a retail. If its not the dealer who sold it is breaking the law.
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Post by mikkh on Feb 23, 2013 2:52:42 GMT
Windows 8 seems to have been developed for a market that doesn't actually exist. They are trying to make a late foray into the already crowded tablet and smart phone market it appears, but they've missed the boat again just like they did when trying to convince the World that 'Silverlight' would replace Flash and that 'Bing' could compete with Google.
Go for Windows Seven, I can see it being another XP in terms of how long it will be around. There are still people to this day happily running XP on old and even fairly modern PC's. It amuses me that the latest IE and Windows Media Player can't be installed in XP, and Microsoft think this might somehow encourage people to upgrade. It backfired on them though as people switched to Firefox and Chrome in droves instead
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Post by gentleharry on Feb 25, 2013 11:58:17 GMT
Thank you Ken and Mikkh for your very prompt replies and sound advice. I will indeed consider strongly going to a computer chap not too far from me and get him to also sell me a computer windows 7, and install it at home with printer connection and also give me a run around of the system.........all in all money will be well spent.
Once again many thanks
Harry
( top of the morning to you both )
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Post by johnnybee on Feb 25, 2013 23:15:23 GMT
Hiya, Big H - long time no hear from, Matey! Good to see you back on the boards again after so long - getting to be just like old times again!
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