hotchilli1327: fred126:i find it strange as soon as i start to run windows 7 a whole set of problems occur, when i was running xp no problems How old is your Mobo? You shouldn't be having any issues. run a mem test as described earlier and go to Microsoft Windows 7 and run a compatibility test. At the very least you need a processor running at 1.0Ghz, 1Gb of ram and 16 to 20Gb of HDD space. Then there is issues of your graphics card, etc. How big is your HDD? You should be doing some research and homework and make sure you are able to run Windows 7. And for those who think that you need a floppy to update the BIOS, again, how old is your Mobo????? I have not seen a BIOS update that has required a floppy in over 12 years!!
fred126:i find it strange as soon as i start to run windows 7 a whole set of problems occur, when i was running xp no problems
How old is your Mobo? You shouldn't be having any issues. run a mem test as described earlier and go to Microsoft Windows 7 and run a compatibility test.
At the very least you need a processor running at 1.0Ghz, 1Gb of ram and 16 to 20Gb of HDD space. Then there is issues of your graphics card, etc.
How big is your HDD?
You should be doing some research and homework and make sure you are able to run Windows 7. And for those who think that you need a floppy to update the BIOS, again, how old is your Mobo?????
I have not seen a BIOS update that has required a floppy in over 12 years!!
HDD - 250GB, not sure how to run the memory test since it does not come on with the ram inserted
i run the vista advisor and it said i shall have no problem. My graphic card is a geforce 8400. i think i have a 450 power supply
I was experiencing the exact same problem after booting to the win 7 loading screen, just before logging into my account it crashed to a blue screen on my toshiba laptop. After they posted a Bios update on their site, i could install win 7 no problems,
So if a pc can run vista or xp just fine and not 7 theres a configuration conflict somewhere in your bios/hardware. I'd suggest updating bios. In my situation my bios update was a win flash that occured within windows.
But for you who has to boot to a dos promt in order to run the bios update, i suggest using a boot cd that allows you to boot to a dos prompt.
Keep on Defraggin...
fred126: HDD - 250GB, not sure how to run the memory test since it does not come on with the ram inserted i run the vista advisor and it said i shall have no problem. My graphic card is a geforce 8400. i think i have a 450 power supply
do you have a store bought disc copy, or a downloaded digital copy?
Try reburning the ISO and if that doesn't work, download a new copy and burn it again. Sounds like you may have a corrupted copy of Windows 7 if you downloaded it.
SpectralRaziel: fred126: i find it strange as soon as i start to run windows 7 a whole set of problems occur, when i was running xp no problems it happens. Could be that XP was not using all of your RAm & windows 7 is pushing it a little harder. The fault could have been there all along, just XP never exposed it. RAM is pretty cheap these days, so not too bad if you do have to replace it. Also did you check the voltage on your RAM sticks & make sure the RAM voltage in the BIOS settings matches?
fred126: i find it strange as soon as i start to run windows 7 a whole set of problems occur, when i was running xp no problems
i find it strange as soon as i start to run windows 7 a whole set of problems occur, when i was running xp no problems
it happens. Could be that XP was not using all of your RAm & windows 7 is pushing it a little harder. The fault could have been there all along, just XP never exposed it.
RAM is pretty cheap these days, so not too bad if you do have to replace it.
Also did you check the voltage on your RAM sticks & make sure the RAM voltage in the BIOS settings matches?
a little harder? you are so underestimating that one, lol, but correct nonetheless.
And RAM is really cheap these days, I just picked up 2Gb (2x1GB Crucial PC2 5300) for around $35 USD for a client who wanted to stay budget minded, but still see an improvement.
RAM is the single most and least expensive way to improve system performance.
If you ain't sure how to do a bios update then don't do it. You can kill the motherboard if it is not done properly.
I would suggest that if you are unsure then leave it alone and ask a proper technician for help.
go to the website where you downloaded the virus and follow the revision updates for each progressive BIOS update to see what was corrected.
And again, if you downloaded your copy of Windows 7, redownload it, reburn it and try again.
